Austin Pendleton is an actor, a director, a playwright, and, at HB Studio in New York City, a teacher of acting. He has acted and directed on and off-Broadway, as well as off-off-Broadway, and in regional theaters, notably the Williamstown Theatre Festival (where he also apprenticed, under the guidance of Nikos Psahcaropoulos, for many years the Artistic Director of the Festival), Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre (where he has been a member of the Ensemble since 1986), and the Long Wharf Theatre (under the leadership of Arvin Brown). His last Broadway acting appearance was in Choir Boy, last year. He also, on Broadway, among other appearances, originated the role of Motel the Tailor in Fiddler on the Roof, and later appeared opposite Natalie Portman and Linda Lavin in The Diary of Anne Frank. As a director, he was nominated for a Tony for directing The Little Foxes, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. As a playwright, his plays include Orson’s Shadow, Uncle Bob, and Booth, all produced in New York, around the country, and in Europe, and all published.
