Paul Barnes is the Producing Director of Great River Shakespeare Festival and a freelance director who makes his home in Ashland, Oregon. Regional directing credits include productions at the Folger Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, the Alley Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Pioneer Theatre Company, Indiana Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Kansas City Rep, the Commonweal Theatre, American Players Theatre, and the Oregon, Alabama, California, Idaho, Orlando, and Utah Shakespeare Festivals.