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Lyle Kessler is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor, best known internationally for his 1983 play Orphans. [1]
Orphans is a play by Lyle Kessler. It premiered in 1983 at The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where it received critical and commercial success and won the Drama-Logue Award. The play has been performed by the Steppenwolf Theatre and on Broadway in 2013.
The Watering Place is a play written by Lyle Kessler. His first full length, it debuted on Broadway, starring Shirley Knight and William Devane. Michael Langham, the initial director of the play, and future director at Juilliard, came to its producer Eugene Persson, and begged him to let him direct it.
kessler is a playwright, actor and director in the l.a and n.y theatre. HE IS AN ACTOR/PLAYWRIGHT MEMBER OF THE LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY. HE INITIALLY STARRED IN THE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF “WAITING FOR GODOT” OPPOSITE BRUCE DERN.
Develop characters and material with world-acclaimed author of Orphans, Lyle Kessler. Work on contemporary and classic material with Lyle in a scene study environment, as well as witness and participate in the development of new material, including new work by Mr. Kessler.
A former student of Lee Strasberg, Lyle Kessler has served as co-moderator of the The Actors, Writers and Director's Unit of The Actor's Studio West, as well as director of the Sundance Screenwriter's Lab. His Tony-nominated play Orphans recently starred Alec Baldwin and Ben Foster on Broadway.
Lyle Kessler is known for The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), Touched (1983) and Gladiator (1992). He has been married to Margaret Ladd since 1977. They have two children.
With an extensive international career, the 1983 text gave screenwriter Lyle Kessler prominence as a playwright.
Apr 9, 2013 · Philadelphia-born playwright Lyle Kessler began his career as an actor, studying with Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio before turning his attention to writing plays. Kessler’s dramas,...
Lyle Kessler is the author of the internationally acclaimed play “Orphans” which recently received two Tony nominations for the Broadway revival starring Alec Baldwin and Ben Foster.
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