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Kres Mersky
hails from Los Angeles, and lives with her husband / director Paul
Gersten. As an actress, Kres has performed widely in film, theatre
and television, appearing in such shows as Charlie’s Angels to
The Practice. With an early and passionate interest in the life of
the celebrated dancer, ISADORA DUNCAN, Kres created a one-woman
set piece on Isadora’s life, which she is currently performing
extensively at colleges, universities and theatres on the West
Coast and in Canada. She also created another evening, AT THE
CODFISH BALL; a collection of characters written and adapted from
contemporary fiction. Kres’s interest in writing for the theatre
grew and she has been writing nearly full time ever since. Her
first full length play, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A. EINSTEIN, in
which she also starred, is an off-beat comedy about a day in the
life of the great scientist as seen through the eyes of his
longtime “secretary/watchdog”, ELLEN. A.Einstein was produced
twice here in Los Angeles; its second production at the Mark Taper
Forum. Her second full length play, ALGERIAN ROMANCE was
work-shopped at the Mark Taper Forum, and produced at Primary
Stages in New York. Kres is currently in rehearsal with her third
full length play, FLAG DAY, a comedy about an American family and
their unexpected dinner guest. Her numerous one-acts are currently
being performed in and around Los Angeles. She also has been a
regular contributor to the new political magazine, Country
Connections, writing film,
theatre reviews and political commentary. Kres is also a
painter and has had numerous solo and group exhibitions of her
work. In addition, Kres has taught creative writing, acting and
art in the Glendale Unified School district. Currently, Kres is a
member of Theatre West, the Dramatist’s Guild and The Alliance
of Los Angeles Playwrights.
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