Lyle Kessler - Playwright
Lyle’s credits include Orphans, two Tony nominations, BWY revival, Alec Baldwin, and Ben Foster. Olivier Award, Albert Finney, London’s West End production. Al Pacino and Jesse Eisenberg appeared in other productions. Plays include The Watering Place, Collision, Possession, First Born, House on Fire, Robbers, Perp, and The German. Films include Orphans, The Saint of Fort Washington, Gladiator, and Touched, written and co-starring Mr. Kessler. Mr. Kessler is the Director of the New York Actor Studio’s Playwright/Directors Unit and is a member of the Labyrinth Theater Company. Mr. Kessler served as Artistic Director of the Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab. He participated in the Sundance Screenwriters Conference in Hungary, working with writers from all over Eastern Europe. Mr. Kessler’s plays have been published by Random House, Grove Press, Samuel French, and Dramatists Play Service. Mr. Kessler teaches a Master Class in acting and playwriting every Monday night in Chelsea.