WORKSHOP READING
MARCH 15, 2024
8:00pm
The Roaming Gnome Theater
10522 E. 25th Street, Aurora CO
TICKETS FREE
Seating is General Admission
Contact susanlyles@andtototoo.org or call 720-583-3975
The Roaming Gnome has accessible seating please let us know when reserving a ticket about accomodations
THE PURPLEXITIES OF PURPOSE: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY
words/lyrics by Paula Jayne Friedland
Composition by Paula Jayne Friedland, Thorald Koren and Isaac Koren
One womans journey through storytelling and music of her search for purpose.
PLAYWRIGHT
Paula Jayne Friedland
Writer, Lyracist and Composer
Paula earned her degree in music from CSU, and received her acting training at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where she spent 13 years working in professional theatre. She played Sheila in three European tours of the Broadway musical HAIR, and played leading roles in regional productions of A CHORUS LINE, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, HELLO DOLLY and SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM.
After returning to Colorado, she co-wrote and performed three original Sondheim revues, ART ISN’T EASY; OUR TIME; and LOVE,MARRIAGE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. She received wide acclaim for her first one-woman show, AGING, THE MUSICAL, which she performed to sold out crowds at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret,
Paula is also a licensed counselor and certified life coach and has had a successful private practice for 22 years. In addition, she teaches a transformative approach to getting over the fear of public speaking called, Soul Speaks, and has helped hundreds of people become more authentic, powerful speakers in all areas of life.
www.paulafriedland.com www.SoulSpeaks.biz
Director
SUSAN LYLES (she/her)
Susan Lyles is an accomplished and award winning director and producer, holds a BA from Wichita State University, and received certification from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Shakespeare. She has worked on stage as an actor in both Chicago and Denver. Credits: Whacking the Turkey (Hildegard); The Playground (Omni, Rachel); Ordering Lunch (Sarah); Hay Fever (Sorrel); Present Laughter (Daphne); Swimming in Seuss (Fox, Cindy Lou Who, The Lorax. Ensemble) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator). Film Credits: Blameless; Shattered; Second String Villains; Son of Spies and Whispers, B.O.B. and Night Screams. She has also worked in commercials, print, industrial, and voice over. Susan is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of And Toto too Theatre Company, and has directed more than 20 plays, including the award winning Naked in Encino, Car Talk, and Heads. She has designed costumes for more than 50 plays, including Lion in Winter (Denver Victorian Playhouse), 12th Night (Denver Victorian Playhouse), and Greater Tuna and Christmas Tuna (Denver Victorian Playhouse, Town Hall Arts Center). Susan is also producer for the award winning film production company Ruff, Ruff, Dog Productions.
