Apparently, when it rains it pours. In addition to rocking Christopher Carter Sanderson’s KNB: The Musical (four more performances as of this writing!), I’m going to be appearing in Fall Out in the Binge Festival, a Working Man’s Clothes joint. Our play, Fall Out is a 10 minute comic bromance about the apocalypse. I’ve been […]
I’m so excited to announce my first NYC show, an new work called KNB: The Musical, written, composed, and directed fellow Yalie Christopher Carter Sanderson. I’m in the chorus (another first!), and it’s been a great way to start off working in a new city and meet incredible, talented new people. If you’re in the […]
I spent the weekend before last in Fall River, MA, home of several Korean War vintage U.S. Navy ships, including the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. I was there to shoot a flashback/dream sequence for The Raft, an independent short film directed by Robert Jones. The movie stars Ed Asner (!) as a grandfather […]
Happy Holidays to one and all! You know how I like to celebrate? Tap Dancing! That’s right—you can see me in the Cornerstone Productions Holiday show, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, a song-and-dance spectacular which, for me, represents several firsts: First time impersonating Elvis in front of a paying audience First time lifting […]
As ever, I’ll be appearing in New Haven Theater Company‘s The Funny Stages, CT’s only night of improv comedy and music, this month on Wednesday, November 14, at 8pm, in the back room of New Haven’s BAR (254 Crown Street). Tickets are $5, and you can bring in BAR’s delicious pizza and house brews. We’re […]
I’m going to be appearing at Long Wharf Theatre this Monday, November 5, in the thrilling conclusion of the New England Region‘s year of 365 Days/365 Plays, by Suzan-Lori Parks. Working with New Haven Theater Company, I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in this project since November, 2006—the New Haven Advocate called our Black […]
Today, I’ve relaunched matthewwrather.com with a new design and new functionality. Aside from bio, pics, and resumé, you can always find the latest news and an RSS Feed [what’s that?] so that you can stay updated about my work and career. If you’d like to get these occasional updates by mail, you can sign up for […]
I’m once again involved in Suzan-Lori Parks’s 365 Days / 365 Plays, this time performing Week 8 in Parking Meter spaces all around New Haven. For more information, see this post on the New Haven Theater Company site.
I’m going to be performing with New Haven Theater Company, our local, grassroots, butt-kicking, revolutionary theater concern, at 900 Chapel Street on BLACK FRIDAY and SATURDAY, November 24 and 25, between Noon and 8pm both days. We’re doing a continuous marathon of performances from the 365 Days / 365 Plays cycle by Suzan-Lori Parks. Visit […]
I’m performing this weekend in the premiere production of Teatro Del Sol y de La Luna, the Latino Theater Wing of the New Haven Theater Company. I play the central narrator character, Pedro, in “The Wake of Pedro de Urdemalas”, an adaptation of Latin American folklore using singing, dance, and storytelling.