news

january 2017

• Kersti plays KATIE LUTHER in MARTIN LUTHER ON TRIAL by Chris Cragin-Day and Max McLean at the Pearl Theatre in NYC. Runs through January 29, 2017!

sept 2016

• Kersti shoots HBO's THE DEUCE. James Franco directing.

• Agustin McCarthy's short ZEN PARKING & Aurora Ovan's short NIGHTHAWKS.**

• Kersti takes a fun turn in the first episode of HEIRLOOM THE SERIES dropping on VIMEO Sept 9, 2016.

• Kersti nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Madrid International Film Festival for independent feature HELL'S HEART.

may 2016

• Kersti plays KATIE in MARTIN LUTHER ON TRIAL by Chris Cragin-Day and Max McLean at the Lansburgh Theatre in Washington, DC.

2016

• Kersti stars in feature film HELL'S HEART as ANNE. Screening at Canada Film Festival , Manhattan Film Festival, Bronx Film Festival, and Beloit Film Festival (Winner of Director of Programming) World Premiere at Hollywood Film Festival. Directed by Ryan Denmark. Check out trailer here!

october 2015

• Kersti is thrilled to join The League of Professional Theatre Women.

• Kersti joins Theatre Communications Group U.S. Delegation to Cuba for the Havana Theatre Festival.

sept 2015

• Kersti plays BETH/DEBBIE/EVELYN in a reading of Matthew Greene's powerful new play THOUSAND PINES. Directed by Austin Pendleton.

july 2015

• Kersti joins the ensemble of MY REPORT TO THE WORLD: THE STORY OF JAN KARSKIworkshop starring David Strathairn. Performed at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC and the Shakespeare Theatre of DC. Directed by Derek Goldman.

june 2015

• Kersti joins ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE'S 35th Annual Marathon of One-Act Plays as LORRIE in Daniel Reitz's new play GOOD AFTERNOON alongside Haskell King. Directed by Jules Ochoa.

may 2015

• Kersti leads Asa Merritt's One Woman Show True Believer April 17 - May 9, 2015 at TheaterLab. Joshua K. Brody to direct with original music by Bay Bryan. See website for details!

• Kersti playing doctor in ACTOR SEEKS ROLE a short film starring Alex Karpovsky (HBO Girls) and Dylan Baker at ROOFTOP FILMS this FRIDAY, May 29th @8pm The film just won Grand Jury Prize for Short Narrative at IFF Boston! Directed by Michael Tyburski.

• Kersti joins workshop of Al Silber's adaptation of TROJAN WOMEN. Directed by Carolyn Cantor. Produced by Dutchkills Theater

november 2014

• Kersti is interviewed about acting, life and more on Jon Ektrom's podcast Jon Of All Trades: a fascinating podcast in which he talks to people in all manner of jobs and walks of life. Listen in here.

september 2014

• Find Kersti as part of the ALL-STAR cast for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's SHAKESPEARE AT FENWAY on Sept 19th, 2014 in Boston.

june 2014

• Kersti stars in Asa Merritt's new ONE-WOMAN show TRUE BELIEVER at Theatre Lab in New York. Directed by Joshua K. Brody. June 26 - 30th, 2014.

august 2014

• Kersti plays CARLA in John Carrafa's short film CARLA AND CHARLIE with Chandler Williams. Stay tuned.

july 2014

• Kersti shoots Michael Tyburski and Ben Nabor's short ACTOR SEEKS ROLE.
• Kersti plays JANE in Gwydion Suilebhan's workshop of THE BUTCHER for Gulfshore Playhouse in NYC. Directed by Kristen Coury.
• Check out Kersti in the New York premiere of WHAT IT WAS at the Film Society of Lincoln Center July 24th. Directed by Daniel Armando.

june 2014

• Check out Kersti in Novo Novus' What It Was at OUTFest Film Festival Los Angeles and FRAMELINE Film Festival in San Francisco. Directed by Daniel Armando

may 2014

• Gisele Leblanc's short film BIRD starring Kersti Bryan and Len Rella will be competing in the 11th BLACK & WHITE Audiovisual Festival in Porto, Portugal May 21 - 24, 2014.

february 2014

• Kersti featured in REDBOOK Magazine beauty section this month!

january 2014

• Kersti performs as the Duchesse de Guermantes in a reading of Harold Pinter and Di Trevis' adaptation of Proust's Remembrance of Things Past at the Unterberg Poetry Center on January 16th at 8pm. Directed by Di Trevis and Ed Sylvanus Iskandar.

• Kersti begins shooting Small Miracles webseries playing Donna McKinnon alongside Judd Hirsch and Kathryn Kates. Director Moshe (Paul) Mones. 26 Entertainment Productions.

november 2013

• Kersti co-stars as Haley Tyler in upcoming episode of CBS' Elementary starring Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller. Airs on November 14, 2013.

• Gisele Leblanc's short film Bird premieres at Festival Cinerail in Paris on November 6, 2013. Kersti stars as Birdy Girl.

october 2013

• Kersti is honored to become an Associated Artist with New York Classical Theatre.

september 2013

• Kersti wraps Third Star Films' upcoming feature Hell's Heart as lead Anne Moreau. Directed by Ryan Denmark.

• Kersti stars as Margit in August Strindberg Repertory Theatre's English Language Premiere of Mr. Bengt's Wife. Off- Broadway at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Directed by Craig Baldwin. Runs Sept 15 to Sept 29, 2013.

september 2013

• Kersti revisits the Forest of Arden as Rosalind in As You Like It with her friends and Libra Theater Company. CAP 21 NYC. Directed by Evan Mueller. Music by Jeff Raab

june 2013

• Kersti mourns for her life as Masha in New York Classical's production of The Seagull. In Central Park and Prospect Park, Brooklyn. NYC.

• Kersti's one woman show Lot's Wife in the Spring of 1937 has been accepted to United Solo Festival in New York City for the Fall of 2013!

may 2013

• Kersti co-stars as 6 month pregnant Polish widow, Cecylia Dworczack, on the First Season Finale of CBS' awesome Golden Boy. Airs May 24th, 2013!