Biography

LANCE TAIT grew up in northern New York. His plays have been performed or have received public readings in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Denver, Toronto, Paris, the United Kingdom and at the American Repertory Theatre and Harvard University. He has an M.A. from Boston University where he studied with Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. Tait has been a visiting lecturer in theatre at Leeds University in England. As a singer/songwriter, he has performed solo in London, England, New York and Los Angeles. He has presented his poetry in Spain and Serbia.

In 2002 Tait founded Theatre Metropole, an English-language theater troupe, in Paris. Two of his series of works are Theatre Metropole Sketchy Comedies (based in New York) and the Edgar Allan Poe Project. In June 2007 Tait, as founder, producer and director of Theatre Metropole, signed an agreement with Crackle, an internet entertainment company owned by Sony Pictures, to present Theatre Metropole New York’s videos on the web. In autumn 2004, staged readings of Tait’s musical comedy, "Helen " were presented in Paris, in English at Moving Parts in Paris, France. In August 2003 T.M. presented "Synesthesia," written and directed by Lance Tait, at the New York International Fringe Festival.