Padraic Lillis

Padraic Lillis is the Founding Artistic Director of The Farm Theater. He is a director, playwright, and educator. This past year Padraic was inducted into the Indie Theater Hall of Fame. In 2013 he was named an Indie Theater Person of the Year, awarded the New York Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Direction, and New York International Fringe Festival's Overall Excellence Award for Directing. His plays are published with Dramatists Play Services and Indie Theater Now. He is a member of the Labyrinth Theater Company and a life long Yankee fan.

On Collaboration

Podcast

On Collaboration

14 May 2024

Theatre is a collaborative art. In this week’s episode, host Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder talks with Padraic Lillis, artistic director of the Farm Theatre and Jennifer Goff, professor at Centre College, about the collaborative process. Drawing from their experience developing a new play through the Farm Theatre project, Padraic and Jennifer discuss the ways in which collaboration helps students learn to think critically, communicate effectively, take risks, and analyze text.

Developing More Than a Script

Essay

Developing More Than a Script

The Farm Theater’s College Collaboration Project

31 May 2015

Farm Theatre’s artistic director, Padraic Lillis, discusses the success of The Farm Theater’s College Collaboration Project.

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