Matt Schatz is the winner of the 2012 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. A playwright, lyricist, composer and screenwriter, Matt's work includes Oh, Gastronomy! (Humana Festival 2012), Love Trapezoid (Astoria Performing Arts Center, 2012) The Tallest Building in the World (Luna Stage, 2011), Richie Farmer Will Have His Revenge on Durham with Diana Grisanti (Winner of “Best of Fest” at Austin’s FronteraFest 2011) and Roanoke with Michael Lew (Humana Festival 2009, published by Playscripts, Inc.). Matt has received commissions from Actors Theatre of Louisville and the Ensemble Studio Theatre.  He has and has been a finalist for the Fred Ebb Award for excellence in musical theatre songwriting and the P73 Playwriting Fellowship. Member: the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop and the Dramatist Guild. Alumnus: P73’s “Interstate 73,” Youngblood at EST. MFA: Carnegie Mellon University.  He lives with his wife Jenna Hymes in Sunnyside, Queens.