PAULA PIERSON
Lecturer

Marketing and Publicity Director
Intro to Theatre
Marketing and Publicity for the Theatre
Acting

Office: DA 226
Phone: 594-4669
pierson1@mail.sdsu.edu

B.F.A. - U.S.I.U. School of Performing and Visual Arts; A.C.T. - 1992 Congress; M.F.A. - Musical Theatre, SDSU. 2000 and 2005 Star Award recipient. SDPAL Guerilla Marketing Award 2004. Partner in Education with San Diego City Schools 1999 - 2000. Participant The 360 Tours with SDSU Division of University Advancement. Artistic Director of Shakespeare-by-the-Sea 2002 - 2004. General Manager The La Jolla Stage Company 1999 - 2004. Director, including but not limited to, Old Globe Asst. Director The Lady in Black; The La Jolla Stage Company Director World Premieres The Willows and Gershwin's Gold/Rodger's Riches. Actress seen locally, including but not limited to, The La Jolla Stage Company, Lamb's Players, Starlight Civic Light Opera, Moonlight, North Coast Repertory Company, and Coronado Playhouse. Choreography for, including but not limited to, Gerswhin's Gold/Rodger's Riches, Berlin's Best/Porter's Picks, The Fantasticks, Hello Dolly, Dark of the Moon, and South Pacific. Paula is also one of the four founding partners of the theatre company The Green Room, which began the active renovation of the San Diego Balboa Theatre with "Turn the Balboa Around" - Closer than Ever in 1999 and brought San Diego the world premiere musical hit - Polyester, it's a feeling! in 1998 as a producer, creator and performer.