Rick Burkhardt is an Obie-award winning playwright, performer, composer, and songwriter whose original chamber music, theater, and text pieces have been performed in over 40 American cities, as well as in Europe, Mexico, Canada, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. He is a founding member of the Nonsense Company, a touring experimental music/theater trio, and songwriter/accordionist for the Prince Myshkins, a political cabaret/folk duo. In 2011, he was listed as an “Off Off Broadway Innovator to Watch” by Time Out New York.