Director's Resume

DIRECTOR'S RESUME

Lawrence Lesher
SDC

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DIRECTING EXPERIENCE

PLAYS

Around the World in 80 Days Ocala Civic Theatre Ocala, FL
Tom Jones Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike Ocala Civic Theatre Ocala, FL
Rounding Third San Luis Obispo Rep. Theatre San Luis Obispo, CA
The Foreigner Thin Air Theatre Co. Cripple Creek, CO
I Hate Hamlet Ocala Civic Theatre Ocala, FL
King Charles III Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
The Diviners     Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
The Liar Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Tom Jones Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Crimes of the Heart Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Around the World in 80 Days Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
The Quest for Don Quixote   Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Haunting at the Old Homestead Thin Air Theatre Co. Cripple Creek, CO
Caught in the Net Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
Unnecessary Farce Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Rounding Third Millbrook Playhouse Mill Hall, PA
Every Xmas Story Ever Told... Millbrook Playhouse Mill Hall, PA
All of Greek Mythology in 99... Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
The 39 Steps Millbrook Playhouse Mill Hall, PA
Twelfth Night Random Access Theatre New York City, NY
Vice Girl Confidential Theatre Row/Gracye Prods. New York City, NY
Com. Works of Shakes. (Abr) Millbrook Playhouse Mill Hall, PA
A Tuna Christmas Millbrook Playhouse Mill Hall, PA
Flowers for Algernon Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
The Laramie Project Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Picasso at the Lapin Agile   Astoria Performing Arts Center New York City, NY
The Asphalt Christmas Theatre Row/Gracye Productions New York City, NY
Arsenic & Old Lace Queens Shakespeare New York City, NY
Tamed Pioneer Playhouse Danville, KY
The Servant of Two Masters Pioneer Playhouse Danville, KY
Run For Your Wife Pioneer Playhouse Danville, KY
The Odd Couple (Female)   Pioneer Playhouse Danville, KY
Death by Darkness Pioneer Playhouse Danville, KY
Cookin' With Gus Pioneer Playhouse Danville, KY
Leading Ladies   Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
Run For Your Wife Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
Canterbury Tales Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
Twelve Angry Women Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Daisy Pulls It Off   Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Com. Works of Shakes. (Abr)   Stagedoor Manor (2 times) Loch Sheldrake, NY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream   Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Player’s Ensemble (5 times)   Stagedoor Manor   Loch Sheldrake, NY
Lunar Academy of St. Augustine Endtimes Productions New York City, NY
Zombie Frathouse Bash Endtimes Productions New York City, NY
Savage Hot Babe Massacre Endtimes Productions New York City, NY
Void Endtimes Productions New York City, NY
Com. Works of W. Shakes (Abr) SteppenDwarf Theatre Lakeland, FL
Runs with Scissors 1-7   SteppenDwarf Theatre Lakeland, FL (7 productions)
Picasso at the Lapin Agile    SteppenDwarf Theatre Lakeland, FL
Our Fantasies Are Eating Us Alive SANDrep New York City, NY
The Play Networks Festival New York City, NY
Four Ives and a Vogelstein   Orlando Fringe Festival Orlando, FL
Pillow Talk Orlando Fringe Festival Orlando, FL
Hidden In This Picture Orlando Fringe Festival Orlando, FL
The Zoo Story              Buckner Theatre Lakeland, FL
Hidden in This Picture   iMPACTE! Theatre, FL Orlando, FL
A Night of One-Acts    Great American Melodrama Oceano, CA

MUSICALS

25th Annual Putnam Cnty Spelling Bee Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
Disaster! Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Halloween Olio Thin Air Theatre Co Cripple Creek, CO
Sidekicks! (reading)   New York Musical Theatre Festival NYC, NY
Staycation Vaudeville Great American Melodrama Oceano, CA
Once On This Island Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
Oliver!   Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, NY
I Love You,You’re Perfect,Now Change Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
Nunsensations: a Vegas Revue Theatre Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown St. Joseph School (guest director) Lakeland, FL
Perils of Pismo Peg   Camp Melodrama Oceano, CA
New York Vaudeville Revue Camp Melodrama Oceano, CA
Sleeping Beauty Missoula Childrens Theatre Missoula, MT(Tour)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL

OTHER

Won “Best Director” from Endtimes Productions for production of Lunar Academy of St. Augustine.
Won “Best Director” and “Best Show” from Endtimes Productions for Savage Hot Babe Massacre.
Death by Darkness earned more per performance than any other show in Pioneer Playhouse’s 60 year history to date.
Run For Your Wife set single night box office record for Pioneer Playhouse for tickets sold.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile selected to represent Lakeland in the statewide Florida Theatre Conference competition.
Canterbury Tales remounted months later due to popular demand in community
Hidden In This Picture selected “Best of Fringe Festival” evening at iMPACTE Theatre
Served as company road manager for Windwood Theatricals in an east coast tour of “Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)”
Served as the Associate Artistic Director at Stagedoor Manor
Ran all aspects (directing, producing, etc.) of my own theatre company for 4 years