Paul Brissett
Last updated
April 24, 2019Paul’s current news
My Justice Wainwright rules in Zephyr Theatre's "Witness for the Prosecution" at the historic courthouse in Stillwater. But the wig itches.
Biography
Paul is a retired journalist and corporate communicator whose love for theater was born in kindergarten, when he was cast as captain of the toy soldiers in the Christmas program. Since then he has played roles from classic to contemporary, comedy to drama, in more than 20 productions—his favorites being Faber in Theater in the Round’s “Fahrenheit 451,” Danforth in “The Crucible” and Greg in “Sylvia,” both at the Duluth Playhouse, and the Ghost in Wise Fool Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”
Since moving to Minneapolis in July 2015, he’s been a member of Raye Birk’s Actors Workout and has worked steadily on stage and camera.
Résumé
Paul Brissett
218-428-4540
Ht: 5’6” Wt: 160 Shirt 16-32 (M) Pants: 36X27 Waist: 36 Suit: 42S Shoe: 8 1/2 Hair: Gray Eyes: Brown
THEATER
Title Role Venue Director
Witness for the Prosecution Justice Wainwright Zephyr Theatre Randal Berger
Facility Lionel Minnesota Fringe Festival & Sabes Jewish Community Center Phil Darg
Volpone Corbaccio Classical Actors Ensemble Joseph Papke
The Merchant of Venice Balthazar/Jailer Classical Actors Ensemble Kate Powers
A View From the Bridge (scene) Eddie Carbone Actors Workout Showcase Phil Bratnober
Fahrenheit 451 Faber Theater in the Round Linda Paulsen
The Miser Harpagon Wise Fool Shakespeare, Duluth Liz Larson
The Crucible Danforth Duluth Playhouse John Pokrzywinski
The Government Inspector School Principal Play Ground, Duluth Bob Mitchell
Sylvia Greg Duluth Playhouse Jean Olson
Barefoot in the Park Victor Velasco County Seat Theatre, Cloquet Larry Anderson
The Road to Mecca Marius Dark Horse Theatre, Duluth Julie Unulock
Macbeth Duncan Duluth Playhouse Colleen Daugherty
Romeo and Juliet Lord Capulet Duluth Playhouse Christy Montour-Larson
COMMERCIAL VIDEO/PRINT
Comcast Video out-of-house Man in concourse
Afton Video out-of-house Wedding guest
United Health Care Internet Video Principal
3M Product rollout Print Principal
Grason-Stadler Internet Video Client
Polinsky Rehabilitation Video out-of-house Physician
FILM
Title Role Director
Dig Byron Charlie Berg, HCTC
History Channel: The Last Pope Peasant Ben Krueger
VOICE
Production Role Studio Director
How to Stage a Comeback Police Chief Cloverleaf Audio Jeffrey Langan
War of the Worlds Newscaster KUMD-FM, Duluth Frank Gerval
Woody Guthrie Tribute Various KUMD-FM, Duluth Lawrance Bernabo
TRAINING
Title Studio Instructor
Level 1 Voiceover Guthrie Theatre Jim Cada
Acting Guthrie Theatre Candace Barrett Birk, Laura Esping
Actors Workout Raye Birk
On-Camera class Babs Casting Barbara Shelton
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Basic hand-to-hand stage combat, boxing, football, soccer, wrestling, U.S. Army small arms, carpentry
