About Dan

I’m an LA-born, New York City-based film and theater director. I recently completed "Summer Break", a short film that is currently touring festivals. While a student at NYU’s Drama Department, I studied acting at Atlantic Theater Company. While working in theater, my fascination with the big picture led me to pursue directing. I later earned an MFA in directing from Boston University. I’ve directed and developed at Primary Stages, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, New Dramatists, Lark Theatre, Flea Theater, Atlantic Theater Company, HERE Arts Center, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival, New York Int’l Fringe Festival, Young Playwrights Festival, Samuel French Short Play Festival, Summer Shorts Festival @ 59E59 Theater, NYU’s Dept of Dramatic Writing, and NYU’s Dept of Musical Theatre Writing. I’m a frequent guest film director at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. I currently teach acting and directing in the Department of Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.