Paul Werner

Paul Werner is a retired theatre/film teacher having worked at Mt. Carmel Academy and Ben Franklin. He also started the Media Arts department at NOCCA. He has been an actor/director/writer in over 100 productions locally and around the South. He was General Manager of La Mise en Scene Theatre where he starred as Marat in Marat/Sade before getting his Masters at UNO. In his limber youth he created The Mime Squad after studying with Tony Montanaro. Paul’s writing credits include Hold Fishy Tight, Jibber Jabber, One Star Rising, and a number of musicals with composer Bobby Moore. Their company, Write Your Own Musical, did residencies at various schools around the south creating original shows with students in one week. He was a staff writer for the Morgus Presents TV series. He has written plays with Southern Rep’s 3x3 and 6x6 series. He was President of the Board of Dog & Pony Theatre, head of the Playwrights Unit at the CAC and state director of the International Thespian Society. Currently he is a member of the Dramatists Guild and a board member of Goat in the Road Productions.