On February 3rd, 2021, we had the honor and pleasure of having a City Congregation member, and two guests, present. Producer Jack Lechner, along with his colleagues Ronald Guttman and Dr. Elliot Zeisel, were gracious enough to allow us to share a recording of this program, about producing the web series Group.
City Congregation member Jack Lechner is an executive producer on the web series Group, about the ups and downs of a therapy group in New York City. The patients are played by actors, who improvise their dialogue within scripted parameters, while the therapist is played by Dr. Elliot Zeisel, a real practitioner who has been leading groups for four decades. The series has received considerable acclaim; in a feature article, The Atlantic called it “riveting.” Jack talked about how the series came to be, as well as the challenges of producing Season Two during the pandemic.
To watch trailers and the series, visit https://www.youtube.com/grouptheseries
Jack Lechner’s credits as Producer, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, or Consulting Producer include over a dozen award winning productions in film, television and internet programming. As an executive at Miramax and Film Four, he was involved in the production and development of dozens of movies, including The Crying Game, Good Will Hunting, and The Full Monty. His book Can’t Take My Eyes Off You was published in 2000, and he wrote a picture book, Mary Had A Little Lamp, in 2008. He also wrote the lyrics for the 2010 off-Broadway musical The Kid. Jack Lechner is an associate professor at Columbia University School of the Arts.
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