In theater, he has performed in over 40 productions. Most recently in OTHELLO
with Independent Shakespeare Company @ Griffith Park. Other theater
includes LIVING OUT at the Mark Taper Forum (directed by Bill Rauch), East LA
Classic Theater's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (directed by Tony Plana),
Collage Dance Theater's AFTER EDEN (4 Lester Horton Awards) & THE ENTIRE
WORLD IS A NARROW BRIDGE (directed by Heidi Duckler), John DiFusco's
critically acclaimed WALK'N THRU THE FIRE, IPHIGENIA... A RAVE FABLE with
Son of Semele Ensemble (4 LA Weekly Theater Awards), FOR ALL TIME with
Cornerstone Theater Company, LA POSADA MAGICA at the Odyssey Theater,
STRANGER at the Bootleg Theater (5 LA Weekly Awards Nominations & 3
LADCC Awards Nominations) and other productions for acclaimed theater
companies such as Company of Angels, Watts Village Theater Co., 24th Street
Theater, Padua Playwrights, Sacred Fools Theater & MET Theater. Workshop
productions for Circle X Theater Co. and Son of Semele Ensemble. For 8 years
he played 'Diego Rivera' in Grupo De Teatro Sinergia's acclaimed FRIDA
KAHLO. He has also performed in over 100 readings across the city, including
at the Theatricum Botanicum Seedlings Readings, Pasadena Playhouse Hot
House Readings, East West Players Writer's Gallery Festival, Native Voices'
Festival of Plays, [Inside] The Ford's Latino Play Reading Series, The Blank
Theater's living Room Series, Ensemble Studio Theatre's Winterfest and
EdgeFest.
He's a member of SAG, AFTRA, AEA, LA Stage Alliance, Theater
Communications Group, the Advisory Council of the Ford Amphitheatre &
[Inside] The Ford & Company of Angels. He's also an Artistic Associate of
Son of Semele Ensemble.
with Independent Shakespeare Company @ Griffith Park. Other theater
includes LIVING OUT at the Mark Taper Forum (directed by Bill Rauch), East LA
Classic Theater's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (directed by Tony Plana),
Collage Dance Theater's AFTER EDEN (4 Lester Horton Awards) & THE ENTIRE
WORLD IS A NARROW BRIDGE (directed by Heidi Duckler), John DiFusco's
critically acclaimed WALK'N THRU THE FIRE, IPHIGENIA... A RAVE FABLE with
Son of Semele Ensemble (4 LA Weekly Theater Awards), FOR ALL TIME with
Cornerstone Theater Company, LA POSADA MAGICA at the Odyssey Theater,
STRANGER at the Bootleg Theater (5 LA Weekly Awards Nominations & 3
LADCC Awards Nominations) and other productions for acclaimed theater
companies such as Company of Angels, Watts Village Theater Co., 24th Street
Theater, Padua Playwrights, Sacred Fools Theater & MET Theater. Workshop
productions for Circle X Theater Co. and Son of Semele Ensemble. For 8 years
he played 'Diego Rivera' in Grupo De Teatro Sinergia's acclaimed FRIDA
KAHLO. He has also performed in over 100 readings across the city, including
at the Theatricum Botanicum Seedlings Readings, Pasadena Playhouse Hot
House Readings, East West Players Writer's Gallery Festival, Native Voices'
Festival of Plays, [Inside] The Ford's Latino Play Reading Series, The Blank
Theater's living Room Series, Ensemble Studio Theatre's Winterfest and
EdgeFest.
He's a member of SAG, AFTRA, AEA, LA Stage Alliance, Theater
Communications Group, the Advisory Council of the Ford Amphitheatre &
[Inside] The Ford & Company of Angels. He's also an Artistic Associate of
Son of Semele Ensemble.
RICHARD AZURDIA is a true Angeleno, born and
raised in L.A. His body of work as an actor includes
film, TV, theater, commercials and voice-over. His
film and TV credits are numerous. Including the
recurring role of 'Davenport' on Showtime's WEEDS
and co-starring in Lionsgate's acclaimed film
LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON, now on DVD. You
can also see him the award winning film AMERICA
101, on DVD. His commercials include work for Coke,
Miller Lite, Doritos, Carls Jr. & voice-over spots for
Honda & the Red Cross. In 2010 see him in the
urban/sci-fi GB2525.
raised in L.A. His body of work as an actor includes
film, TV, theater, commercials and voice-over. His
film and TV credits are numerous. Including the
recurring role of 'Davenport' on Showtime's WEEDS
and co-starring in Lionsgate's acclaimed film
LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON, now on DVD. You
can also see him the award winning film AMERICA
101, on DVD. His commercials include work for Coke,
Miller Lite, Doritos, Carls Jr. & voice-over spots for
Honda & the Red Cross. In 2010 see him in the
urban/sci-fi GB2525.
