Paul Austin has been an actor, director, and teacher for all his professional life in the theatre. He has acted and directed On and Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, summer stock, and regional theatres around the nation, as well as acting for television and film Among recent stage appearances were the title role in Krapp's Last Tape, Foreman in Vaclav Havel's Audience. and Niels Bohr in Copenhagen. He has directed over 50 plays. In addition to his working life as actor and director, he has founded and been Artistic Director of three theatres: the Image Theatre in Boston, the Image Theatre and Studio on Theatre Row in Manhattan, and the Liberty Free Theatre, free for an underserved community in upstate New York. He has been a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre since its founding. All through his career, he has taught acting at his own studios and as a guest at various institutions. He was tenured acting and directing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College for eighteen years. Hundreds of actors who've worked with him have had continuing careers in the theatre. Mr. Austin was a recipient of the Teachers who Make a Difference award from the Creative Coalition at the Sundance Film Festival.
