Richard Cavendish, is the registered pen name with Dramatists Guild of America for the Rev. Dr. Russell Richard Rechenbach, II, a native of Frankfort, Kentucky. He graduated from Transylvania University with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Drama and Religion and completed the Master of Divinity and the Doctor of Ministry degrees from Lexington Theological Seminary. He attended Mansfield College of Oxford, England. He retired from ministry in 2011, to write historical dramas. Dr. Rechenbach has restored The Old Parsonage of Andrew Tribble built in 1794, located in Richmond to be used for community events. His play Botherum was chosen Best Ten-Minute Play 2017 with Kentucky Theater Association, and his plays Night Music of the River 2016, The Botanic Garden 2018, and Beatin’ the Dark Home 2019 were chosen first place finalists.
