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Danielle Palumbo, with wavy, shoulder-length hair, smiles softly at the camera. Light-skinned and wearing a subtle pink lip color, she stands in an indoor setting of warm tones, where a hint of framed artwork peeks from behind.

Amy Poux is a director based in the Hudson Valley. Throughout her career, Poux has focused on creating scripted and unscripted contemporary theater and film in traditional and non-traditional settings. As a theater director, Poux has worked Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway as well as nontraditional theater spaces including Theatre for the New City, Angel Theatre, Primary Stages, WestBeth Theatre Center, The Greenwich Street Theatre in New York City and Old Stone House, Brooklyn and Teatro La Tea, NYC. Most notable NYC work includes The Black-Eyed Brothers by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, West Beth Theater Center, and Take To The Bed by Joan Rater, Theater For The New City.

In the Hudson Valley, Poux formed Intergeneration Ensemble (I.E.) and Youth Ensemble Theater (Y.E.T), directing 40+ productions at The Richard B. Fisher Performing Arts Center, NY State & Film/Powerhouse Theater Festival(Poughkeepsie, NY), Byrdcliffe Theater (Woodstock, NY), Denizen Theatre (New Paltz, NY) among others. YET has garnered awards from the American Academy for the Dramatic Arts (Featured performance/Youth Theatre Conference 2018), the NYC Thespian Society (Best Play), NYS Theatre Education Association (Award of Excellence 2019).

As a filmmaker, Poux’s recent work includes the pilot, Do Nothings (2024), As a filmmaker, Poux’s recent work includes the pilot, Do Nothings (2024), [AWARDS: Best Composer – LA Independent Film Awards, Best Series -Chicago Indie Film Awards, Official Selection – Amsterdam Movie Fest, Official Selection – Denver Indie Film Fest, Official Selection – Big Apple Film Fest, Official Selection – San Diego Independent Cinema Awards, Official Selection – Miami Women Film Festival, Official Selection – Tokyo Independent Film Festival, Best TV Pilot -Toronto Indie Shorts Filmmaker Awards], Do Nothings (Proof of Concept) & its sequel, I’m Okay, (Northguild Productions/HUDSY-TV) (Awards – NewFilmmakers NY 2021, NYWIFT iWoman Fest, 2022).

The image features the logo of "54 Below," a renowned cabaret and dining club. The logo uses an elegant serif font with the number "54" prominently displayed and the word "BELOW" situated underneath. The text is gold on a dark brown background with a gold border surrounding the design.
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