David Gonzalez

David Gonzalez (Writer/Producer/Performer) is the recipient of the 2011 International Performing Arts for Youth "Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustained Excellence." In 2010 Mr. Gonzalez was named a Joseph Campbell Foundation Fellow. In 2013 he was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to write and perform The Man of the House. He was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for "Unique Theatrical Experience" for his production of The Frog Bride at Broadway’s The New Victory Theater and has created numerous productions, including the critically acclaimed ¡Sofrito! with The Latin Legends Band, and MytholoJazz, both of which enjoyed sold-out runs at The New Victory Theater. Wounded Splendor was the result of a two-year residency and commission from the University of Maryland. Sleeping Beauty, co-commissioned by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Brooklyn College and The McCallum Theater, premiered in March 2010 and has toured nationally for the past three years. David was a featured performer at the 2007 National Storytelling Festival and has performed at festivals in Spain, Switzerland, France, Costa Rica, Norway, Puerto Rico and throughout the United States. He also appeared for three seasons at the Royal National Theatre in London. Mr. Gonzalez is the Artistic Director for The Alliance for a New Humanity, an international service organization dedicated to peace and sustainability. Learn much more at davidgonzalez.com.