Richard Gershman

Biography

Richard Gershman began his career in theatre where he served on the Artistic Staff of two of the most prominent theatres in America, the Mark Taper Forum and the Seattle Repertory Theatre.  He has over fifty stage productions to his credit.  Among them, he has directed: GRANDMA MOSES with Cloris Leachman, THE WRONG BOX, BODIES with Lawrence Pressman and Cristina Pickles, DEAD WRONG and AGNES OF GOD, SPOKESONG (Seattle Repertory Theatre), LUCKY LINDY (Mark Taper Forum), and as an assistant director: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (Broadway, London, National Tour), FOOLS (pre-Broadway), THE LADY AND THE CLARINET (pre-Broadway), CHEKHOV IN YALTA, PAL JOEY, SAINT JOAN, THE TEMPEST, TERRA NOVA and TWELFTH NIGHT.

Mr. Gershman's work in television and film includes his direction of multiple episodes of JUDGING AMY and CHICAGO HOPE and as an assistant director on the features, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, QUEEN'S LOGIC, ONCE BITTEN, ZOOT SUIT, THE LAST MOVIE STAR, and on TV shows LOST, UGLY BETTY, CLOSE TO HOME, NIGHTSTALKER, BONES, JUDGING AMY, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, CHICAGO HOPE, GOSSIP GIRL, L.A. LAW, ELVIS, THE OLDEST ROOKIE, CHINA BEACH, and COLUMBO.

Mr. Gershman's work has earned him grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Film Institute. His theatre productions have earned him 10 Dramalogue Awards, including 2 for Best Direction, and his film, JONI & THE WHALES (HBO, A&E Network), was a top award winner at the Chicago and Houston International Film Festivals.