Paul Slade Smith • Actor & Playwright

Paul will return as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, starting November 21, 2024.
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The latest:

Performing news:

Paul most recently appeared as The Reverend Mr. Crisparkle in The Goodspeed's Connecticut Critics Circle Award-nominated production of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, Rupert Holmes' adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel.​​

Playwright news:

Paul's newest play, THEATRE PEOPLE, OR THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR is now published! To purchase a copy of the script or inquire about licensing a production, visit Dramatists Play Service.

Collectively, Paul's three plays received a whopping 70 productions in 2024, including:

• ​The 150th production of THE OUTSIDER.
• The 350th production of UNNECESSARY FARCE.
• The LA-area debut of THE OUTSIDER, at International City Theatre.
• The second-ever production of THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR, at Peninsula Players Theatre in Door County Wisconsin - previously the site of the world premiere of THE OUTSIDER, as well as the second-ever production of UNNECESSARY FARCE.
• THE OUTSIDER at Florida Studio Theatre.
• UNNECESSARY FARCE at Tennessee's beautiful Cumberland County Playhouse.
• THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR at Artists' Ensemble Theatre in Rockford, Illinois.
• The Chicago-area debut of THE OUTSIDER, at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble.
• THE OUTSIDER at the terrific Act II Playhouse in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

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