He was president of the Professional Actors League (PAL), which spearheaded improvements in Los Angeles Equity waiver theatres (99 seats or fewer) in the 1970s.
In October 1989, his play, "Skies A-Fallin'," opened to enthusiastic reviews at the Court Theatre in Los Angeles, and it won a Drama League award.
He co-founded MET Theatre, where he produced new plays, and founded the Staircase Company and Workshop (in the early 1970s) to train young actors.