Paul R. Coate

By night (and sometimes day), Paul is a professional actor and vocalist. By day (and sometimes night), Paul serves as the Director of Education and Audience Development for the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center. Paul is a member of the Twin Cities\' songwriting collective \'Prosody\'.

Awards

Omaha Entertainment Awards (nom) - Best Actor in A Musical (for Don Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA)
KC/ACTF Region V - Classical Acting Award
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Theatre Latte Da\'s THE FULL MONTY: Best Musical of 2009

Contact information

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Primary telephone: (952) 406-8549
Secondary telephone: (402) 218-9937
Web site: http://www.paulrcoate.com

General availability

  • Weeknights
  • Weekends

Experience

UPCOMING:

WONDERFUL TOWN (Tour Guide/ Frank Lippencott) - Skylark Opera (St. Paul) - Bob Neu, director (June 2012)

EXPERIENCE:

THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA (Minneapolis, MN)
2011- The Magic Flute (Monostatos)- Bob Neu, d./ Osmo Vanska, c.

PARK SQUARE THEATRE (St. Paul, MN)
2012- Ragtime (Ensemble) - Gary Gisselman, d.

THEATER LATTE DA (at the Ordway Center- McKnight Theatre, St. Paul, MN)
2010- Evita (Magaldi)- Peter Rothstein, d.
2009- The Full Monty (Harold)- Peter Rothstein, d.

SKYLARK OPERA (St. Paul, MN)
2011- On The Town (Chip)- Bob Neu, d.
2009- The Desert Song (Riff/ Ensemble)- Randy Winkler, d.

NEBRASKA REPERTORY THEATRE (Lincoln, NE)
2007- The Last Five Years (Jamie)- Jennifer Hubbard, d.
2007- Metamorphoses (Apollo, Ceyx, Orpheus)- Virginia Smith, d.
2006- Omnium Gatherum (Terence)- Virginia Smith, d.

OMAHA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Omaha, NE)
2001- Holiday Fanfare (Baritone)- Ernest Richardson, c.
2001- Camelot (Merlin/Mordred)- Ernest Richardson, c./ Norman Moses, d.
1999- My Fair Lady in concert (Alfred P. Doolittle)- Neal Gittelman, c./ Norman Moses, d.
1998- Sylvia McNair: A Night of Gershwin (Baritone)- Hal France, c.
1997- The Mikado and More w/ Sylvia McNair (Baritone)- Hal France, c./ Dottie Danner, d.

OPERA OMAHA (Omaha, NE) (all conducted by Hal France)
2004- The Tender Land (Mr. Jenks)- Rhoda Levine, d.
2004- La Boheme (Customs Guard)- Josh Major, d.
2002- Richard Rodgers America concert w/ Sylvia McNair (Baritone)- Hal France, c.
2002- Otello (Chorus)- Colin Graham, d.
2001- All-American concert w/ Sylvia McNair (Baritone)- Hal France, c.
2001- Man of La Mancha (Muleteer/Guitar Player)- Dottie Danner, d.
2001- Falstaff (Chorus)- David Gately, d.
1999- Aida (Chorus)- Sandra Sachwitz Bernhard, d.
1998- Eric Hermannson\'s Soul (Chorus)- Chas Rader-Scheiber, d.
1996- Turandot (High Priest/Chorus)- James Robinson, d.

NEBRASKA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (Omaha, NE)
2008- Much Ado About Nothing (Friar Francis)- Cindy Melby Phaneuf, d.
2005- Othello (Gratiano)- D. Scott Glasser, d.
2003- Twelfth Night (Musician)- Cindy Melby Phaneuf, d.
2002- The Tempest (Trinculo)- D. Scott Glasser, d.
2000- Romeo & Juliet (Balthasar)- Cindy Melby Phaneuf, d.
1999- MacBeth (Donalbain/Seyton)- Cindy Melby Phaneuf, d.
1999- The Comedy of Errors (First Merchant)- Bob Hall, d.

PIONEER PLACE ON FIFTH (St. Cloud, MN)
2011- The Who\'s Tommy (Capt. Walker)- Zach Curtis, d.
2011- The Full Monty (Malcolm MacGregor)- Craig R. Johnson, d. (performed at The Paramount Theatre, St. Cloud)

PAUL BUNYAN PLAYHOUSE (Bemidji, MN)
2011- The Full Monty (Malcolm MacGregor)- Craig R. Johnson, d.
2009- The Who\'s Tommy (Capt. Walker)- Zach Curtis, d.

THE STRANGE CAPERS (Minneapolis, MN)
2010- A Midsummer Night\'s Dream (Egeus, Quince)- Randy Reyes, d.

CLASSICAL ACTORS ENSEMBLE (Minneapolis, MN)
2010- Complete Sonnets Festival (producer, director, actor)
2009- All\'s Well That Ends Well reading (Bertram)

BLOOMINGTON THEATRE AND ART CENTER (Bloomington, MN)
(Bloomington Civic Theatre)
2011- Sweet Charity (Vittorio Vidal/Daddy Brubeck)- Jon Cranney, d.
2010- The Light In The Piazza (Signor Naccarelli)- Joe Chvala, d.
2009- The Music Man (Oliver Hix)- John Command, d.
2008- Fiorello (Poker Guy/ Zapatella)- John Command, d.

MINNEAPOLIS MUSICAL THEATRE (Minneapolis, MN)
2010- Mame (Lindsay Woolsey)- Steven Meerdink, d.

THE DEAD COMPOSERS SOCIETY (MN FRINGE FESTIVAL) (Minneapolis, MN)
2010- Trouble In Tahiti (Trio)- Bob Neu, d.

GILBERT & SULLIVAN VERY LIGHT OPERA COMPANY (Minneapolis, MN)
2010- The Sorcerer (Alexis)- Doug Scholz-Carlson, d.

HIGHLAND SUMMER THEATRE (Mankato, MN)
2009- Damn Yankees (Benny Van Buren)- Paul Finocchiaro, d.

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA- GRADUATE THESIS (Omaha, NE)
2007- Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote)- D. Scott Glasser, d.

FILM*:
APRIL SHOWERS (2009 release) (Philip Hall)
TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR (Dancer)
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER: FRESH AIRE 8 DVD (DaVinci\'s Apprentice)
*numerous commercials and industrials (list available upon request)

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Education

BA and MA in Theatre from the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Training

Acting: D. Scott Glasser, Cindy Melby Phaneuf, Doug Paterson
Voice: Melissa Hart, Cina Crisara, Anne Foradori
Stage Combat: Terry Doughman, SAFD Rumble In The Rockies
Radio DJ- 10 years experience
Opera Omaha chorus member- 9 years experience
Acoustic Guitar- 15+ years experience
various dialects

Goals

To do good hard work with good hardworking people, and to make sure that my young children are always surrounded by art.

Physical profile

71" tall
Plays ages:   20s   30s   40s  

Onstage skills

Actor

Singer

Acting skills

Voice over
Mask
Character Voice

Dance styles

Jazz
Broadway and show dance

Administrative skills

Management / Admin
Education Manager
Audience Services
Box Office

Twitter feed

BloomingtonTAC: #mnpl Director Lewis Whitlock and Tony-nominated actress Melissa Hart lead audition workshop at BTAC June 2 and 9: http://t.co/BD9LRLyr

black_canary02: @scrimstreet very organic movement in that drowning bug. #mnfringe

scrimstreet: Drinking whiskey outside to get inspiration for my #mnfringe piece. The bug that just drowned in my glass might become part of the dance.

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