Birth Place: Omaha, NE
A native of Omaha, NE, Paul R. Coate has been a professional actor, singer, and teaching artist in the Twin Cities of Minnesota since the summer of 2008. Paul lives in Bloomington, MN with his wife Kathleen, and their two children.
In 2011, Paul appeared as 'Captain Walker' in The Who's Tommy at Pioneer Place on Fifth in St. Cloud, MN; 'Malcolm' in The Full Monty at Paul Bunyan Playhouse in Bemidji, MN and Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud, MN; 'Chip' in Skylark Opera's production of Leonard Bernstein's On The Town; and 'Monostatos' in the Minnesota Orchestra's semi-staged version of Mozart's Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), conducted by Osmo Vänskä. Paul kicks of 2012 by appearing in Ragtime with Park Square Theatre in St. Paul.
Other Minnesota performance credits include productions with the Theater Latte Da, The Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Skylark Opera, The Strange Capers, The Classical Actors Ensemble, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Highland Summer Theatre, The Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company, and The Bloomington Theatre and Art Center. Paul is also a lyricist with the Twin Cities songwriting collective, Prosody. Nebraska credits include several years of work with The Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Opera Omaha, and The Omaha Symphony Orchestra.
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