Paul T. Mitri

Biography

Paul T. Mitri is a Professor of Theatre at USU where he also served as the Past Artistic Producer for Lyric Rep and Department Head for Theatre Arts. After living and working all over the world, including Egypt, Japan, France, Spain, Seattle, and Salem (MA), Paul spent the next fourteen years in Hawai‘i teaching at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where he chaired the Department of Theatre and Dance and was the Head of the Acting Program. He has worked on over 175 productions as an actor, director, playwright, producer, fight director, dance choreographer and videographer. His productions have received awards from KCACTF, the Moss Hart Award, and many Po‘okela Awards for Excellence from the Hawai‘i State Theatre Council. For the Lyric Rep, he has directed Dreaming American (which he also wrote about his father’s immigration journey from Egypt), Twelfth Night, and Hay Fever. Paul received his BA in Stage Movement and his MFA in Acting from the University of Washington and is a longtime member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA.