Seth Bisen-Hersh

Seth Bisen-Hersh is an American author, performer, composer/lyricist, producer, and crossword puzzle constructor. Early life and education Bisen-Hersh grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with two bachelor’s degrees (in Computer Science and Music) in 2001, then earned a master’s degree in Music Technology from New York University in 2003. Career Bisen-Hersh’s interest in musical theater started young, and he grew up performing in children’s theater productions during summers, as well as performing with local performing arts groups. He started producing and writing shows during his undergraduate studies at MIT, and became serious about pursuing a career in musical theatre during his time at graduate school in New York. His first professional musical theater production was Meaningless Sex which premiered at the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival, where it won the Audience Favorite Award. The following year he won the NYC Fringe Festival’s Audience Favorite Award for a second time, with his new musical The Spickner Spin. He has written the score (music and lyrics) for numerous musical theatre productions, including