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Matt Hoverman currently writes for the PBS Kids multi-Emmy Award Winning animated series Arthur (Seasons 17-20) and Wonder Rangers (WGBH). Also a playwright, his comedies Who You See Here and The Glint are both optioned for Broadway by Nelle Nugent, and have starred (in a series of developmental readings and workshops) some of Hollywood’s premiere talent, including a recent Broadway reading starring Beau Bridges, Jean Smart, Michael McKean and SNL's Cecily Strong. Other plays include In Transit (FringeNYC Best Playwriting Award), The Student (Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival Winner), The Audience (co-book writer, Drama Desk Best New Musical Award Nominee), Christmas Shorts: 5 Merry Little Comedies (published by Samuel French and quickly becoming a new holiday staple at theatres across the country) and Searching For God In Suburbia: 7 Tales from Beyond… The City (The Acting Company Write On! Series). He has been produced/developed by the La Jolla Playhouse, the Huntington Theatre, The Transport Group, Naked Angels, The Barrow Group, City Theatre, the Ojai Playwrights Conference and the Edward Albee Foundation, to name a few. Also a renowned teacher, Matt has midwived hundreds of solo shows in his popular acting/writing workshops, including winners of 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013 FringeNYC Best Solo Show Awards. This work was the subject of a NY Times feature article and the documentary Solo by Shannon Romines. He has also taught acting and writing to students from the elementary school to college levels, as a teaching artist with the University of California, San Diego, Princeton University, Theatre for a New Audience, The Acting Company, and more. As an actor, is credits include The Acting Company national tour, Yale Rep, the La Jolla Playhouse, Late Night w/Conan O’Brien, and many villainous voices on the cartoons Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sonic X, Shaman King, The WinX Club, Viva Pinata, Dinosaur King, One Piece, The Harlock Saga, Cubix, Chaotic and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Education: Brown University, BA in Playwriting; UCSD, MFA in Acting. MattHoverman.com

STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
2001
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NE-FAIRY-OUS, An Absurd Comedy With Heart, to Play Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September

Nonconforming, Female focused performance company When Susan Calls will premiere its newest theater work, ne-Fairy-ous, at Yellow Bicycle Theater as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, running for a limited engagement of three performances September 6-8. 
The Acting Company Reveals Cast For Matt Hoverman's PUCK'D: A Middle-Aged Summer Night's Dream

The Acting Company has announced casting for their reading of PUCK'D: A Middle-Aged Summer Night's Dream. Find out who is starring in the cast here!
Rosemary Loar Stars In STING*CHRONICITY At Centenary Stages Fringe Festival

Centenary Stages Fringe Festival will present Broadway veteran and award winning cabaret artist, Rosemary Loar, in her critically acclaimed show STING*chronicity.
The Acting Company to Present Annual Louanna O. Carlin & John MacDonald Reading Series

The Acting Company will present their annual Louanna O. Carlin & John MacDonald Reading Series, featuring a trio of unique Shakespeare interpretations. Get all the details about this exciting event in New York City.
Melinda Buckley's MOTHER (AND ME) Comes To Catskill This Month

Show Two in Bridge Street Theatre's 2023 SoloFest delivers both Broadway razzle-dazzle AND off-off-Broadway intimacy. “MOTHER (and me)”, written and performed by Melinda Buckley, arrives at BST, located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, for three performances only – Friday and Saturday March 17 and 18 at 7:30pm and Sunday March 19 at 2:00pm.
LaChanze, Ali Stroker & More Join FIREBUDS on Disney Channel

From Emmy® Award-winning creator and executive producer Craig Gerber (Disney's 'Elena of Avalor' and 'Sofia the First'), the music-filled series follows a group of friends, all children of first responders, who embark on adventures to help their community and learn what it truly means to be a hero. 
BWW Interview: Ann Talman of THE SHADOW OF HER SMILE at Feinstein's/54 Below

The smile in question is that of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Ann Talman's close friend for (almost) all of her life, and her stage mother in THE LITTLE FOXES, and these are their tales.
Disney Junior Greenlights FIREBUDS Series About First Responders

The music-filled series follows a team of young kids who are the children of first responders, and their talking vehicle sidekicks, as they embark on adventures together and learn what it truly means to be a hero.
BWW Interview: Rachel Parker on her World Premiere of THE WOLFE & THE BIRD

The need for personal isolation during 2020 appears to have led to a plethora of solo shows being developed and performed online and in person in which performers create mostly autobiographical tales meant to unify their own experience with the rest of us. So when I heard about Rachel Parker's world premiere of her darkly funny, moving The Wolfe & The Bird premiering at the Matrix Theatre on September 18, I decided to ask her about its development as well as the many characters which play a part in her story via voiceover artists.
TOGETHER APART Featuring Julie Bowen, Josh Hamilton, Ann Harada and More to Premiere in August

Broadway On Demand has announced the streaming premiere of the musical Together Apart, a collection of ten mini-musicals, written, composed, directed-by and starring Brown University alumni. 
Julie Bowen, Ann Harada and More Brown University Alumni to Perform in TOGETHER APART

TOGETHER APART, a collection of new short musicals written, composed, directed-by and starring Brown University alumni, will premiere on May 27th at 5:30 PT/8:30 ET to raise money for The Actors Fund, an organization that provides emergency financial assistance to members of the entertainment community.
Stream RUNAWAY PRINCESS One Woman's Empowering Journey On MarshStream

Laced with both wicked humor and pathos, Mary Goggin shares the true story of her Irish Catholic upbringing, drug addiction, and prostitution in Runaway Princess, presented as part of the MarshStream Solo Arts Heal series.
Jane Elias's Solo Play, DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME, Opens at The New York International Fringe Festival

The New York International Fringe Festival's production of Jane Elias's solo play, Do This One Thing for Me, directed by Tracy Bersley, opens on Sunday, October 14, and runs through October 27.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jane Elias's Solo Play DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME

The New York International Fringe Festival's production of Jane Elias's solo play, Do This One Thing for Me, directed by Tracy Bersley, opened on October 14, and continues through October 27. Check out photos from the show below!
BWW Interview: Jane Elias' Heartfelt Story of a Father, a Daughter and Survival

DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME, a one-woman show, is a playwright's tribute to her Holocaust-survivor father.
Jane Elias's Solo Play, DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME, Opens at The New York International Fringe Festival

The New York International Fringe Festival's production of Jane Elias's solo play, Do This One Thing for Me, directed by Tracy Bersley, opens on Sunday, October 14, and runs through October 27.
DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME Comes to New York International Fringe Festival

The New York International Fringe Festival proudly presents Do This One Thing for Me, written and performed by Jane Elias, and directed by Tracy Bersley (Lincoln Center, Roundabout, Clubbed Thumb), running from October 14 - 27, 2018.
DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME Comes to FringeNYC

The New York International Fringe Festival proudly presents Do This One Thing for Me, written and performed by Jane Elias, and directed by Tracy Bersley (Lincoln Center, Roundabout, Clubbed Thumb), running from October 14 - 27, 2018.
DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME Comes to FringeNYC

The New York International Fringe Festival proudly presents Do This One Thing for Me, written and performed by Jane Elias, and directed by Tracy Bersley (Lincoln Center, Roundabout, Clubbed Thumb), running from October 14 - 27, 2018.
Raucous LUCKY CHICK Returns To Paradise Factory After Sold-Out NYC Runs

Ever dreamt of touring with your favorite band or, better yet, dating the lead singer? Writer-performer Felicity Seidel takes audiences on a no-holds-barred, hilarious, 60-minute road trip through her crazy, adventure-clad youth as the girlfriend of Bob Weir of Grateful Dead. This autobiographical solo show is sure to leave you entertained, reminiscing about your favorite rock star moments and bad teenage decisions, and enjoying one helluva ride!  Directed by Padraic Lillis, Lucky Chick heads into previews at the Paradise Factory main stage on Thursday, April 19, and Friday, April 20, opens on Saturday, April 21, and runs through Saturday, May 12.

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