OH, GASTRONOMY!
By Carson Krietzer, Michael Golomco, Steve Moulds, Tanya Saracho and
Matt Schatz.
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One of five writers commissioned to
write a series of short plays for Actors Theatre of Louisville 22 Member
Apprentice Company
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The only composer/lyricist on this
year’s Project, will also write original music and lyrics
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Project will be produced in spring
2012 as part of the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays and will
be published by Playscripts Inc. in 2013
GEORAMA,
a Musical
Book by West Hyler and Matt Schatz, Music and Lyrics by Matt Schatz
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2012 Worskshop scheduled at the
Great River Shakespeare Festival
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Possible 2013 Production at the
Great River Shakespeare Festival
LOVE
TRAPEZOID, a Musical
Book,
music and lyrics by Matt Schatz
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Astoria Performing Arts Center
(APAC) Workshop production scheduled for February, 2012
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EST Workshop and Concert at
Southampton Arts as Part of the Southampton Writers Conference, July, 2011
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Semi-Finalist O’Neill National Music
Theatre Conference, 2011
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Concert at the Laurie Beechman
Theatre to benefit ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty), October, 2010
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Finalist, O’Neill National Music
Theatre Conference, 2010
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Finalist, Yale Institute for Music Theatre,
2010
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Staged Reading with Page 73
Productions at Manhattan Theatre Club, July 2009
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Staged Reading presented at the
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL, January, 2009
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Commissioned and developed by
EST/Sloan
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Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan
Commission 2008
THE
TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD, a Play
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World premier production with Luna
Stage, spring 2011
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“‘The
Tallest Building in the World,’ having its world premiere at Luna Stage, is a witty, entertaining and even somewhat illuminating
piece of theater. ‘The Tallest Building
in the World’ looks at bigger issues, as the best theater does.” --The New York Times
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“Gifted playwright Matt Schatz... is a master of snappy
dialogue... Matt Schatz reminds us that today’s playwrights can still fashion
sturdy and effective two-act dramas.” --Newark Star-Ledger
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October 2009 Reading with Luna Stage
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Semi-finalist for 2009 Princess
Grace Award
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EST’s First Light Festival 2007,
workshop and staged reading
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EST’s Octoberfest 2006, staged
reading
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Pittsburgh Summer New Play Festival
2006, residency, workshop and staged reading
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Developed and workshopped at the Lexington
Center for the Arts residency
● Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Commission 2006
EXCHANGES, a original young adult musical
Book
and lyrics by Matt Schatz, Music by Michael Kooman
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Semi-Finalist, O’Neill National
Music Theatre Conference, 2011
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Presented at “An Evening of
Elegance” Altoona, PA, April 2010
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Reading at Manhattan Theatre Club’s
space, April 2010
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Commissioned by the American Cancer Society, Altoona PA
SECRETS
& LIES, a Musical
Book
and Lyrics by Matt Schatz, Music by Dina Pruzhansky, based on the film written
and directed by Mike Leigh, written on spec (have not secured rights).
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Finalist, 2009 Fred Ebb Award
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Developed with the BMI Lehman Engel
Musical Theatre Workshop
OH
MY! a Musical
Book by Maggie Surrovel, Music by Lilly Maase, Lyrics by Matt Schatz
THE
BABY IS BLUE, a Play
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Produced by the Incumbo Theater
Company in association with Emileena Pedigo and the Midtown International
Theater Festival, 2005
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Produced by as part of Carnegie
Mellon University’s Playground Festival, 2003
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Pittsburgh Summer New Play Festival
2003, residency, workshop and staged reading
NOTABLE
SHORTER MUSICALS & PLAYS:
RICHIE
FARMER WILL HAVE HIS REVENGE ON DURHAM
Book
by Diana Grisanti, music and lyrics by Matt Schatz
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Produced at Hyde Park Theatre’s
FronteraFest
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Named “Best of Fest”
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Scriptworks Commission
ROANOKE
A
play by Michael Lew
Music
and Lyrics by Matt Schatz
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Heideman Award Finalist
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Presented at the Actors Theatre of
Louisville (Humana Festival Ten Minute Plays) April, 2009
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Presented at the Actors Theatre of
Louisville (Apprentice Tens) January, 2009.
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Published in 2010
PINNING
HOPE, a Musical
Book,
music and lyrics by Matt Schatz
Commissioned
by Creative Destruction as part of Obama Drama (a collection of ten-minute
plays about the democratic nominee).
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Produced as an Equity Showcase at
The Gallery at Access Theater in October, 2008.
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Remounted at The Tank 45th Street
Theater, January 15-17, 2009.
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Included in the inaugural edition of
The New York Times, January 2009
…BEFORE THE MOMENT, a Musical
Music
and Lyrics by Matt Schatz, Book by Jihan Crowther
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Featured at the AFI Sloan Summit in
Los Angeles, November, 2008
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Presented at Cabaret Scientifique,
the closing event of EST/Sloan’s First Light Festival 2008
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Produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre
at The Youngblood Sunday Brunch 2008
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Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan
Commission 2008
CO-OP,
a Musical
Music
and lyrics by Matt Schatz, Book by Courtney Brooke Lauria
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Produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre
as part of Youngblood’s Thicker Than Water 2008
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"Tuneful"--The New York
Times
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"Witty"--David Cote, Time
Out New York
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"One of the best songs I've
heard in a long while"--Nytheatre.co
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Produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre
at The Youngblood Sunday Brunch 200
PROJECTS
in PROGRESS (Selected):
DUNKFEST
‘88
A hip hop musical by Matt Schatz
BEFORE
THE MOMENT, a Musical
Music
and Lyrics by Matt Schatz, book by Jihan Crowther
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Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan
Commission 2009
COMMISSIONS
and HONORS (Selected):
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Semi-Finalist, Page 73 Playwriting
Fellowship, 2012 (winner still pending)
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Humana Anthology Project Commission
from the Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2012
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Southampton Writers Conference
Residency, 2011
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Double semi-finalist, O’Neill
National Music Theater, Conference
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Roanoke published in Humana Festival, Complete Plays by Playscripts,
INC.
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Finalist, O’Neill National Music
Theater Conference, 2010
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Finalist, Yale Institute for Music
Theater, 2010
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Finalist, FRED EBB AWARD for
Excellence in Musical Theater Songwriting, 2009
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Semi-Finalist, Page 73 Playwriting
Fellowship, 2008
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Semi-Finalist, Princess Grace
Playwriting Fellowship, 2008
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Finalist, Page 73 Playwriting
Fellowship, 2007
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Three EST/Sloan New Play
Commissions, 2009. 2008, 2006
INTERVIEWS
and PRESS (Non-Reviews, Selected):
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'The Tallest Building in the World'
preview: A play about how the World Trade Center got built
Published: Friday, April 08, 2011 By Peter Filichia for the Newark Star-Ledger
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Up Close With
Playwright Matt Schatz — A Funny, Shy Guy; his 'The Tallest Building in the
World' is Currently in Previews at Luna Stage April, 16, 2011 By Carol Seleman
for the West Orange Patch
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Sloan Group Is Lab Partner to the
Arts, May 6, 2011 by Patricia Cohen for The New York Times
AFFILIATIONS
and MEMBERSHIPS:
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Ensemble Studio Theater, Elected
Lifetime Ensemble Member (2011-)
Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Workshop (Advanced 2008-)
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The Dramatists Guild (2002-)
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Interstate 73 Playwright’s group at
Page 73 Productions, one year residency (2008-2009)
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Youngblood, Under-thirty Playwrights
Residency at EST, (2006-2008)
TRAINING
and EDUCATION:
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The Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theater
Workshop, New York, 2007-Present
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
MFA, Dramatic Writing, 2004
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University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, BFA, Writing for Film and Television, 2001