Directing (partial list)

Everybody University of Houston 2024
The 22+ Weddings of Hugo Gala Hispanic Theatre 2024
The Importance of Being Earnest American Shakespeare Center 2024
Macbeth Ame​rican Shakespeare Center 2024
Evita Axelrod Performing Arts Center 2024
Dog Sees God American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2024
La Linda Tierra Que Busco Yo (The Beautiful Land I Seek) Fault Line Theatre 2023
Anna in the Tropics Montclair State University 2023
The Taming of the Shrew American Shakespeare Center 2023
La Valentía Gala Hispanic Theatre 2023
Welcome to Arroyos Cape Fear Regional Theatre 2023
Phoebe in Winter American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2022
Marisol University of Houston 2022
The Wonderful World of Dissocia American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2022
Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2022
Romeo & Juliet American Shakespeare Center 2022
Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) La Jolla Playhouse 2022
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B Kansas City Repertory Theatre 2022
The Amateurs ​American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2021
La Tía Julia y el Escribidor Gala Hispanic Theatre 2021
El Perro del Hortelano Gala Hispanic Theatre 2021
Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) En Garde Arts 2020
The Grapes of Wrath The American Shakespeare Center 2019
Privilege Ensemble Studio Theatre 2019
Queen of Basel Studio Theatre 2019
72 Miles to Go Alley Theater 2019
Washed Up on the Potomac San Francisco Playhouse 2018
Exquisita Agonia Repertorio Español 2018
In the Time of the Butterflies Gala Hispanic Theatre 2018
El Coqui Espectacular...and the Bottle of Doom​ Two River Theater 2018
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Yale School of Drama 2018
Washed Up on the Potomac The Flea Theater 2017​​
Wedding Dress Teatro Espressivo 2017
Blind Spot Repertorio Español ​2017
In the Name of Salome Repertorio Español 2017
Magnetic Fields, 50 Song Memoir BAM/Edinburgh Festival/International Tour 2017
Corazon Eterno Mixed Blood Theatre 2017
Island of Lonely Men Teatro Espressivo 2016
Burundanga Repertorio Español 2016
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Gala Theatre 2016
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter Repertorio Español 2015
Manuel vs. the Statue of Liberty NYMF 2015
The Queen Bees Queens Theatre in the Park 2015
The Idea of Me Cherry Lane Theatre 2015
The House of the Spirits Teatro Espressivo 2015
Your Name Will Follow You Home Repertorio Español 2014
Cancun Gala Theatre 2014
Useless IRT 2014
Barcelo Con Hielo Repertorio Español 2014  
Pinkolandia Two River Theater 2014
Animals Commit Suicide TerraNova Collective 2013
La Nena Se Casa Repertorio Español 2013
The Boat in the Tiger Suit Brick Theater 2013
21 Repertorio Español NYC 2013
Pinkolandia Intar Theater 2013
In the Time of the Butterflies Mixed Blood 2013
The House of the Spirits Gala Theatre 2013
PS Jones and the Frozen City TerraNova Collective 2012
Love in the Time of Cholera Repertorio Español 2012
Luz La MaMa ETC 2012
Rent Bristol Riverside Theatre 2012
The Fantasticks Virginia Stage Company 2012
The Imaginary Invalid American Repertory Theater 2012​
Big Tex Ensemble Studio Theatre 2012
Mrs. Jones/Dixieland… Ensemble Studio Theatre 2011
No Best Friend, No Worse Enemy Repertorio Español 2011
Feeder:  A Love Story HERE Arts Center 2011
In the Time of the Butterflies Repertorio Español 2011
MilkMilkLemonade Astoria Performing Arts Center 2010
The House of the Spirits Denver Center 2010
Father of Lies PS 122 2010
The House of the Spirits Santiago, Chile 2010
Ghost Light 59e59 2009
Babes in Toyland The Ice Factory 2009
She of the Voice PS122/Underground Zero Festival 2009
Liberty Deferred The Chocolate Factory/Target Margin Theater 2009
The House of The Spirits Repertorio Español 2009
Southern Promises PS122 2008
Okay Ensemble Studio Theatre 2008
Vengeance Can Wait PS122 2008
Christmas Carol Epiphany Theater Company 2007
The Wasps Target Margin 2007
Nowhere on the Border Repertorio Español 2007
Devil Land Summer Play Festival 2007

Assistant Directing

Come Back Little Sheba (dir: Michael Pressman) Manhattan Theatre Club
Talk Radio (dir: Robert Falls) Longacre Theatre
Regrets Only (dir:Christopher Ashley) Manhattan Theatre Club
Sarah, Sarah (dir: Mark Nelson) Manhattan Theatre Club
Il Re Pastore (dir: Ron Daniels) Boston Lyric Opera
Macbeth (dir: David Gammons) A.R.T. Institute
The Food Chain (dir: Paul Daigneault) Speakeasy Stage Company

Related Experience

Crossing Borders Festival Curator Two River Theater 2019 
Career Development Program for Directors NEA/TCG ​2009-2011 
Resident Director Repertorio Español ​2014-2019
Guest Faculty The University of Scranton 2010-Present 
Guest Faculty MFA Writing Program Rutgers University ​2015
Playwright’s Week Selection Committee Lark Play Development Center 2008 ​
Reader Summer Play Festival ​2008
Resident Director Ensemble Studio Theatre 2007-2008
Literary Director Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon 2008 
Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab 2007-2008 ​
Lincoln Center Directors Lab 2006
Directing Fellow Drama League 2006
Co-Producer INTAR New Works Lab 2006
Co-Producer Chinese Dream Academy Award eligible 2003​
Artistic Director The Immediate Theater Company 2001-2009 ​
Development Associate HERE Arts Center 2002-2003
Box Office Associate HERE Arts Center 2001-Present
Guest Faculty Beloit College, Undergraduate Acting Studio 2002 ​
Co-Artistic Director and Founding Member of Unseen Theater Company 1996-1998
Playwright Monet’s Mutt, Jack and Jill, The Wombs of Angel Street, Ojos de Perro Azul, Father of Lies

"In the wrong hands, this poetic material could be static and precious. But director José Zayas finds the perfect, dreamy sensibility in Svich’s writing, and In the Time of the Butterflies is richly alive and atmospheric."
-StarTibune, In the Time of the Butterflies