Meet the musicians, filmmakers, writers, theater makers, and artists of all stripes that make their home in what we call affectionately “Upstate Manhattan”.
The On Air podcast showcases film, stage, music, visual artists and writers from Inwood and neighboring communities. The programming consists of two featured segments: Artist Spotlight and Live N’ Local.
In Artist Spotlight segments we tell the stories of Inwood artists and creators recorded at beloved local haunts in the community. Hosted by Aaron Simms. In Live N’ Local segments we interview Inwood musicians and provide an intimate platform to feature a live showcase of their work. Hosted by Aaron Simms and Jonathan Bell.
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Meet the musicians, filmmakers, writers, theater makers, and artists of all stripes that make their home in what we affectionately call “Upstate Manhattan”.
Welcome to Inwood Art Works On Air podcast. On this Artist Spotlight episode we speak with film director, actor, and photographer, David Zayas Jr.
David Zayas Jr. is a Bronx native and made his Off-Broadway directorial debut with Simpatico, at the Chain Theatre. Prior to that he directed the Jesus Hopped the A Train staged reading starring Common, John Ortiz, and David Zayas at the LABs 30th Anniversary. David also directed multiple times at the Barn Series, which included three New Works in progress by Stephen Adly Gurgis.
He is a teaching artist for directing and has directed with Planet Connections, Actors Theatre of NY, NY Theater Festival, Samuel French OOB Festival, and more. Along with award winning films in over 20 festivals. David is a member of The Actors Studio’s Playwright/Directors Unit and LAByrinth Theater Company.
Also did stunts and stand in work for multiple TV productions including “Dexter”, “Dexter Resurrection”, “The Following”, “Gotham”, “Shut Eye”, and movies like “Ride” and “Annie”. Follow at dzcs4u
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