Today on Whats My Frame I'm joined by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Daniel Pearle. Daniel joins us to chat about his newest project THE BEAST IN ME where he served as writer and executive producer. We take a deep dive into creative process, research and understanding your character's voice.
Daniel's plays have been produced and developed at Lincoln Center Theater, London’s Old Vic, The Vineyard, Ars Nova, and at regional theaters around the country. His play A Kid Like Jake premiered in a sold-out run at LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater (NY Times Critic’s Pick). Other plays include Freefall (finalist, 2017 O’Neill Playwrights Conference), Remote Viewing (semi-finalist, 2015 O’Neill Playwrights Conference), and The Prodigies (semi-finalist, 2013 O’Neill Playwrights Conference).
Daniel’s feature film adaptation of A Kid Like Jake premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film is directed by Silas Howard and stars Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, and Octavia Spencer. Other film credits include: Minyan (2020) and Oliver Sipple (currently in development with Mad Chance Productions).
Daniel served as co-showrunner and executive producer on season 2 of Fox’s Accused and is currently a writer and executive producer on Netflix’s upcoming The Beast in Me. Other TV credits include Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX) and One of Us is Lying (Peacock). Daniel was awarded the 2018 Humanitas New Voices Grant for emerging writers in television. He is an alum of Ars Nova’s Play Group and a MacDowell Fellow. He earned his BA from Harvard University and his MFA from The New School for Drama.