SEASON TWO Episode Five "Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances" with actor/director/playwright Paul Stroili

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Actor/Director/Playwright Paul Stroili takes to the mic for episode 5 in an interview with Dawn. Paul is currently working with Jeff Daniels at the Purple Rose Theatre in OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE which is a world premiere both written & directed by Jeff Daniels himself. Paul is a Resident Artist at Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre, where his play A Jukebox for the Algonquin, enjoyed a World Premiere in the summer of 2023. It received a Wilde Award for Best New Play. His latest play, My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War will have its World Premiere at PRTC in April of 2025. Stroili’s autobiographical solo show Straight Up with a Twist toured the U.S. for over nine years, culminating in a twice-extended Off-Broadway run. As an actor, his television credits include Empire, Chicago P.D., and Undercover Bridesmaid along with Malcolm in the Middle, Brother’s Keeper, Getting Personal, Chance of a Lifetime and The Untouchables, as well as the films Only Dance Can Save Us, The Beating, Gratitude, Cold Justice, The Wrong Profile and The Real Whatever. His stage credits include Doll’s House Part 2, God of Carnage, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Souffle´, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear, Ghosts, Wonder of the World, Confessions of a Catholic Child, Under Milkwood and A Flea in her Ear. A native of Connecticut, he attended the State University of New York at New Paltz. He lives in his adopted hometown of Chicago.

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