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2011
- Paul plays the cunning but lovelorn villain Michael Feeny in Storm Theatre’s acclaimed revival of Dion Boucicault’s classic comedic drama Arrah-na-Pogue, directed by Peter Dobbins.
- Paul creates and co-produces the inaugural NEWvember New Plays Festival at the Carpenter Shop Theatre in Tivoli, NY, a co-production of Tangent Theatre Company and AboutFACE Ireland. Paul also plays the roles of the young lightning-chaser Lyle in Meghan Kennedy’s A Bright Wind over a Bent World, the troubled soldier Jake in Rachel White’s Broken Wing and the struggling Bellhop in Jen Skura’s Pirate, as well as directing Fengar Gael’s The Cat Vandal.
- Paul writes and directs Episode 2 of the web-series Northern Blue, a cop show featuring Anna Nugent as Detective Christina Starr, on location in Tivoli, NY. See it here!
- Paul plays the complicated young lawyer Ben in a reading for producers of the TV pilot ARCHANGEL by Lindsay J. Sedgwick, held at the Irish Repertory Theatre studio.
- Paul plays Feste in extracts from Twelfth Night for the Directing Workshop with Karen Kohlhaas at the Atlantic Theatre Company.
- Paul plays the leads in two new plays, Catch Me and The Sign of the Whale, for Origin Theatre Company, as part of their Mondays in May reading series.
- Paul portrays Romeo in a reading of Romeo & Juliet for the Instant Shakespeare Company.
- Paul plays David Sampson, the aggrieved son of a paralyzed man, in a reading of Graham Reid’s powerful play The Death of Humpty Dumpty at Ryan’s Daughter.
- Paul plays troubled young wrestler Steve Douglas in a reading from Mark Jason Williams’ play-in-development A Man’s Man at the new INKubator program at Art House Productions.
- Paul plays the role of the dangerous young IRA fixer McGowan in a developmental reading of Seamus Scanlon’s new play Dancing at Lunacy for the Cell.
- Paul performs as the caustic Bartender in the world premiere production of Larkin Clark’s new raucous one-act comedy Sherry Maybe, directed by Alex Mallory, at Jimmy’s 43 as part of Primary Stages ESPA Detention Series.
- Paul is very pleased to return to Tangent Arts’ Pub Reading Series, playing the driven young mathematician Hal in David Auburn’s drama Proof, and the possessive brother Valene in Martin McDonagh’s black comedy The Lonesome West, at the Black Swan, Tivoli, and the Dubliner, Poughkeepsie, all in upstate New York.
2010
- Paul is thrilled to narrate his first full audiobook, the novel Songdogs by the acclaimed author Colum McCann for Audible.com, as well as Colum’s short stories Wood and A Basket Full of Wallpaper. He also records the voices of Howard, Geoff and others for the audiobook of Paul Murray’s fantastic new novel, Skippy Dies.
- Paul plays the young bookseller Ben Burns in a reading from Emily Comisar’s new TV pilot Bindings at the Primary Stages Playwrighting Festival.
- Paul plays the tormented ex-soldier Johnny Boyle in a rehearsed reading of Sean O’Casey’s classic play Juno and the Paycock at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
- Paul performs as the innocent actor Brian O’Conor in a staged reading of Cailin Heffernan’s dynamic new play Rebel Hearts at New Georges.
- Paul plays the sharp salesman David Weinberg in a rehearsed reading of Warren Bodow’s engrossing new play Fronting the Order, directed by Melanie Sutherland at the Abingdon Theatre.
- Paul portrays the exasperated scholar Dominic Reedbeck in a revival of Christopher Fry’s play Venus Observed at the Connelly Theatre in the East Village, directed by Cailin Heffernan for Boomerang Theatre Company.
- Paul plays the suffering husband Oisin in a new version of The Wedding by Bertold Brecht, directed by Anthony Abeson at the Producers Club Crown Theatre.
- Paul plays the eccentric gentleman Simon Sparrow in a reading of Fengar Gael’s new play The Gallerist at Waterside Plaza.
- Paul performs in a staged reading of Almost, Maine by John Cariani for AboutFACE Theatre Company at the Mill Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
- Paul plays Father Welsh in a public reading of The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh, for Tangent Theatre Company, at the Black Swan in Tivoli, NY.
2009
- Paul plays The Urchin in a public reading of The Cobbler by Bryan Delaney, directed by Derek Campbell, at the Vineyard Theatre as part of the 1st Irish Festival.
- Paul plays Tom in a new production of Blood Guilty, a powerful drama based on real-life events by Antoine O’Flatharta, at the Player’s Loft Theatre, directed by Kevin Collins, as part of the 1st Irish Festival. The cast also includes Vincent Dowling, Christopher Joseph Jones and Aidan Redmond.
- Paul plays Jackson in the world premiere production of The Jungle Fun Room, a hilarious new play by Brian Hampton, directed by Sam Zalutsky, at the Actors’ Playhouse as part of FringeNYC.
- Paul performs in The Yeats Project Readings at the Irish Repertory Theatre, directed by George C. Heslin. Roles included Cuchulain in At the Hawk’s Well and The Green Helmet, The Stroller in The King of the Great Clock Tower, and Polyneices in Oedipus at Colonus.
- Paul shoots the short films Northern Blue: Crossroads, A Game of Pawns and Cas.
- Paul plays Father Welsh in a public reading of The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh, for Tangent Theatre Company, at Mr. Dennehy’s in Greenwich Village.
2008
- Paul plays Billy in the acclaimed, sold-out production of Ladies & Gents, a new site-specific noir thriller performed at the Bethesda Fountain Toilets in New York’s Central Park, written and directed by Paul Walker, and produced by Semper Fi (Ireland) and the Irish Arts Center.
- Paul plays Jackson in public readings of The Jungle Fun Room, a new play by Brian Hampton, at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Creative Center and at the Dramatists’ Guild
- Paul plays Daniel Woolf in a public reading of Closer by Patrick Marber, for Tangent Theatre Company, at Mr. Dennehy’s in Greenwich Village.
- Paul shoots the short films Low Fidelity and Joy of Man’s Desiring.
- Paul performs in a public reading of The Corrosive Nature of Lye by Colleen Cosgrove, a new play in development, for Playformers of New York, at Waterside Plaza.
2007
- Paul performs in concert readings of The House Party: The Songs of Flanders and Swann, a new revue of whimsical and witty songs in the 50’s English music hall tradition, at the York Theatre and at the Snapple Theatre Center.
- Paul plays The Urchin in a public reading of The Cobbler by Bryan Delaney, directed by Derek Campbell, for Urban Stages.
- Paul plays Declan in a public reading of Beyond The Pale, a new play by Barbara Hammond, directed by Kevin Kittle, at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
- Paul performs in public readings of two new plays for Origin Theatre Company’s ”Mondays of May Reading Series” – as Bernard in Monged by Gary Duggan, directed by Jim Culleton, and as Randolph in Shoot the Crow by Owen McCafferty.
- Paul plays Young Michael in Mr.McNamara, a radio play by William Trevor, directed by Ciaran O’Reilly, performed live at the 92nd St Y.
