ALAN PAUL (Director) is a director of theater and opera, and is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.  His credits at Shakespeare Theatre Company include the world premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s Peter Pan and Wendy, The Comedy of Errors, Camelot, Romeo and Juliet, Kiss Me Kate, Man of La Mancha, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Winter’s Tale, Twelfth Night, and The Boys From Syracuse.  He recently directed the film of Patrick Page’s All The Devils Are Here for STC, which was a N.Y. Times Critic’s Pick.   Other theater credits include Spring Awakening at Round House Theatre, Cabaret at Olney Theatre Center, The Pajama Game at Arena Stage, Kiss Me Kate at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, I Am My Own Wife at Signature Theatre, Silence! The Musical and The Rocky Horror Show at D.C.’s Studio Theatre, and Fully Committed at MetroStage.  Opera highlights include The Pirates of Penzance at Palm Beach Opera (starring Stephanie Blythe), Man of La Mancha at Portland Opera, the world premiere of Penny at Washington National Opera (Kennedy Center), and many contemporary operas for Urban Arias.  Alan has collaborated extensively with The National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and with conductors Edward Gardner, Juraj Valcuha, and Gianadrea Noseda.  He has taught at the University of Maryland’s Opera Studio and the Washington National Opera’s Young Artist Program, and worked extensively on new play development at theaters all across the country.   Alan is the recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Best Director, and has received four other nominations for Best Director. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.