Presenters' Resumes
Linda Purl
A sampling of Linda's stage credits include: on Broadway, the musical 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and the play 'Getting and Spending'; Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice' at the Globe Theatre; Regina in 'The Little Foxes' at the Rubicon; Nora in 'A Doll’s House' at the Matrix; Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet' and Prudence in 'Beyond Therapy' both at the LA Public Theatre; Annie in 'The Real Thing' and Thea in 'Hedda Gabler' at the Mark Taper Forum; Bell in 'Tusitala' with Julie Harris at The Berkshire Theatre Festival; Nora in 'Nora' with Michael York, Wanda in 'The Baby Dance' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. 'The Baby Dance' also played at The Pasadena Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre and the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. Elsa in 'The Road to Mecca' with Julie Harris at The Long Wharf Theatre. Her numerous television credits include series leads in Happy Days, Matlock, and Undercover, and Robin’s Hoods. Among her more than thirty television movies, her most recent is Stranger At My Door for Lifetime. Linda has received eight Dramalogue Awards, six for acting and two for producing. Linda is the Executive Director of the Colorado Festival of World Theatre, and one of its Founders.
