David Kersnar

David Kersnar is a founding ensemble member of the Lookingglass Theatre Company and has twice served as the company's Artistic Director. He recently co-wrote and directed an adaptation of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. Kersnar has worked with the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Remains, Alley, Touchstone, Actor's Gang, Natya Dance, and Chicago Children's Theatres; The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Actor's Gymnasium, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Chicago Children's Choir. Directing and writing credits include Sita Ram, The Last Act Of Lilka Kadison, La Luna Muda, Popcorn and Pasquale, Don Quixote, Pulcinella, In the Green Meadow, Goodnight Moon, Flying Griffin Circus, Brundibar, and Through the Looking Glass. Kersnar received his Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University, and currently serves as Head of Theatre and Dance at Oklahoma State University.