Paul Somers

Paul Somers ( Hugh Butternut ). A  native of Waseca, MN, Paul earned his B.S. in Theatre Arts from Mankato State University. He has since performed extensively throughout the region, appearing at the Jon Hassler Theater in The Odd Couple , Simon's Night , and Grand Opening , and with the Lake Pepin Players in Wisconsin. More recently, he has performed in Drama: A Comedy and Rumors for Urban Samurai Theater, and Super Monkey for Jon Ferguson, an ensemble-written piece which performed in the Dowling Lab at the Guthrie Theater. Paul was a founding member of the Merlin Players, based in Fairbault, MN, and he has toured with CLIMB Theater and the National Theater for Children. His commercial credits include ads for Subway, Green Mill and Best Buy. Paul's favorite role is that of father to his four (that's right, FOUR) sons Jack, Gregory, William and Alec, without whose love and support this performing thing would not be possible.