Tyler is a freelance Director and Professor of Acting/Directing at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Before arriving back in Wisconsin to begin teaching (he was born and raised in Ripon, Wisconsin) Tyler lived in New York City where he was working as a freelance director. In addition to his freelance work, Tyler also served as the Associate Artistic Director at the multiple award-winning Off-Broadway Theatre Primary Stages in NYC. His work on new plays led him to Primary Stages where he worked with playwrights such as Terrence McNally, Horton Foote, Stephen Belber, John Henry Redwood, A.R. Gurney, Lee Blessing, Michele Lowe, Christopher Durang and many others. Other New York directing work includes several productions, workshops, and readings of new plays by Neil LaBute, Edwin Sanchez, Stephen Belber, Steven Dietz, Victor Ladato, Julia Jordan, Dan O'Brien, Anthony Clarvoe, and Lucy Thurber among others.
