"Bus Stop" Director

DLT April 2000 Production

Director - Paul Armstrong: Paul is coming to Duncan Little Theatre after recently receiving his MA from OSU in Theatre with an emphasis in Directing.   While at OSU, Paul directed several full length plays, many scenes and acted in several of their productions.  He also taught several classes in Introduction to Theatre and other technical responsibilities including Publicity, Assistant Costume Design, Master Electrician and Carpenter. Paul's favorite success was directing the absurdist masterpiece "Waiting for Godot".  Among the other productions that he directed while at OSU were Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" and Sam Shepards "Fool for Love".

Paul began his pursuit of theatre as an actor in several productions at Stillwater's local Community Theatre, "Town and gown Theatre in the Round".  At his local church, in Stillwater, he was given the opportunity to direct a production of "Jesus Christ Superstar".  His experience directing "Jesus Christ Superstar" is what inspired Paul to direct. However, because he had a stronger background as a performer in music and in theatre, he decided to pursue his Bachelors in Music at Centenary College in Shreveport, LA.  He received a Bachelor in Arts in Music with a concentration in Voice.  While at Centenary College he performed in operas, plays, and musicals.

After leaving Centenary, Paul relocated to Dallas.  While in Dallas, Paul continued to take classes and pursue performing. He acted in a number of productions while in Dallas including several Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, "Evita", "The Fantasticks", "Cinderella", and "The Mousetrap".

Paul then left Dallas for the big city of Los Angeles, where he continued to grow as as actor.  Concerned with the large number of musicals on his resume, Paul began to concentrate more on straight dramas.   However he did continue to be cast in musicals as well, such as "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and "Kiss Me Kate".  Paul decided to concentrate more on the classics by studying at the "Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum".  This training as well as other training programs that Paul continued to pursue, such as the Meisner Technique, helped him to get cast in productions by Shakespeare, Moliere, Brecht, as well as contemporary straight plays.