Pauls Macs

Pauls Macs (he/him) is a Seattle/New York-based director, producer, and educator. While working in New York, he has directed world premiere plays, films, operas, and musicals.

Select directing credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Disney's Newsies, King Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I Would Consider Giving Up (world premiere), The Dark Don’t Hide It (world premiere), Jack and Jill (world premiere), Petronilla (world premiere), Gutenberg! The Musical!, The Drowsy Chaperone, Urinetown: The Musical, and The Musical of Musicals: The Musical.

Pauls is the Artistic Associate at New York Theatre Barn, which serves as a home for original culture shifting musicals during incubation. In Seattle, Pauls is a founding member of Gaisma Theatre Group, an inclusive theatre company dedicated to serving the musical theatre writers of the Pacific Northwest.

He graduated with his MFA in Directing: Theatre and Film from The New School in New York City.