Drama professional also plans to add performing theater group to Kokomo Region extracurricular options.

June 5, 2009

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College recently announced that Paul Daily will be joining the Kokomo Region as the director of the Ivy Players, a spoken-word, readers’ theater group for Ivy Tech faculty, staff, alumni and students. In addition, Daily plans to add a performing theater group that will be open to faculty, staff, alumni and students by audition only.

Daily plans to have both groups hold public performances during the coming year. For more information, contact Daily at pdaily3@ivytech.edu or (765) 450-8768.

About Daily
Daily was born in Kokomo and began performing on stage at the age of 6. He left town to pursue a BA at Indiana University in Theater and Drama, and he played George in Our Town as part of IU’s mainstage season his senior year.

After graduation he moved to New York City where he performed in multiple plays and film projects. While there, Paul also co-founded and then helped run the theater company Rabbit Hole Ensemble. The last show he was involved with at Rabbit Hole Ensemble, The Night of Nosferatu, was picked up from off-off-Broadway and taken to Wellfleet (Cape Cod) where the Cape Cod Times deemed it one of the best shows of 2007. It also made Popshifter.com’s list of Top Ten Things to Love in 2007. With the birth of his son, Paul moved back to Kokomo to be close to family.

Throughout his years in theater, he has been involved in every aspect, including acting, writing, directing, designing, and teaching.

Besides Kokomo, his work has been seen in Bloomington, Indianapolis, Boston, Washington, D.C., New York City and London, England.

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Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 120,000 students enrolled annually.  Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana.  It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana.  It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region serves Cass, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Tipton and Wabash counties and includes campuses or instructional sites in the communities of Kokomo, Logansport, North Manchester, Peru, Rochester, Wabash and Winamac. To learn more about Ivy Tech, visit www.ivytech.edu.

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