Joel Patrick Durham

Joel Patrick Durham is a director, actor, and the creator of Nesting, an episodic horror/thriller with multiple seasons. He is a life-long Portlander who began working professionally in the theatre a over a decade ago. Since then he has had the opportunity to collaborate with many wonderful artists and theatre companies. Most recently he wrote and directed Nesting: Vacancy, which received three Drammy nominations. On stage, he has performed as Luciana/Dromio in The Bomb-itty of Errors (Post 5), Rosencrantz in Ros. & Guil. are Dead (Anon it Moves), Zeek in Ablaze (Staged!), Beethoven in Dog Sees God (CoHo), Michael/Ensemble in Zen Shorts (Rogue Artist Ensemble of L.A.), and as Juliet/Ophelia/Gertrude/Cleopatra and many others in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] with Portland Actors Ensemble. As a director, he is influenced by dynamic, and often dark, storytellers like David Lynch, Amelia Gray, and Roberto Bolaño. Joel is a proud member of the 2013/14 Third Rail Mentorship Program.