JOSÉ ZAYAS (Director) is an award-winning director who has helmed over 100 productions in New York, regionally, and internationally. His notable credits include La Valentía, El Perro del Hortelano, Cancun, In the Time of the Butterflies, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The House of the Spirits and Chronicle of a Death Foretold (GALA), Macbeth, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Grapes of Wrath, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew (American Shakespeare Center), Evita (Axelrod Performing Arts Center), Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) (La Jolla Playhouse, En Garde Arts), The Queen of Basel (Studio Theatre, DC), Pinkolandia, El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom (Two River Theatre), Exquisita Agonia, Blind Spot, Madre (El Drama Padres), La Nena Se Casa (Repertorio Español), and The Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir (BAM, MASS MoCA, US & European Tours). He has premiered works by acclaimed playwrights such as Stephin Merritt, Hilary Bettis, Matt Barbot, Andrea Thome, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater and Nilo Cruz. José has received numerous accolades, including ACE, HOLA, and Ovation Awards for Best Production and Direction. He has been affiliated with the Drama League, Lincoln Center Theater's Directors Lab, SoHo Rep's Writer/Director Lab, and the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Directors. He is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre and served as the Resident Director at Repertorio Español from 2008-2018. Born in Puerto Rico, José holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University.