Full Name
Sue Zizza
Job Title
Casting Director & Producer
Company
SueMedia Productions
Speaker Bio
Producer / Director. Owner SueMedia Productions and partner in Radio Waves Studios
Sue is an award-winning audio producer / director whose work includes radio plays, podcasts, and audiobooks that often feature ensemble casts and immersive sound design.
A Transmedia Storyteller, Sue finds inspiration for productions from original audio scripts as well as the stage and novels.
In 2021 she was named the Norman Corwin Award Winner for Excellence in Audio Theatre, and has been awarded two Audies; two Gracies; a Gabriel; three Wilbur Awards; a Bronze NY Festivals, a Golden Reel, and numerous Communicator awards.
Among her recent credits:
* Episode 1 of 'Day by Day,' was featured in the 2022 Tribeca Festival’s Audio Storytelling programming featuring 10 actors and full sound design.
* ‘Presence, the Play,’ a 9.5 hour audio adaption from the novel featuring 20 actors and full sound design. Won Mary Shelley Award for Original Fiction
from Media Ecology Association and won 2022 Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Writing.
* ‘Mason and Milo: A Journey Through The Stars,’ featuring a 9 year old actor.
* ‘The Lessons They Learn’ A storytelling project in celebration of the UN’s World Radio Day Spring 2021. This was a joint production of students at
New York University and Hofstra University that shared stories of diversity and inclusion.
Sue began her career specializing in manual SFX and Foley. She is a long-time member of the adjunct faculty at NYU's Film School where she teaches audio recording and sound design.
Sue is an award-winning audio producer / director whose work includes radio plays, podcasts, and audiobooks that often feature ensemble casts and immersive sound design.
A Transmedia Storyteller, Sue finds inspiration for productions from original audio scripts as well as the stage and novels.
In 2021 she was named the Norman Corwin Award Winner for Excellence in Audio Theatre, and has been awarded two Audies; two Gracies; a Gabriel; three Wilbur Awards; a Bronze NY Festivals, a Golden Reel, and numerous Communicator awards.
Among her recent credits:
* Episode 1 of 'Day by Day,' was featured in the 2022 Tribeca Festival’s Audio Storytelling programming featuring 10 actors and full sound design.
* ‘Presence, the Play,’ a 9.5 hour audio adaption from the novel featuring 20 actors and full sound design. Won Mary Shelley Award for Original Fiction
from Media Ecology Association and won 2022 Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Writing.
* ‘Mason and Milo: A Journey Through The Stars,’ featuring a 9 year old actor.
* ‘The Lessons They Learn’ A storytelling project in celebration of the UN’s World Radio Day Spring 2021. This was a joint production of students at
New York University and Hofstra University that shared stories of diversity and inclusion.
Sue began her career specializing in manual SFX and Foley. She is a long-time member of the adjunct faculty at NYU's Film School where she teaches audio recording and sound design.
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