James Lecesne wrote the screenplay for the short film Trevor, which won an Academy Award and he is co-founder of The Trevor Project, the only nationwide 24-hour suicide prevention and crisis intervention lifeline for LGBT and questioning youth. Broadway: The Best Man. Off Broadway: Word of Mouth (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Award); The Boys in the Band; Motherhood Out Loud; One Man Band; and Cloud 9. Television: “Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City” (Emmy nomination); “Will & Grace”; “Sex & The City" and “Vicious.” James has published three novels for young adults, including Absolute Brightness.

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Westside Theatre/ Downstairs	07/27/2015	Solo Performer
2	Motherhood Out Loud	59E59 Theaters/ Theater A	10/04/2011	Actor D
3	The Boys in the Band	Lucille Lortel Theatre	08/06/1996	Emory
4	Word of Mouth	Promenade Theatre	05/08/1995	N/A

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	Trevor	Stage 42	11/10/2021	Based on a Story by
2	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Westside Theatre/ Downstairs	07/27/2015	Playwright
3	Word of Mouth	Promenade Theatre	05/08/1995	Playwright

		Award	Production	Function
1	NOMINATED	2016 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Solo Show	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Actor
			The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Playwright
2	NOMINATED	2016 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Solo Performance	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Actor
3	NOMINATED	2016 Off Broadway Alliance Award, Best Solo Performance	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Actor
4	WON	2016 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Solo Performance	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Actor
5	WON	2015 uAward	The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey	Actor
6	WON	1995 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Solo Performance	Word of Mouth	Actor
7	WON	1995 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Solo Performance	Word of Mouth	Actor