Folk Cabaret

Once upon a time, there were folk legends, and Paul Bernstein has recently played with one of the great crooners of all time - Hoyt Jenks. Here are Jenks & Bernstein tracks from concerts and studio recordings. Included is a tribute to Mr. Jenks’ early works in Cincinnati and Milwaukee.   

Coming Soon: Bernstein’s recordings with folk legends Goat Lowe & Seth Ides!

Physical Theater & Dance

Paul Bernstein states: “I have always harbored a surplus of acting impulses, especially while riding alone on elevators. At first, there was just some wild stuff that came out of me, but after acquiring more control, I came to better relate to acting through an elaborate warm-up process that became ritual. At these times, often private and detached, I could become far more imaginative, obsessive, and tuned-in to acting in relation to time, space, and imagination.”

Short Films

Writer/actor Paul Bernstein and director/documentarist Robert A. Emmons Jr. create short films that have played in theaters, museums, art galleries, and festivals. These character-based works feature a heightened documentary style that extends reality into several directions.

Coming Soon: A new film script: Joke Perilous (for 2022 production)

Radio Theater

Sound design, radio broadcasts and multi-track recording devices have filled a vital corner of Paul Bernstein’s work with an unmatchable intimacy – a theater of the mind. Listening audiences still don’t know what to expect from radio theater and they’re susceptible to surprise, which is perfect.        

Merging Theater & Film

Performance research at Rutgers University–Camden: This project footage originated with 20 clunky VHS cassettes, giant mirrors, and opaque plastic stapled to scrim for rear-screen projections. Filmmaker Robert A. Emmons Jr., scenic designer James H. Mobley, and sound designer Stefan Orn Arnarson have collaborated with director Paul Bernstein on 13 interdisciplinary productions.

Managing Director
Eleanor Wood

Bassist
Joshua Machiz

Scenic Designer
James H. Mobley

Filmmaker
Robert A. Emmons Jr.

Sound Designer
Stefan Orn Arnarson

Dancer
Felice Wolfzahn

Percussionist
Tony Buck

Choreographer
Katalin Balla

Cellist
Bertsi Meisters

Guitarist
David Kelly

Dramaturg
Margaret Spear

Playwright
Lynn-Steven Johanson

Playwright
Barbara Wiechmann

Director
Jeffrey Mousseau

Director
Rachel Dickstein

Actor/Director
Ross Hindley

Playwright/Screenwriter
Erin Cressida Wilson

Sound Designer
Josh Dowiak

Trumpeter/Vocalist
Felicity Proven

Trumpeter
Jeroen Maasland

Video Editors
Gregory Furman, Starla Blatcher & Joshua Green

Designer
varystudio Katie Leech