Lee Gundersheimer
Theatre Maker
35 years professional experience
Director, Writer, Actor, Administrator, Producer, and Educator
Currently, Artistic Director of the
Players Centre for Performing Arts
in Sarasota, Florida.
Freelancing as a director, writer, and performer
Built and ran two Theatres In New York City, Currently
Artistic Director at the Players Centre for Performing Arts, Sarasota, Florida
DIRECTOR
Over 80 shows
All Over the Country
From Off Broadway to Duluth
From Shakespeare to Annie
ADMINISTRATOR
Built Two Theatres In New York City, Managing Director for a professional Shakespeare Festival
and currently Artistic DIrector for Players Centre for Performing Arts in Sarasota, Florida
ACTOR
75 shows in New York City
Many more all over the country
Appeared onstage with Sally Field, Carol Burnett, Martin Sheen, Deb Margolin, Chad Boseman and my dog, August, three times
PLAYWRIGHT
Author of 7 full length plays
4 One Acts
Winner Best Play New American Play Festival
on Theatre Row
Incommunicado was nominated for 4 Audelco Awards off-Broadway
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Other Writing
Lee also writes poetry, fiction, and draws cartoons.
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A collection of Pandemic Poems- a little over a poem a day for one hundred days straight written during the final weeks of the pandemic
A memoir for Cassey Chou
taken from the actual hospice update emails written during the last weeks of her life
A collection of cartoons drawn during the pandemic lockdown. Email me for PDF.
A collection of poems from the last few years
EDUCATOR
Teacher of Theatre History, English, Acting, Audition Technique, Directing Screenwriting, and Playwriting at eight universities including:
NYU, Hunter College, New York Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota Duluth, and Winona State University.
Taught Master Scene Study, Audition Technique, Beginning Acting at five professional theatres including two that he built and ran