Ralph Remington (born January 2, 1963) is an American former politician, artist, theater director and writer.
Remington is a member of the first graduating class of The Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, in 1980.
His first acting gig under an Equity contract was Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son at The Philadelphia Festival Theater for New Plays.
After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University, Remington enlisted in the US Army.
After graduation from Fort Gordon he received orders to report to McNair Kaserne 32nd Signal Battalion in Frankfurt, Germany in 1985.
He also selected and oversaw a four-to-six play annual series; founded Breaking Ice, a touring multiracial, socio-political improv company for youth and adults; and created the Chicago Avenue Project where children write and perform original plays with professional actors.
[citation needed] Remington is also a former member of the Guthrie Theater acting company, in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Rainn Wilson in The Venetian Twins.
In the spring of 2002, Remington directed a production of Amiri Baraka's Dutchman at the Source Theater in Washington.
He was the executive director of the Media Artists Resource Center in St. Paul where he was responsible for fundraising and strategic planning and engineered a successful merger with the Independent Filmmaker Project.
He served as artistic associate and director of community engagement with Arena Stage, overseeing all of the company's outreach and education programs and a staff of 19, managing a $750,000 budget.
Remington served as the Western Regional Director/Assistant Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association (AEA).