Francis Gercke

Francis "Fran" Gercke is an American actor, director and playwright who appeared in productions of The [Only Game in Town (play)|The Only Game in Town], A Hatful of Rain, Proof, Noises Off, and wrote the play The Dark Heart of Dooley Stevens.

Personal life

Gercke graduated from Actors Studio Drama School at the [New School for Social Research]. While there, he met Kristianne Kurner who he married. They had a son together, filmmaker Jonah Gercke. Gercke later married Jessica John.

Career

In 2001, Gercke and Kurner founded New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad, California.
In 2015, Gercke and Jessica John founded Backyard Renaissance, a production company in which John is the executive director and Gercke is the artistic director.
In 2020, Gercke wrote the play The Dark Heart of Dooley Stevens.