PLAYWRIGHT: Theatre People, or The Angel Next Door • The Outsider • Unnecessary Farce
Taubert Nadalini, Erin Noel Grennan, Thomas Edward Daugherty, James Newcomb, Barbara E. Robertson and Elinor Gunn at Laguna Playhouse
Paul's newest play, THEATRE PEOPLE, OR THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR, premiered September, 2023 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, in a production directed by Artistic Director David Ellenstein. The production then transferred to Laguna Playhouse.
This brand-new adaptation of Ferenc Molnar’s classic Hungarian farce, PLAY AT THE CASTLE is set in a Newport mansion in 1948, and populated with playwrights, actors, a young starstruck author, and a housekeeper who would like all of them to leave. A comedy that’s in love with theater, about people in love with theater who, in pursuit of a surefire Broadway hit, might have to give reality a rewrite to arrive at a happy ending.
Critics of the world premiere called it "a delightfully zany screwball comedy", "a perfect storm of comedic chaos", and "a total joy, through and through." "I don't remember ever laughing so hard or so often," declared one critic.
To purchase a copy of the script or inquire about licensing a production, visit Dramatists Play Service.
This brand-new adaptation of Ferenc Molnar’s classic Hungarian farce, PLAY AT THE CASTLE is set in a Newport mansion in 1948, and populated with playwrights, actors, a young starstruck author, and a housekeeper who would like all of them to leave. A comedy that’s in love with theater, about people in love with theater who, in pursuit of a surefire Broadway hit, might have to give reality a rewrite to arrive at a happy ending.
Critics of the world premiere called it "a delightfully zany screwball comedy", "a perfect storm of comedic chaos", and "a total joy, through and through." "I don't remember ever laughing so hard or so often," declared one critic.
To purchase a copy of the script or inquire about licensing a production, visit Dramatists Play Service.
The Outsider
Kelly Curran, Erin Noel Grennan and Lenny Wolpe at Paper Mill Playhouse.
"A laugh-out-loud whimsical farce, as if Oscar Wilde has come back from the dead to write an episode of The West Wing." - DCist
Winner of two 2023 Helen Hayes Awards, , THE OUTSIDER has been called "a great American play", "a timely, rich satire", "one of the funniest shows you will see this year" and "both hilarious and oddly uplifting". For more information, visit: TheOutsiderPlay.com. To purchase a copy of the script or inquire about licensing a production, visit Dramatists Play Service or Playscripts. |
Unnecessary Farce
Erin Noel Grennan, Doug MacKechnie, Kate Berry Mann and Jim Wisniewski in the world premiere production, at BoarsHead Theater.
In the Spring of 2024, Paul's play UNNECESSARY FARCE had its 350th production. This "howlingly funny" "laugh-till-you-weep comedy" has been produced across the United States, as well as in Australia, Austria, Canada, Great Britain, Iceland, Japan, Singapore and Switzerland. The script has been translated into French, German, Swiss German and Icelandic.
The Boston Globe called Unnecessary Farce "whip-smart, increasingly frenzied and unrelentingly funny". To find more reviews, a description of the play, and its production history, visit UnnecessaryFarcePlay.com. To purchase a copy of the script or inquire about licensing a production, visit Dramatists Play Service or Playscripts. |
"Mr. Smith deserves to go to Washington, and all around our nation, with this inspired satire." - Green Bay Press review of the world premiere of THE OUTSIDER.