Paul Rudd worked as a professional actor and director from 1967 through 1986 in New York City both on and off-Broadway, and in regional theaters around the country. Credits include: NY Shakespeare Festival / Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Roundabout Theater, Circle-in-the-Square, Hudson Guild Theater, Longwharf Theater, Hartford Stage Company, Arena Stage, American Repertory Theater, The Goodman Theater, South Coast Repertory, and San Diego Shakespeare Festival. Primarily a theater actor, Mr. Rudd began his career carrying a spear for Joe Papp in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts One & Two; he later became a respected New York performer as Billy Wilson in the premiere of David Rabe's Streamers, The Gentleman Caller in Glass Menagerie, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, and Henry V in Henry V for Joe Papp, once again in Central Park. He worked on television and in film, including the central role of Brian Mallory in Beacon Hill, JFK in Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye, and productions of End of Summer, A Family Reunion, BeulahLand, and guest roles in episodes of Moonlighting, Knot's Landing, Hart to Hart, and Murder, She Wrote, among others. In 1986, he opted to stay home with the first of his and his spouse's three children. While living with his growing family in Greenwich, Connecticut, he was able to develop language and theater workshops in middle schools and high schools from Harlem to Norwalk (Connecticut). Five years ago, Sarah Lawrence College asked Mr. Rudd to join their theater faculty as acting teacher, and then as Shakespeare teacher and director. He is currently teaching “Classics, Period, and Style” to our 2nd year graduate acting students, and is Associate Director of the MFA Drama program.