Q&A: Actor/Writer Paden Fallis on "Dark at the End of the Tunnel"
Ryan Swearingen | October 11, 2011 
Paden Fallis is an actor and writer whose second full-length solo play, DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, performs October 24th as part of the United Solo Festival in New York. It’s the story of a blind man who wakes up lost and confused, fearing he may have killed a man. Desperate for answers, he delves into his childhood, his loss of sight, regrets, and his strange fascination with US General Curtis LeMay. Theatre Jones described it as “the acting equivalent to a gymnast’s floor routine.” Developed through a residency at The Field and with input from Visions services for the visually impaired, it shares themes of blindness—both literally and figuratively—with Fallis’ first piece, THE PLAY ABOUT THE COACH. That play convincingly creates an entire college basketball game from the coach’s point of view. Both pieces have received critical acclaim, with runs at Dallas’ Out of the Loop Festival, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and The Kitchen, The Tank, and The Peoples Improv Theatre (PIT) in New York. Paden joined us to discuss the plays, his own connection to their common themes, and what’s next for him.
