Rich made his theatrical debut on January 17th in the Free Street Theatre production of play/dead - jugar/muerte. The show featured songs and writings from the Spanish civil war combined with sketches and music written by the cast. It was directed by Jenny Magnus and Jamie O'Reilly was musical director. Besides acting as accompanist, Rich also served as musical arranger and band leader. He would like to pursue more theater work in the future possibly as a writer or an actor.