paul g. heller
RESUME
PRODUCTIONS
The Flood
Director, Merrill Gruver
The Un-Scripted Theater Company
February- April, 2017
Wolves
Director, Rem Myers
Actors: Wiley Naman Strasser/Campbell Zeigler
July 7-August 22, 2015 Living Rooms, Theatres and Convalescent Homes in Berkeley & San Francisco, CA
Frances and Leon
The Un-Scripted Theater Company
Director, Stacey Mayer
September 7, 2014
Kori & Alo (A Play for Bunraku Figures)
Created with Luis Tentindo – Figures & Paul Heller – Text
Director, Luis Tentindo
Full Production Southern Illinois University, X-Fest, June, 2012
& at UCLA’s Fowler Museum, August, 2013
Would You Still Be You (A Shadow Play)
Created with Luis Tentindo – Shadow Puppets & Paul Heller – Text
Director, Luis Tentindo
Full Production December, 2011 The Construction Company, 10 East 18th Street New York, NY
Hickory Miles
Novato Theater Company, Novato Theater Company Playhouse, Novato, CA
Director, Bruce Coughran
Full Production August 4-14, 2011
Kanrin Maru
2010 Mary Sano Dance Company, San Francisco, CA
Director, Mary Sano
Full Production December 5, 2010, Brava Theater, San Francisco.
Beijing, California
Asian American Theater Company, Thick House, San Francisco, CA
Director, Duy Nguyen
Full Production June 30-July 15, 2010
Cups of Tea
Besler Building, Emeryville, CA
Director, Paul Heller, 1999
Burning in Air
Director, Paul Heller
Full Production September 1-15, 1995.
Now Not Yet
The Phoenix Theatre, San Francisco
Director, Paul Heller
Full Production September 1-15, 1991.
Dog Face
1991 The Phoenix Theatre, San Francisco
Director, Paul Heller
Full Production September 1-15, 1991.
STAGED READINGS
Spit in Your Face
Director, Estefania de la Torre
Trinity Theatre Company, San Diego
April 2, 2023
There Were Almost No Towers Left
Director, Merrill Gruver
The Un-Scripted Theater Company
November 16, 2019
Wolves – Workshops & Readings
Director, Rem Myers
Actor: Wiley Naman Strasser/Campbell Zeigler
January & May, 2014 Living Rooms in Berkeley & San Francisco CA
Scavengers
Director, Hugo Carbajal
Central Works Writer’s Group, Berkeley, CA
April 12, 2014
Hickory Miles
Director, Paul Heller
2011 Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA, 2010
Blame
Local 4 Series
Director, Desdemona Chiang, Producer, Barbara Oliver, 2010
Blame
Virago Theatre Company – Vision & Voices: New Play Reading Series, Alameda, CA
Director, Rachel Lepell, 2010
Wolves
Central Works Writer’s Group, Berkeley, CA
Director, Marissa Wolf, 2010
Right Aide
Z Space, San Francisco
Director, Paul Heller, 2008
20/20
San Francisco State University
Director, Amy Kilgard, 2005
The Abundance
The Magic Theatre – Z Magic Mondays Series
Director, Emily Koch, 2004
AWARDS
2022 “The Buddha” nominated for a Pushcart Award for short fiction
2016 – Zellerbach Grant to produce Wolves
2014 Creative Capacity Fund Award
2014 Wolves – Finalist, Cutting Ball’s Risk is This, April 2014
2013 ATLAS Playwright, Theatre Bay Area, San Francisco
2008 Blame Featured Playwright, Theatre Bay Area Playwrights Showcase
2005 Finalist Bay Area Playwrights Festival, San Francisco
1990 Downs Award for Fiction, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1984 Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, Oxford, MS
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Creative Writing. University of Arizona, 1990.
B.A. Liberal Arts, University of Pacific, Stockton, CA 1975
RESIDENCIES
2011, 2015, 2022 Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
Playwright in Central Works Playwrights Group, Berkeley, CA 2006-2013. On-going training and development for selected playwrights the company supports.