January 2012 · ...is a founding member of Palm Beach Dramaworks. Originally from Syracuse, Mr. Hayes has an extensive list of directing credits including such recent productions as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (5 Carbonell Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Play), Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo (Florida Premiere), American Buffalo (3 Carbonell Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Play), and last season's acclaimed productions of Freud's Last Session and The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

He is a thirty year veteran stage actor; most recent roles include Cradeau in No Exit, and Norman in The Dresser (Curtain Up Award, Carbonell Award nomination, Best Actor). Mr. Hayes was named New Times Best Stage Actor in 2003. Also a playwright, he is the recipient of the Charles M. Getchell Award, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and served as a play writing adjudicator for the Southeastern Theatre Conference and the Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival.

In Palm Beach County, he adjudicates the drama portion of the annual Pathfinders Awards, serves on the City of West Palm Beach Cultural Affairs Council, and is a member of the board of directors of the Economic Forum of Palm Beach County. Mr. Hayes is Vice-President of the Florida Professional Theatres Association.

William Hayes has been involved in 31 productions at Palm Beach Dramaworks since 2000 and will be involved in two upcoming productions.

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