Paul Linke (Director)

 

Mr. Linke co-founded the Garden Theatre Festival (LADCC Award) and was a member of the Company Theatre. He was the founder and original artistic director of the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica where he created his internationally acclaimed TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE ALIVE, which was later filmed as an HBO Showcase special and nominated for a Cable Ace Award. Mr. Linke continued his autobiographical solo work with LIFE AFTER TIME, which premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse.  Charles Nelson Reilly directed the third installment of Mr. Linke’s “Time Trilogy” FATHER TIME, at the Pacific Resident Theatre where Mr. Linke recently staged  THE 60’s with Mariette Hartley. Last year he also directed THAT MAY WELL BE TRUE, DIABETES: MY STRUGGLES WITH JIM TURNER, Cindy Lu’s FOUR MAN PLAN, and Chris Allport’s THE BACK ROAD HOME at the Ruskin Theatre. He was honored to direct NOBODY DON’T LIKE YOGI starring Ben Gazzara, Off-Broadway at the Lamb’s Theatre.  Mr. Linke co-authored and directed SAVE IT FOR THE STAGE – The Life of Reilly starring comic legend Charles Nelson Reilly.  Mr. Linke has developed and staged many other solo plays including CATERPILLAR SOUP, CAPTURE NOW, THE LAW OF RETURN (w/ Shelly Berman), SWING’N WILD, YARTZEIT, IT AIN’T NOTHIN NICE, WILDE AND WONDERFUL (Two Ovation Nominations), “…BUT FIRST, SAMMY SHORE” (w/ veteran comic Sammy Shore) for which he won the ADA for best direction of an original play in 2002.  A published author, Mr. Linke lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Christine Healy, and their four children Jasper, Ryan, Rose, Lily and dog Suds.

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Paul Linke can be contacted at  linkelink1948@aol.com