Dave Simonds

Dave Simonds (director) directed the documentaries The Hoy Boys, Forgotten Farms, Cherry Cottage: the Story of an American House, and Confronting Climate Change with Elizabeth Kolbert. He continues work on the short episodic series "Free Advice from an Old Guy" with Jay Tarses. As an actor, Simonds worked extensively in New York, and regionally at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Long Wharf Theatre, and The Portland Stage Company. He was a familiar face in the indie-film renaissance of the late 80s and early 90s. His screen credits include Amateur, The Book of Life, Signs and Wonders, The Fish in a Bathtub, Henry Fool, B Movie, among many others. He appeared in music videos for Everything But the Girl, Beth Orton and others. He was the co-founder of the award winning Cucaracha Theatre, which was housed in a warehouse in Tribeca before anyone knew how to find Tribeca. The New York Times proclaimed, "Cucaracha Theatre has become a center for some of the most interesting experimental theatre in New York."