Paul Verdier (died 6 September 2015)^[1] was a stage director, actor, and playwright, who also had a number of guest parts in American television. He was married to Sonia Lloveras-Verdier.

Before moving to the United States, Verdier was a member of the Paris-based repertory companies of Jean-Louis Barrault/Madeleine Renaud and Nicolas Bataille.

Verdier and his wife opened the Stages Theatre Center in Hollywood in 1982, as a venue for bringing "the richness, flavor and variety of World Theatre to Los Angeles audiences".^[2]

In 1986, the couple opened a French restaurant—Cafe des Artistes—next door to the theatre.

Plays

partial list

• Tales for people under 3 years of age (1982) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Eugène Ionesco
• Slowmotion (1988) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Eduardo Pavlovsky
• English Mint (1988) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from L'Amante Anglaise by Marguerite Duras
• 1789 (October 1989) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from the 1970 play by Ariane Mnouchkine
• The night of Picasso (1990) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Edoardo Erba
• Porco selvatico (1991) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Edoardo Erba^[3]
• La Bête (1993 by playwright David Hirson) – Directed by Paul Verdier
• Miss Margarida's Way (by playwright Roberto Athayde) – Directed by Paul Verdier
• Changes (1995 by playwright Barbara Tarbuck) – Produced and directed by Paul Verdier
• Hyenas (2003) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from a play by Christian Siméon

Filmography