Michelle Pauls
Latest News on Michelle Pauls:
Née Danse/Theatre Performs AN UNFINISHED HERSTORY in Honor of Women's History Month (Feb 26, 2024)
First Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn Revealed (May 2, 2023)
Simpatico Theatre and Jouska PlayWorks Announces New Play Showcase, Featuring All Black Playwrights (Feb 9, 2021)
Née Danse/Theatre Performs AN UNFINISHED HERSTORY in Honor of Women's History Month (Feb 26, 2024)
First Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn Revealed (May 2, 2023)
Simpatico Theatre and Jouska PlayWorks Announces New Play Showcase, Featuring All Black Playwrights (Feb 9, 2021)
BIO
Michelle Pauls, performer, director and educator is a member of AEA. She was co-founder of B. Someday Productions and the Walking Fish Theatre. Michelle has worked in the performance and education field for over 20 years. She was an original member and lead vocalist, Simone Singer-A, for the art rock band, Edgar Allen & The Poettes. Recent works as a performer include: Animal Farm, Fool for Love & Buried Child, The Captive, The Iliad, Mistaken Charity, Suburban Motel & The Good Puppet of Szechwan, among others. Her works as a director include: Sacraments, Cappuccino & Regret, Violet & Pacific, Voir Dire, among others. Recent film credits include: Deadly Gamble, Crooked & Narrow (Best Director, Brooklyn Film Festival, 2016) and Looking Down (Audience Choice Award in Seattle, 2016).
Her work in education includes: faculty member at Penn State Abington where her focus is on using improvisation to devise theatre, and she is proud to have been awarded the fellowship as one of the Greenfield Teaching Artist Fellows with Philadelphia Theatre Company. She is devising her own project using theatre arts to support hospice care. Michelle is a founding member of Bright Invention, the long form improv ensemble at White Pines Place.
News
Née Danse/Theatre Performs AN UNFINISHED HERSTORY in Honor of Women's History Month
Presented by Née Danse/Theatre, An Unfinished Herstory promises to be an inspiring tribute to the strength, resilience, and creativity of women in the arts.
Presented by Née Danse/Theatre, An Unfinished Herstory promises to be an inspiring tribute to the strength, resilience, and creativity of women in the arts.
First Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn Revealed
Following a review of applications, PlayPenn has shared the names of the twenty-nine emerging writers that make up the very first Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn.
Following a review of applications, PlayPenn has shared the names of the twenty-nine emerging writers that make up the very first Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn.
Simpatico Theatre and Jouska PlayWorks Announces New Play Showcase, Featuring All Black Playwrights
Simpatico Theatre and Jouska PlayWorks, an assembly of Black playwrights whose goal is to create theatre that enriches, entertains, empowers, and awakens the moral conscience, is proud to announce the first ever Jouska PlayWorks Virtual New Play Showcase, featuring excerpts from seven new plays created by Jouska artists.
Simpatico Theatre and Jouska PlayWorks, an assembly of Black playwrights whose goal is to create theatre that enriches, entertains, empowers, and awakens the moral conscience, is proud to announce the first ever Jouska PlayWorks Virtual New Play Showcase, featuring excerpts from seven new plays created by Jouska artists.
The Producer's Fund Presents a Reading of New Play THE INVENTOR
Iron Age Theatre & The Producer's Fund announces a one-day live reading performance of THE INVENTOR, an experimental full length play about a brilliant but troubled immigrant on the verge of inventing something to change all of humankind, by Daniella Vinitski.
Iron Age Theatre & The Producer's Fund announces a one-day live reading performance of THE INVENTOR, an experimental full length play about a brilliant but troubled immigrant on the verge of inventing something to change all of humankind, by Daniella Vinitski.
The Onion, America's Finest News Source, Comes Alive For RAW ONION: COMFORT FOOD for One Night Only
The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, whose mission is to produce the works of absurdist playwrights and authors from around the globe, once again turns to The Onion, America's Finest News Source for its annual fundraiser for the 9th year running. Intimate L'Etage Cabaret will host the event, celebrating the on-line weekly satirical news source known for its outrageous and absurd humor on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Raw Onion: Comfort Food will have two performances at 6 pm and 8 pm.
The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, whose mission is to produce the works of absurdist playwrights and authors from around the globe, once again turns to The Onion, America's Finest News Source for its annual fundraiser for the 9th year running. Intimate L'Etage Cabaret will host the event, celebrating the on-line weekly satirical news source known for its outrageous and absurd humor on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Raw Onion: Comfort Food will have two performances at 6 pm and 8 pm.
ReVamp Collective and Plays & Players Presents 12 CHAIRS by John O'Hara
ReVamp Collective in co-production with Plays & Players presents '12 Chairs' by John O'Hara running November 9th through 19th.
ReVamp Collective in co-production with Plays & Players presents '12 Chairs' by John O'Hara running November 9th through 19th.
PlayPenn to Present First Reading of New Series at The Drake, 1/25
PlayPenn, Philadelphia's nationally recognized professional new play development organization, presents the first event in a new play reading series to be held at The Drake. Located at 1512 Spruce Street, the newly renovated Drake houses two theatres and will be home to PlayPenn alongside resident partners Azuka Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, Inis Nua Theatre Company, and Simpatico Theatre Project. The reading series Philly Plays @ The Drake, will involve fourteen local playwrights, fourteen local directors, and over 80 local actors in a communal celebration of the vibrant new play scene from January through June, 2016.
PlayPenn, Philadelphia's nationally recognized professional new play development organization, presents the first event in a new play reading series to be held at The Drake. Located at 1512 Spruce Street, the newly renovated Drake houses two theatres and will be home to PlayPenn alongside resident partners Azuka Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company, Inis Nua Theatre Company, and Simpatico Theatre Project. The reading series Philly Plays @ The Drake, will involve fourteen local playwrights, fourteen local directors, and over 80 local actors in a communal celebration of the vibrant new play scene from January through June, 2016.
Society Hill Playhouse to Present LAFFERTY'S WAKE
Society Hill Playhouse presents Lafferty's Wake, an Irish-style comedy with lots of audience involvement.
Society Hill Playhouse presents Lafferty's Wake, an Irish-style comedy with lots of audience involvement.
THE CAPTIVE Plays 2015 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival, Now thru 9/20
Fresh off of four Barrymore Award nominations, Philadelphia Artists' Collective returns with The Captive by Edouard Bourdet, from September 1 through 20, 2015, during the 2015 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival. This well-mannered tragedy will tackle issues of sex, domesticity and class manners. Deeply controversial in its time, productions of this 1926 play were censored, and its producers and actors jailed. The Captive will be produced inside Society Hill's Physick House at 321 S. 4th Street. The historic townhouse in fact will be the perfect co-conspirator as the secrets and heated private moments unfold. PAC co-founding Artistic Director Dan Hodge directs the talented cast led by well-known Rachel Brodeur and newcomer Chase Byrd.
Fresh off of four Barrymore Award nominations, Philadelphia Artists' Collective returns with The Captive by Edouard Bourdet, from September 1 through 20, 2015, during the 2015 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival. This well-mannered tragedy will tackle issues of sex, domesticity and class manners. Deeply controversial in its time, productions of this 1926 play were censored, and its producers and actors jailed. The Captive will be produced inside Society Hill's Physick House at 321 S. 4th Street. The historic townhouse in fact will be the perfect co-conspirator as the secrets and heated private moments unfold. PAC co-founding Artistic Director Dan Hodge directs the talented cast led by well-known Rachel Brodeur and newcomer Chase Byrd.
THE CAPTIVE to Play 2015 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival, 9/1-20
Fresh off of four Barrymore Award nominations, Philadelphia Artists' Collective returns with The Captive by Edouard Bourdet, from September 1 through 20, 2015, during the 2015 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival. This well-mannered tragedy will tackle issues of sex, domesticity and class manners. Deeply controversial in its time, productions of this 1926 play were censored, and its producers and actors jailed. The Captive will be produced inside Society Hill's Physick House at 321 S. 4th Street. The historic townhouse in fact will be the perfect co-conspirator as the secrets and heated private moments unfold. PAC co-founding Artistic Director Dan Hodge directs the talented cast led by well-known Rachel Brodeur and newcomer Chase Byrd.
Fresh off of four Barrymore Award nominations, Philadelphia Artists' Collective returns with The Captive by Edouard Bourdet, from September 1 through 20, 2015, during the 2015 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival. This well-mannered tragedy will tackle issues of sex, domesticity and class manners. Deeply controversial in its time, productions of this 1926 play were censored, and its producers and actors jailed. The Captive will be produced inside Society Hill's Physick House at 321 S. 4th Street. The historic townhouse in fact will be the perfect co-conspirator as the secrets and heated private moments unfold. PAC co-founding Artistic Director Dan Hodge directs the talented cast led by well-known Rachel Brodeur and newcomer Chase Byrd.
Society Hill Playhouse to Present LAFFERTY'S WAKE
Society Hill Playhouse will present LAFFERTY'S WAKE, an Irish-style comedy with lots of audience involvement. The interactive Irish comedy returns to the Society Hill Playhouse Cabaret for a limited run.
Society Hill Playhouse will present LAFFERTY'S WAKE, an Irish-style comedy with lots of audience involvement. The interactive Irish comedy returns to the Society Hill Playhouse Cabaret for a limited run.
Society Hill Playhouse Presents HOLIDAYS ON ICE, Now thru 12/21
Society Hill Playhouse presents a Philadelphia Premiere of humorous essays about our take on Christmas--theatre for the holidays! HOLIDAYS ON ICE from the twisted and brilliant mind of one of America's leading storytellers, David Sedaris. Dates for HOLIDAYS ON ICE run tonight, December 12-21, 2014 (specific show dates and times listed below).
Society Hill Playhouse presents a Philadelphia Premiere of humorous essays about our take on Christmas--theatre for the holidays! HOLIDAYS ON ICE from the twisted and brilliant mind of one of America's leading storytellers, David Sedaris. Dates for HOLIDAYS ON ICE run tonight, December 12-21, 2014 (specific show dates and times listed below).
Society Hill Playhouse to Present HOLIDAYS ON ICE, 12/12-21
Society Hill Playhouse presents a Philadelphia Premiere of humorous essays about our take on Christmas--theatre for the holidays! HOLIDAYS ON ICE from the twisted and brilliant mind of one of America's leading storytellers, David Sedaris. Dates for HOLIDAYS ON ICE run December 12-21, 2014 (specific show dates and times listed below). Ticket prices are $20.00 and include one drink (wine, beer or soda) and can be purchased through the Society Hill Playhouse website: www.societyhillplayhouse.org or at the door of the theatre on the day of the show. Society Hill Playhouse is located at 507 S Eighth Street, Philadelphia PA 19147.
Society Hill Playhouse presents a Philadelphia Premiere of humorous essays about our take on Christmas--theatre for the holidays! HOLIDAYS ON ICE from the twisted and brilliant mind of one of America's leading storytellers, David Sedaris. Dates for HOLIDAYS ON ICE run December 12-21, 2014 (specific show dates and times listed below). Ticket prices are $20.00 and include one drink (wine, beer or soda) and can be purchased through the Society Hill Playhouse website: www.societyhillplayhouse.org or at the door of the theatre on the day of the show. Society Hill Playhouse is located at 507 S Eighth Street, Philadelphia PA 19147.
South Camden Theatre Company to Present EXPRESS TRACKS World Premiere
South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre company located in Camden, New Jersey continues its ninth season titled "Everything's Relative" with the world premiere of EXPRESS TRACKS written by Joseph M. Paprzycki and directed by Lee Kiszonas. The cast includes Daniel Tobin, Damien Wallace, Michelle Pauls and Eric Carter and Mets Suber.
South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre company located in Camden, New Jersey continues its ninth season titled "Everything's Relative" with the world premiere of EXPRESS TRACKS written by Joseph M. Paprzycki and directed by Lee Kiszonas. The cast includes Daniel Tobin, Damien Wallace, Michelle Pauls and Eric Carter and Mets Suber.
Walking Fish's B. Someday Productions to Host Navajo Summer Arts Camp in New Mexico, Begin. Today
B. Someday Productions, located at Walking Fish Theatre in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, launch a new initiative serving Navajo youth in New Mexico today. The Navajo Summer Arts Camp serves Navajo children and youth, ages 5-18, residing in the eastern area of the Navajo Nation and/or in area of the Thoreau Community Center, Thoreau, NM where the camp is sponsored. The camp also serves Navajo elders and parents of the children and youth.
B. Someday Productions, located at Walking Fish Theatre in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, launch a new initiative serving Navajo youth in New Mexico today. The Navajo Summer Arts Camp serves Navajo children and youth, ages 5-18, residing in the eastern area of the Navajo Nation and/or in area of the Thoreau Community Center, Thoreau, NM where the camp is sponsored. The camp also serves Navajo elders and parents of the children and youth.
B. Someday Productions and Walking Fish Theatre Host Wine Tasting Event Today
B. Someday Productions and Walking Fish Theatre team up with the Historical Society of Frankford and Hidden City Philadelphia for a special event! It's a Wine Tasting and Soundscape-Hearing Evening at one of Philadelphia's hidden historical treasures, Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Orthodox Street tonight, June 25, 2013 starting at 6:30pm and going until 9:00pm. The cost is a suggested donation of $20 for both wine and the exhibit. Enjoy a glass of wine in the bucolic gardens adjoining the Historical Society of Frankford, then venture downstairs to experience the soundscape installation amongst the historical artifacts as part of the Hidden City Philadelphia Data Garden.
B. Someday Productions and Walking Fish Theatre team up with the Historical Society of Frankford and Hidden City Philadelphia for a special event! It's a Wine Tasting and Soundscape-Hearing Evening at one of Philadelphia's hidden historical treasures, Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Orthodox Street tonight, June 25, 2013 starting at 6:30pm and going until 9:00pm. The cost is a suggested donation of $20 for both wine and the exhibit. Enjoy a glass of wine in the bucolic gardens adjoining the Historical Society of Frankford, then venture downstairs to experience the soundscape installation amongst the historical artifacts as part of the Hidden City Philadelphia Data Garden.
Walking Fish Theatre's B. Someday Hosts Cabaret Fundraiser Tonight
B. Someday at Walking Fish Theatre is holding a season-ending Cabaret Fundraiser to help raise money to pay off the last of the theatre's productions for 2012-13. Tonight, June 22, 2013 starting at 8:00pm, the theatre will hold a variety of acts. Tickets are $25.00 and include alcoholic beverages as well as the entertainment. There will be raffle items ranging from dinner at Fishtown restaurants, to massage sessions to theatre tickets.
B. Someday at Walking Fish Theatre is holding a season-ending Cabaret Fundraiser to help raise money to pay off the last of the theatre's productions for 2012-13. Tonight, June 22, 2013 starting at 8:00pm, the theatre will hold a variety of acts. Tickets are $25.00 and include alcoholic beverages as well as the entertainment. There will be raffle items ranging from dinner at Fishtown restaurants, to massage sessions to theatre tickets.
B. Someday Productions and Walking Fish Theatre to Hold Wine Tasting Event, 6/25
B. Someday Productions and Walking Fish Theatre team up with the Historical Society of Frankford and Hidden City Philadelphia for a special event! It's a Wine Tasting and Soundscape-Hearing Evening at one of Philadelphia's hidden historical treasures, Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Orthodox Street on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 starting at 6:30pm and going until 9:00pm. The cost is a suggested donation of $20 for both wine and the exhibit. Enjoy a glass of wine in the bucolic gardens adjoining the Historical Society of Frankford, then venture downstairs to experience the soundscape installation amongst the historical artifacts as part of the Hidden City Philadelphia Data Garden.
B. Someday Productions and Walking Fish Theatre team up with the Historical Society of Frankford and Hidden City Philadelphia for a special event! It's a Wine Tasting and Soundscape-Hearing Evening at one of Philadelphia's hidden historical treasures, Historical Society of Frankford, 1507 Orthodox Street on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 starting at 6:30pm and going until 9:00pm. The cost is a suggested donation of $20 for both wine and the exhibit. Enjoy a glass of wine in the bucolic gardens adjoining the Historical Society of Frankford, then venture downstairs to experience the soundscape installation amongst the historical artifacts as part of the Hidden City Philadelphia Data Garden.
Walking Fish's B. Someday Productions to Host Navajo Summer Arts Camp in New Mexico, 7/22-8/2
B. Someday Productions, located at Walking Fish Theatre in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, announces a new initiative serving Navajo youth in New Mexico, starting this summer. The Navajo Summer Arts Camp will serve Navajo children and youth, ages 5-18, residing in the eastern area of the Navajo Nation and/or in area of the Thoreau Community Center, Thoreau, NM where the camp will be sponsored. The camp will also serve Navajo elders and parents of the children and youth.
B. Someday Productions, located at Walking Fish Theatre in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, announces a new initiative serving Navajo youth in New Mexico, starting this summer. The Navajo Summer Arts Camp will serve Navajo children and youth, ages 5-18, residing in the eastern area of the Navajo Nation and/or in area of the Thoreau Community Center, Thoreau, NM where the camp will be sponsored. The camp will also serve Navajo elders and parents of the children and youth.
Walking Fish Theatre to Hold Cabaret Fundraiser, 6/22
B. Someday at Walking Fish Theatre is holding a season-ending Cabaret Fundraiser to help raise money to pay off the last of the theatre's productions for 2012-13. On Saturday, June 22, 2013 starting at 8:00pm, the theatre will hold a variety of acts. Tickets are $25.00 and include alcoholic beverages as well as the entertainment. There will be raffle items ranging from dinner at Fishtown restaurants, to massage sessions to theatre tickets and hand-made arts/crafts.
B. Someday at Walking Fish Theatre is holding a season-ending Cabaret Fundraiser to help raise money to pay off the last of the theatre's productions for 2012-13. On Saturday, June 22, 2013 starting at 8:00pm, the theatre will hold a variety of acts. Tickets are $25.00 and include alcoholic beverages as well as the entertainment. There will be raffle items ranging from dinner at Fishtown restaurants, to massage sessions to theatre tickets and hand-made arts/crafts.
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