As producing artistic director of the Bloomington Playwright's Project, Richard Perez has overseen the production of more than twenty new full-length plays, including fourteen world premieres. He has developed the Ensemble of Artists, a group of writers, directors, and actors who participate in the running of the company and in the development of new works.
Perez has taught acting and improvisation at Tony Randall's National Actor's Theatre in New York City, Arizona State University, and Theatre Sports New York. He wrote and performed in a one-man show, Secret Things, staged at the BPP and in New York.