Paul Navarra

PAUL NAVARRA
SAG AFTRA AEA
Cell 917-733-3797
paul_navarra@rfcuny.org

Paul is a member in good standing of Screen Actors Guild, Actor’s Equity Association and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He is a member of The Actor’s Studio Writing Unit and was a Finalist in the Acting Unit. He has produced and directed many theatrical productions in Los Angeles as well as New York. Three of Paul’s plays had full productions in Los Angeles and “A Conversation with My Brother” was work-shopped at The Actor’s Studio in Los Angeles. In December 2010 “A Conversation with My Brother” had a staged reading in New York. Paul also is a screenwriter, acting teacher and acting coach.

He taught at the Herrick’s Continuing Educational Program (beginning to intermediate); in Williston Park, New York for four years; had his own acting/coaching school in Albertson, New York; (beginning to intermediate); taught acting to children 6-18 years old at The Bethel AME Church in Los Angeles and was a guest monitor for The Artist Theatre Group in Los Angeles.

WRITING/DIRECTING/PRODUCTION CREDITS - THEATRE
Staff Writer for HASHTAG NEWS/#NEWS BlueBalloon Productions
October 2014 – present Reddit, Twitter, YouTube etc.
“And Now Ladies and Gentlemen, for the Pre-Production 2016 Run
First Time in North America…”
“GODHEAD” March 7-27 2016 (Director) Abingdon Theatre Co. 1 Act Festival
“TUTU Plays” 3 1 Acts, Nov 2015 (Director) Roy Arias Theatres
“1%” summer 2015 (Director) NYNF Theatre Festival
“TAROT” May 2015 (Director) Manhattan Repertory Theatre
“The Model” Feb. 25 & 28 2015 (Director) Manhattan Reparatory Theatre
“Side Show” ran Nov. 15 & 16 2014 (Director) Manhattan Reparatory Theatre
“The Iceman Cometh” (Director/Actor- Hickey) Drama Book Store-N.Y./April James Prod.
“A Conversation With My Brother” (Author) Drama Book Store-N.Y./April James Producer/Director
“John” (Author/Producer-Screenplay) 59E59 Theatre (Producers Reading)
“The Odd Couple” (Off-Off Broadway-Prod- Inter-Space Theatre New York
Actor-Oscar)
“Strange Snow” (Off-Off Broadway Prod. /Actor) Pelican Studio Theatre-New York
“Private Wars” (Prod. /Actor) Third Stage Theatre-Los Angeles
“Welcome To The Moon” (Prod./Actor/Direct.) Third Stage Theatre-Lon Angeles
“A Conversation With My Brother” (Author) The Actor’s Studio L.A.
“Gone Fishin’”(Author/Prod/Director-Full Run) The Cast Theatre-Hollywood, CA.
“Eddie’s Last Job” (Author-Full Run) The Haven Theatre-L.A. CA. Produced by Anna Strasberg/Lance Lane
“Questions& Answers” (Author-Full Run) The Marilyn Monroe Theatre L.A. CA. -Produced by Anna Strasberg

Partial list - SCREENPLAYS/PILOTS
“Side Show”- writer/coauthor - Teaser script for producers and will be directing the film and/or a radio presentation of the show
“Just Noodlin” a short film series World Premiere at The Coney Island Film Festival
And The New York Indi Film Festival 2011
The John Scalesi Story-TV film
“Birdie 911” – a film noir six part series first episode shot in 2011
“John”- feature “Decision of One”- feature
“Eddie’s Magical Robe”- feature “Ghostly Promise”- feature
“A Conversation With My Brother”-feature “All Washed Up” –TV Pilot
“The Last Night at The Palomar Gardens” – short “The Mailroom”-TV Pilot
“Al Pacino’s Wallet” - feature “Five Friends, One Shot”- feature

Partial List - ADDITIONAL PLAYS
“Mom in 2012”
“All Washed Up”
”Encounters”
“Subway Antics”
“Two People”

TRAINING AND EDUCATION
John Erman – MFA Directing Class – Columbia University – Guest Actor
David Kaplan Directing Lab – New York, 2 Years – Actor
The Actor’s Studio – L.A. – Member Writing Unit/Final Audition Observer Acting Unit
Susan Peretz Studios – Susan Peretz – Los Angeles
The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute – Los Angeles - 3 Years
Underdog City Ensemble Rep. – Founding Member – San Jose, CA.
Grotowski Summer Workshop – Movement – San Jose, CA.
Cherry Garrison – Private Classes
San Jose City College – Acting/Movement
San Jose State University – Summer Stock
West Valley Junior College – Acting/Movement/Speech – Campbell CA.


TEACHING CREDENTIALS-ACTING
Private Classes/Coaching Teens-Adult Albertson, New York
Herrick’s Continuing Education Teens-Adult Albertson, New York
Bethel AME Church 6-18 Years old Los Angeles, CA.
Artists Theatre Group Adult-Moderator Los Angeles, CA.




Partial List - ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE


FILM
“Devil You Know” Laurence Roger Films-Starring Lena Olin
“Mighty Aphrodite” Sports Writer Woody Allen
“Hemingway in Cuba” Hemingway Hemingway Partners (Shot in Cuba)
“His & Hers” Detective CINMANTICS-Matt Thomas-Dir.


TELEVISION
“Law & Order” Recurring NBC
“Sex & The City” Guest Star HBO
“Another World” Recurring NBC
“Down the Shore” Guest Star FOX
“Days of Our Lives” Recurring NBC


OFF & OFF-OFF BROADWAY
“The Iceman Cometh” Hickey Directed by Paul Navarra
“A Conversation With My Brother” John
“Driving On The Left Side” George
“Buried Child” Dodge
“The Odd Couple” Oscar
“Strange Snow” Meggs
“Picasso at The Lapin Agile” Gaston Guests-President Bill Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
“The Third Man” Herr Koch


REGIONAL-REPERATORY THEATRE-TOUR
“The Third Man” Herr Koch
“Private Wars” Natwick
“Cowboys #2” Cowboy 1
“Curse of The Starving Class” Ellis
“Killer Head” Man in Chair Directed- Anna Strasberg
“Waiting for Godot” Estragon
“Richard III” Edward
“A Comedy of Errors” Duke, Balthazar, Officer
“The Wedding” Husband
“Buried Child” Tilden Starring Andrew Prine