Kenneth Lonergan is the author of "This Is Our Youth," selected as one of "Time"'s ten best plays of 1998. In addition he was nominated for a Drama Desk Best Play Award and received "Encore" magazine's Taking Off Award. "The Waverly Gallery" was nominated for the John Gassner Playwriting Award. His screenwriting credits include "Analyze This," "The Lost Army." His film "You Can Count on Me," which he wrote and directed, shared the Sundance 2000 Grand Jury prize and won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.