David Henry Gerson

Plays lead in Matthew Lessner’s CHAPEL PERILOUS

admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:54:10 +0000

Matthew Lessner (‘The Woods’ Sundance ’11, ‘By Modern Measure’ Sundance ’08) casts David to play Levi Gold in CHAPEL PERILOUS with Bobby McGee and Kris Park. The film has just been accepted to the Stockholm Film Festival!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chapel-Perilous/371161742985795?fref=ts

Shoots lead role in Michael Hausman’s “A Cop Story”

admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:32:50 +0000

Michael Hausman (Producer: Phil Spector, Gangs of New York, Brokeback Mountain, Man on the Moon) teaches producing at Columbia University. This year he decided to option this story and turn it into a short film with his students. Justin Liberman directs.

David plays the title role, based on this story about an on duty officer who takes his own life after gently saving another man’s.

‘On Religion’ reading with Clara Mamet, Lesley Nicol, and John Pirruccello

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:22:16 +0000

A staged reading and discussion of ON RELIGION, by Mick Gordon and AC Grayling, with David Henry Gerson, Clara Mamet (The Neighbors), Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey), and John Pirruccello.

Dec 8th and 9th, 2012, Los Angeles

James Lapine’s ‘Act One’ at Lincoln Center

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:50:09 +0000

David works with Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine in a workshop of his new adaptation of Moss Hart’s ‘Act One’ for Lincoln Center. With Tony Shalhoub, Debra Monk, Chuck Cooper, Will Lebow, Brooke Adams, David Turner, Ari Brand, Zach Shaffer and Kerry Kastin.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168286-Moss-Harts-Act-One-Adapted-by-James-Lapine-Gets-Starry-Reading-With-Debra-Monk-and-Tony-Shalhoub

* David does a second workshop of James Lapine’s new adaptation at Lincoln Center in January 2013 with Jessica Hecht, Tony Shalhoub, Reg E. Cathey, Veanne Cox, Will Lebow, Bill Army, Ari Brand, Matt Citron, Bradley Dean, Jackie Hoffman, Kerry Kastin, Jennifer Joan Thompson, and Russell Posner.

The Screenwriter’s Daughter at the Vineyard Playhouse

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:38:21 +0000

David plays Steve Thompson, a revolutionary 1960′s Living Theater artist in Larry Mollins’ (90210) new play about the troubled relationship between screenwriter Ben Hecht and his daughter Jenny Hecht in the Vineyard Playhouse’ production of ‘The Screenwriter’s Daughter’ with Ella Dershowitz and Ken Baltin.

IMPROV’ED

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:36:23 +0000

David plays a troubled alcoholic poet in Genevieve Adams’ comedy IMPROVed in NY.
Directed by Jon Goracy, with Andrew Justin Smith, David Henry Gerson, Anthony Laflamme, Juliette Monaco, and Genevieve Adams.

‘Escape Act’

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:35:25 +0000

Plays lead role of Erik, a magician’s assistant struggling to get his own act, in Jaron Downs’ short film, ‘Escape Act’ with Michael Medeiros.

Shoots opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet’s ‘Phil Spector’ Biopic

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:27:34 +0000

David shoots opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet’s “Phil Spector” HBO biopic. David is also hired to be Al Pacino’s on set rehearsal actor for the duration of the shoot.

Maverick Movie Award Best Performance Nomination

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:10:42 +0000

David’s performance in Sundance 2011 selected 8BITS is nominated for a Best Performance award by the Maverick Movie Awards!

http://www.maverickmovieawards.com/shorts2011.html

Vineyard Playhouse

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:50:00 +0000

Reads with Robert Brustein and Ella Dershowitz in a staged reading of Larry Mollin’s new play, ‘The Screenwriter’s Daughter’ at the Vineyard Playhouse, MV. The play is about screenwriting legend Ben Hecht, his daughter Jenny Hecht, and her involvement with the vibrant ‘Living Theater.’