“I have had the pleasure of knowing Richard Cawood for over 10 years, during which time I have worked with him professionally (at Cincinnati Opera, Stadttheater Bern and National Theater of Prague). In all the professional projects we worked on there were extreme artistic, technical and budgetary demands and there was not one instance I can recall in which he was not able to solve the problem at hand in an efficient and exciting manner. What particularly impressed me was not that he knew how to achieve everything, but that if he didn’t know, he knew how to find out how to achieve the desired result. His research was quick and exhaustive and on numerous occasions he invented solutions.

Good technicians are hard enough to come by. Good technicians with a well-developed visual aesthetic are rare. Richard not only has a good eye but he thinks in clear conceptual terms and always with the goal of pleasing the audience firmly in his sights. He thinks outside the box, he is entrepreneurial, he is always looking around the bend, he is a collaborator, he brings people together.

He is honest, ethical, fair and possesses a rare level of professional and personal integrity. In addition to these formidable skills, his is a personal style that is always positive, upbeat, and energizing.”

— Nic Muni, Artistic Director | Stage Director-Designer | Educator | Author