Director, Educator, Fight Choreographer & Acting Coach
Daniel Inouye is a multi-award winning director, teacher, fight choreographer, artistic director, producer, playwright, dramaturg and occasional actor. Daniel's love for theatre began after witnessing a performance of King Lear and since then has grown into a desire to produce high-quality performances and to mentor others in the field. After receiving a B.A. in Theatre/Communications from Wheaton College, he completed an M.F.A. in Directing at Baylor University. In addition to directing shows in NYC, Chicago and across the country, Daniel's career includes a variety of theatre-related experiences including managing a community theatre, assisting start-up arts organizations, and co-writing educational plays for youth. Career accolades include a Drama Desk Award nomination for the revival of Horton Foote's The Traveling Lady, for which Daniel was assistant director; as well as numerous directing awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Currently, he combines his dual passion for theatre and teaching in his role as an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
"When I sit alone in a theare and gaze into the dark space of its empty stage, I'm frequently seized by fear that this time I won't manage to penetrate it, and I always hope that this fear will never desert me. Without an unending search for the key to the secret of creativity, there is no creation. It's neccessary always to begin again, and that is beautiful."
~ Joseph Svoboda.
"When I sit alone in a theare and gaze into the dark space of its empty stage, I'm frequently seized by fear that this time I won't manage to penetrate it, and I always hope that this fear will never desert me. Without an unending search for the key to the secret of creativity, there is no creation. It's neccessary always to begin again, and that is beautiful."
~ Joseph Svoboda.