Paul Morgan Donald
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Paul Morgan Donald is a Canadian
musician, composer, and actor based in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada. He is the musical director of Die-Nasty
, Edmonton's long-running improvised soap opera. He has a long-running association with the River City Shakespeare Festival
as both an actor and composer, and has worked at most of Edmonton's theatres including the Citadel Theatre
. He has twice been honoured with the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award
, as Director of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival
production of Reefer Madness: the Musical, and as co-composer (with Joey Trembley and Jonathan Christensen) of Catalyst Theatre's Songs for Sinners.
As a theatre composer, Paul's credits include over 20 original musicals, as well as contemporary scores for the Free Will Shakespeare Festival and original scores and sound designs for theatres across Western Canada. His musicals include Kink! a musical about 1950's pin-up icon Bettie Page
,The Adventures of Wanda & Jack, an alt-country meditation on life on the road, written with partner Michele Brown, and Songs for a Dark Lady, re-assembling the words of William Shakespeare
into a one-man musical about Shakespeare's tortured relationship with his muse, the Dark Lady of the Sonnets
.
Songs for a Dark Lady is the working title for Paul's upcoming CD combining two great loves: Shakespeare and Jazz. The expected release date for the CD is Summer 2009.
Canada
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musician, composer, and actor based in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada. He is the musical director of Die-Nasty
Die-Nasty
Die-Nasty is a live improvised soap opera, running weekly in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 1991. Die-Nastys improv comedy format features a continuing storyline and recurring characters, live music, and a director who sets up scenes for the audience in voiceover.The cast of Die-Nasty...
, Edmonton's long-running improvised soap opera. He has a long-running association with the River City Shakespeare Festival
River City Shakespeare Festival
Freewill Shakespeare Festival, formerly known as River City Shakespeare Festival was founded in 1989. It is produced by the Edmonton, Alberta-based "Free Will Players" every summer from late June to mid July. The Festival includes full-scale professional productions of two plays by William...
as both an actor and composer, and has worked at most of Edmonton's theatres including the Citadel Theatre
Citadel Theatre
The Citadel Theatre is the major venue for theatre arts in the city of Edmonton, located in the Downtown Core on Churchill Square.-History:Originally the "Old Salvation Army Citadel", the Citadel was bought by Joseph H. Shoctor, James L. Martin, Ralph B. MacMillan, and Sandy Mactaggart, and the...
. He has twice been honoured with the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award
Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award
The Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award is a local Edmonton, Alberta award presented annually which honours excellence in theatre...
, as Director of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival
Edmonton International Fringe Festival
The Edmonton International Fringe Festival produced by the Fringe Theatre Adventures is an annual event held every August in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada....
production of Reefer Madness: the Musical, and as co-composer (with Joey Trembley and Jonathan Christensen) of Catalyst Theatre's Songs for Sinners.
As a theatre composer, Paul's credits include over 20 original musicals, as well as contemporary scores for the Free Will Shakespeare Festival and original scores and sound designs for theatres across Western Canada. His musicals include Kink! a musical about 1950's pin-up icon Bettie Page
Bettie Page
Bettie Mae Page was an American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She has often been called the "Queen of Pinups"...
,The Adventures of Wanda & Jack, an alt-country meditation on life on the road, written with partner Michele Brown, and Songs for a Dark Lady, re-assembling the words of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
into a one-man musical about Shakespeare's tortured relationship with his muse, the Dark Lady of the Sonnets
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a 1910 short play by George Bernard Shaw on William Shakespeare and the "Dark Lady" character in his sonnets.-External links:*...
.
Songs for a Dark Lady is the working title for Paul's upcoming CD combining two great loves: Shakespeare and Jazz. The expected release date for the CD is Summer 2009.