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Paul Shyre Biography (1929-)

Born March 8, 1929, in New York, NY; son of Louis Philip and Mary (Lee) Shyre. Addresses: HOME--162 W. 56th Street, New York, NY 10019. AGENT--Brigid Aschenberg, International Creative Management, 40 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.

The Paul Shyre Collection, containing the manuscripts, letters, and memorabilia of Mr. Shyre, is housed in the Mugar Library archives at Boston University.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 8, 1929

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Pictures in the Hallway (concert reading), Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• Basil Stoke, Purple Dust, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• I Knock at the Door (concert reading), Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• Roderigo, Othello, Belvedere Lake, New York City, 1958.
• Shanaar, Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, Carnegie Hall Playhouse, New York City, 1958.
• An Unpleasant Evening with H.L. Mencken (one-man show), Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1972.
• Blasts and Bravos: An Evening with H.L. Mencken (one-man show), Cherry Lane Theatre, 1975.
• Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, Saint Joan, Circle in the Square, NewYork City, 1977.
• narrator, Side by Side by Sondheim, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1978.
• Also appeared in U.S.A., Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1959;I Knockat the Door and Pictures in the Hallway, both Theatre de Lys, New York City,1964; Pictures in the Hallway, Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1971; Absurd Person Singular, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1975; andin California Suite, New York City.
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Director, U.S.A., Westport Country Playhouse, Westport,CT, 1953.
• FIRST BROADWAY WORK--Co-producer, Pictures in the Hallway (concert reading), Playhouse Theatre, 1956.
• FIRST LONDON STAGE WORK--Producer, Pictures in the Hallway, Mermaid Theatre, 1966.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Co-producer, Purple Dust, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• co-producer and director, I Knock at the Door (concert reading), BelascoTheatre, New York City, 1957.
• co-producer, Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, Carnegie Hall Playhouse, New York City,1958.
• director, U.S.A., Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1959.
• producer and director, Drums under the Windows, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1960.
• co-producer and director, The Long Voyage Home and Diff'rent, both Mermaid Theatre, London, 1961.
• director, The Child Buyer, Humanities Theatrea, Los Angeles, CA, 1962.
• co-producer and director, The Creditors, Mermaid Theatre, 1962.
• director, A Fair Game for Lovers, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• director, I Knock at the Door and Pictures in the Hallway, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1964.
• director, The Queen and the Rebels, Theatre Four, New York City, 1965.
• director, A Whitman Portrait, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1966,then Open Space Theatre, London, 1967.
• Director, Pictures in the Hallway, Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre, NewYork City, 1971.
• director, An Unpleasant Evening with H.L. Mencken, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1972.
• director, Will Rogers' U.S.A., Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• director, Juno and the Paycock, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1973.
• director, The Morgan Yard, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1974.
• director, Paris Was Yesterday, summer theatre production, 1978, then Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• director, Ah, Men, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• director, Will Rogers' U.S.A., Ford's Theatre, 1984.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Sidney, Absurd Person Singular, 1977.
• Writings
• STAGE; SEE PRODUCTION DETAILS ABOVE,UNLESS INDICATED (Adaptor) U.S.A., 1953, published by Samuel French, Inc., 1960.
• (adaptor) Pictures in the Hallway, 1956, published by Samuel French, Inc., 1958.
• (adaptor) I Knock at the Door, 1957, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1960.
• (adaptor) Drums under the Windows, 1960, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1960.
• (adaptor) The Child Buyer, 1962, published by Samuel French, Inc., 1966.
• (adaptor) A Whitman Portrait, 1966, published by Dramatists Play Service,1967.
• (adaptor) An Unpleasant Evening with H.L. Mencken, 1972.
• (adaptor) Will Rogers' U.S.A., 1973.
• (adaptor) Blasts and Bravos: An Evening with H.L. Mencken, 1975.
• (adaptor) Paris Was Yesterday, 1980.
• Ah, Men, 1981.
• Writings;TELEVISION; EPISODIC
• "Carl Sandburg: Echos and Silences," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982.
• Writings;SPECIALS
• Hizzoner!, PBS, 1984.
• Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts, PBS, 1985.