David Cale is a renowned performance artist, playwright, songwriter, and actor residing in New York City. His notable solo play, "Harry Clarke", which starred Billy Crudup, premiered at the Vineyard Theatre and later transferred to Audible at the Minetta Lane Theatre, earning the prestigious Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. This critically acclaimed production then ran at Berkeley Rep before making its way to London's West End, where it enjoyed a sold-out nine-week run at the Ambassadors Theatre.
Cale's subsequent solo play, "Sandra", also premiered at the Vineyard Theatre. As both writer and performer, he has created numerous works, including "We're Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time", which he wrote, composed music for, and co-composed with Matthew Dean Marsh. This production garnered several awards, including the Obie Award, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, and Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Show, as well as a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Cale and Marsh also received the Jeff Award for New Musical.
His other notable works include "The History of Kisses", "Palomino", "A Likely Story", "Lillian" (Obie Award),"Deep in a Dream of You" (Bessie Award),and "Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky" (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination). The latter was inspired by his experience portraying Floyd Duffner in Alex and Andrew Smith's film, "The Slaughter Rule", and features music co-composed by Cale and lyrics written by him. Additionally, Cale composed the songs for 600 Highwaymen's "Employee of the Year", which received a Bessie Award nomination.
