A one-man workshop performance of excerpts from “TURN,” my coming-of-age personal narrative about running away — until it’s time to turn around and look in the mirror.
Original Productions
By Paul HalleyWhen I have an idea, I am able to envision not only the end result, but also all the steps I have to take to make it come to fruition. Many times, these steps involve recruiting the talent, guidance, and help of many different people. No creative project is done completely alone or in a vacuum. I have a confident and enthusiastic ability to marshal forces from the ground up in pursuit of my creative ideas. My portfolio of original productions is a unique display of successful large-scale creative projects that involved other artists, other leaders, and other people who believed in my idea.
The Song of the Sand: My Experience Climbing A Sand Dune In The Mojave Desert (2020)
On September 22, 2019, just a few days after my 25th birthday, I climbed a sand dune in Baker, California. One of the most profound experiences of my life, I learned a little more about my work ethic and what it means to finish what you started.
Where Should I Begin? A Student Film for the SUNY Potsdam Bicentennial Celebrations (2016)
Told in three parts, “Where Should I Begin” is a call for liberal arts education told through the context of SUNY Potsdam’s Bicentennial Celebrations.
Body Speak: An Original Student Production (2014)
In partnership with Student Activists for Gender Equality at SUNY Potsdam, I originated the concept for Body Speak, a student-written, student-performed production that explored “the body” as a central theme.
Supergiant: A One-Act Play (2009)
Through poetry and friendship, two siblings cope the grief and guilt of witnessing a traumatic event second-hand.
ANA: A One-Act Play (2008)
Clashing neighbors become unlikely friends as they discover that the youngest in the group is facing a silent, undiagnosed struggle with anorexia nervosa.