Ep. 304 - Lighting The Way: Faith, Family & Filmmaking | Nathan & D’Lytha Myers & Bryan Ward

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of the Dad Up Podcast!

🟫 Lighting The Way: Faith, Family & Filmmaking| Featuring Nathan and D’Lytha Myers and Bryan Ward | Ep. 304

👉 Nathan and D’Lytha Myers are a dynamic husband-and-wife creative team whose talents span acting, directing, producing, and teaching.

👉 Nathan D. Myers is an award-winning creator with credits as an actor, director, and production designer. He was the Lead Designer of the Capernaum Studios & Gardens project featured in The Chosen (seasons 1–3), recently designed the feature Matter of Time with Sean Astin, and has helmed projects for Great American Pureflix and other major productions.

👉 As Founder of Grafted Studios, Inc. and Co-Founder of the Fort Worth Actors Studio, Nathan has built a reputation for mentoring talent while continuing to act, direct, and write. His multiple award-winning musical feature Aria Appleton Shines (releasing this year) highlights his work as both a filmmaker and songwriter. Beyond the screen, he is also an author and homeschool dad of two.

👉 D’Lytha Myers is the Director of Fort Worth Actors Studio and co-creator/producer of Aria Appleton Shines.

👉 A seasoned actress, she has graced both stage and screen since 2002, performing at Casa Mañana, in regional theatre productions such as Man of La Mancha, Oklahoma!, and Cinderella, and in the feature film Rain alongside Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway. With a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre (University of Oklahoma), an M.A. in Drama (Texas Woman’s University), and international study at The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, she brings a depth of craft and training to her work.

👉 Today, she balances her creative pursuits with homeschooling their daughter and son.

👉 Together, Nathan and D’Lytha embody the blend of artistry, faith, and family—building legacies both on-screen and at home.

👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent.

Links are in my bio or in the show notes!

Dad Up!

Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies.

📞 Contact with Bryan Ward:

✅ Dad Up Instagram:

https://instagram.com/daduppodcast

✅ Dad Up YouTube:

https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast

✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562

✅ Dad Up LinkTree:

https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe

📞 Contact with Nathan & D’Lytha:

✅ Aria Appleton Website:

https://www.ariaappleton.com/

✅ Nathan & D’Lytha Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/ariaappleton/?hl=en

✅ Nathan & D’Lytha Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ariaappletonfilm/

✅ Aria Appleton Movie Trailer:

https://www.ariaappleton.com/trailer/