Paul Sparks was most recently seen Off-Broadway in EDWARD ALBEE’S AT HOME AT THE ZOO. Broadway credits include: HEDDA GABLER & TAKE ME OUT. Off-Broadway credits include BURIED CHILD, THE KILLER, DUSK RINGS A BELL, LADY, PUMPGIRL, AMERICAN SLIGO, ESSENTIAL SELF DEFENSE, FINER NOBLE GASES, LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY, ORANGE FLOWER WATER, BUG, BLACKBIRD, CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL, & COYOTE ON A FENCE. Film/TV: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, HOUSE OF CARDS, THE NIGHT OF, and BOARDWALK EMPIRE. TRAINING: New York University.
I sit down with Paul Sparks to talk about growing up in Oklahoma, the fact that he can tap dance, his aversion to fakery in the audition room, what he would tell Edward Albee if he could go back in time, & why it’s a joyous thing to make theatre.