Lee Gundersheimer joins me to share his remarkable journey through the theater world—as actor, director, playwright, and educator. From formative lessons with Uta Hagen to reinvention in Winona’s vibrant arts community, Lee reflects on the power of reputation, the wisdom gained from both success and failure, and the enduring joy of collaboration. With insights on showing up, staying curious, and the nature of theater itself, this inspiring conversation celebrates a life devoted to storytelling and connection.
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Lee’s Links
Website: LeeGunder.com
Lee’s Bio
A multi-faceted theatre professional, Lee has worked as an actor, director, playwright, producer, administrator and designer. He has built and run two separate theater spaces in Manhattan, managed many new play workshops, directed over eighty plays, performed in countless theaters in NYC, and worked as a teacher of acting, directing, and playwriting for five major universities. He is a founding member of two local theatres: Treefort and The Hat. As a playwright, his play Incommunicado was produced off Broadway and nominated for two Adeulco Awards. His play Pas De Deux won Best New American Play on Theatre Row in NYC. Before moving back to Florida where he was raised, he spent some time in the Midwest where he was Managing Director of The Great River Shakespeare Festival and the Arts and Culture Coordinator for the City of Winona, MN.
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