Directing

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LEAVING IKEA: A Play in Two Cantos (Photos) Monica Flory, Dano Madden The Artful Conspirators, Brooklyn, NY
WITTENBERG (Reviews, Awards) David Davalos Amphibian Productions, Fort Worth, TX
BROOKLYN UNDERGROUND: Theatrical Stories from the Green-Wood Cemetery (Info) The Artful Conspirators The Artful Conspirators, Brooklyn, NY
THIS LURKING THING Jonathan Fielding The Artful Conspirators & Dixon Place, NYC
STINKY FLOWERS AND THE BAD BANANA Croft Vaughn WTE Theatre, NYC, NY
THE BOOK OF LIZ Amy & David Sedaris Piper Theatre Productions, Brooklyn, NY
CAFE DE LA TRISTESSE Nastaran Ahmadi Piper Theatre Productions, Brooklyn, NY
THIN AIR Thomas Coasch Piper Theatre Productions, Brooklyn, NY
THE DOME ("Break Time") David A. Miller, et al Prospect Theater Company, NYC
GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Scott Brown & Anthony King Amphibian Productions, NYC/Ft. Worth, TX
BELOW THE BELT Richard Dresser Amphibian Productions, NYC/Ft. Worth, TX
4 Edges* Crystal Skillman Amphibian Productions, NYC/Ft. Worth, TX
30 IDEAS, 3 OF THEM GOOD The Artful Conspirators The Artful Conspirators with Prospect Theater Company's Dark Night Series at Hudson Guild Theatre, NYC
A LESSON IN ART & THE ORAL TRADITION David A. Miller The Artful Conspirators with Prospect Theater Company's Dark Night Series at West End Theatre, NYC
A LESSON IN ART David A. Miller Dixon Place, NYC, NY
AYRAVANA FLIES, OR A PRETTY DISH Sheila Callaghan Vital Signs New Works Festival, Vital Theatre Company, NYC, NY and Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (WINNER)
HAMLET William Shakespeare Syracuse Stage Understudy Company, Syracuse, NY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Various playwrights Steering Committee, NYC
THE KIDS* Crystal Skillman Little Theatre at Tonic. NYC
THE KIDS* Crystal Skillman Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken, NJ
Metonymy* Anthony Clarvoe Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken, NJ
Do You Have Time? Ad. from Alan Lightman Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken, NJ
Dogg's Hamlet Tom Stoppard Hangar Theater (Wedge Space), Ithaca, NY
16 Thoughts Per Second PER SECOND* David Todd Hangar Theater (Wedge Space), Ithaca, NY
Futz Rochelle Owens Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA
Thirteen Miles from Security* Kathy Drum Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA
Frankenstein in Love Clive Barker Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA
   

*New work in collaboration with the playwright.

Readings    
THE FROLICKS E. Polwhele Wagner College (Guest Artists), NYC
GODDESS WHEEL (Musical) Galt McDermot Wagner College (Guest Artists), NYC
ASSASSINS Sondheim Wagner College (Alumni), NYC
EYES FORWARD Philip Gerson Stanley Drama Award, Wagner College, NYC
THE RESTORATION OF SIGHT Richard Martin Hirsch Stanley Drama Award, Wagner College, NYC
MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Charles Ludlam Amphibian Productions, NYC/Ft. Worth, TX
ALL THIS INTIMACY Rajiv Joseph Amphibian Productions, NYC/Ft. Worth, TX
TRIPTYCH* Joel Chace Amphibian Productions, NYC/Ft. Worth, TX
MEMORY FRAGMENTS Sam Wallin Stanley Drama Award at Wagner College, NY
MOJITOS Renee Flemings Neighborhood Playhouse, NYC
Educational Theatre as a Professional Guest Director    
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Photos)   Manhattan College, NYC
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE   Manhattan College, NYC
DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE Sarah Ruhl Wagner College, Staten Island, NYC
THE IDENTITY PROJECT Ensemble Wagner College, Staten Island, NYC
HAMLET Shakespeare Syracuse University/ Syracuse Stage Understudy Company, Syracuse, NY
Educational Theatre as a Student    
Betty's Summer Vacation Christopher Durang Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek Naomi Wallace Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Lonely Planet Steven Dietz Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Does This Woman Have a Name? Theresa Rebeck Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Unpublished Letters Jonathan Levine Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
It'll Be O.K.* Joe Ranoia Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
The Garden Party Vaclav Havel Western Washington Univ. Bellingham, WA
The Conduct of Life Maria Irene Fornes Western Washington Univ. Bellingham, WA
Edible Complex* Mark Grinolds New Playwright's Theatre, Bellingham, WA
Convenience Store Shootout* Silas Findley New Playwright's Theatre, Bellingham, WA
The Wondershop* Aaron Burtner New Playwright's Theatre, Bellingham, WA
Peanuts: The X Generation* Andrew Blackhall We're Not Your Mother, Bellingham, WA
Assistant to the Director    
HAMLET dir. Robert Moss Syracuse Stage. Syracuse, NY
Dinner with Friends dir. Gordon Edelstein A Contemporary Theatre. Seattle, WA
We Never Knew Their Names dir. Amy Saltz Brave New World at Town Hall. NYC
How I Learned to Drive dir. Mark Ramont Hangar Theatre. Ithaca, NY
Theatre for Young Audiences/ Young Actors    
LISTEN & LEARN: THE NEW YORK THEATRE LEGACY PROJECT Ensemble Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts with Education @ Roundabout Theatre Company, NYC, NY and Orlando, FL
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN Thornton Wilder, Christopher Durang, Shakespeare Portledge School, Locust Valley, NY
THE CRUCIBLE Arthur Miller Portledge School, Locust Valley, NY
NIGHTMARE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Todd Moore, David A. Miller Portledge School, Locust Valley, NY
INTO THE WOODS (JR.) Ad. from Sondheim Horace Mann School, Riverdale, NY
CITYKIDS REPERTORY COMPANY Ensemble CityKids Repertory Company. New York, NY
THE JUNGLE BOOK Ad. Monica Flory from Kipling The New Acting Company.  New York, NY
The Silver Chair  from C.S. Lewis Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School
Comedy Camp Jane Ryan Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ad. Deborah Frockt Hangar Theatre KIDSstuff. Ithaca, NY
Tall Tales from the Wild West Richard Painter Youth Theatre Northwest. Mercer Island, WA
Where's Thermopylae? Ensemble Hilltop Children's Center. Seattle, WA

AWARDS

Wittenberg
Outstanding Direction, Dallas Fort Worth Critics Forum
Top 10 Theatre Performance of 2011, Theatre Jones
Best Theatre Production of 2011, D Magazine  
Top Theatre Performance of 2011, Star-Telegram

"Few comedies combine intelligence and wit as adroitly as this work by David Davalos. Director David A. Miller and a fine cast made this script realize its full, hilarious potential."  - Star-Telegram

Gutenberg! The Musical!
Best Production of 2008 (Reader's Choice), Gutenberg! The Musical!, Fort Worth Weekly, 2008
Below the Belt
Outstanding Direction, Below the Belt from Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum, 2006
Top 10 Production of the Year, Below the Belt from Dallas Morning News, 2006
Top 10 Production of the Year, Below the Belt from Fort Worth Star Telegram, 2006
SDCF Observership. Stage Directors and Choregraphers Foundation (SDCF); NYC, NY, 2003-04
Drama League Directing Fellow.  Drama League of New York; New York, NY, 1999

EDUCATION

MFA Directing, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2003
  Directing: Amy Saltz, Hal Scott, Pam Berlin. Acting (Meisner): William Esper, Deborah Hedwall, Barbara Marchant. Michael Chekov/Clown: Lenard Petit.  Combat: J. Allen Suddeth.  Movement (Loyd Williamson Technique): Loyd Williamson, Jan Leyes.
Playwriting, Julie McKee at HB Studio, 2008
Sketch Writing 101, Upright Citizen's Brigade, 2007
Speaking Shakespeare for Directors, Patsy Rodenburg of the National Theater, London at Michael Howard Studios, NYC, 2003
BA Theater, Magna Cum Laude, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 1995

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