Phil Paradis's one-man show, Evening with Stephen Crane, received raves at Manhattan Repertory Theatre and The Stephen Crane House, at Asbury Park, New Jersey. His Footprints of the Polar Bear & Other Eco-Centric Plays (five one-acts about climate change) had a successful two-week run at American Theatre of Actors in New York. Dr. Paradis served on the faculties of universities for twenty years and is best known for his full-length play with song Soldier’s Christmas (about the Christmas Truce of 1914).

His awards include an Academy of American Poets Prize, Appalachian Poets Prize, Kentucky New Short Play Award and Cincinnati Director's Competition Prize for Footprints of the Polar Bear. Phil's plays have appeared in New York at ATA, Manhattan Rep, Producer's Club, and Midtown International Festival; at fringe festivals in Hollywood and Cincinnati; festivals in Louisville and San Diego; at Northern Kentucky University, Cincinnati LAB Theatre, Drama Workshop, and Village Players.

A published playwright and poet, Phil resides in Kentucky. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America and directs Actors & Playwrights Collaborative which develops and produces new plays. Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Sage of Concord is his newest work. Learn more at www.philparadis.com.