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MATTHEW FREEMAN (1975 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Matthew Freeman is a Brooklyn-based playwright with a BFA from Emerson College. His produced plays include The Death of King Arthur, (Gorilla Repertory Theater); Reasons for Moving, (The Local Productions); Genesis, (Handcart Ensemble); 465, (Metropolitan Playhouse);The Great Escape; The Americans; The Most Wonderful Love; What To Do To A Girl; The White Swallow; When is a Clock, (Blue Coyote Theater Group); An Interview with the Author as a part of the Pretentious Festival and Trayf at the Baby Jesus One-Act Jubilee, (The Brick Theater). He was chosen as one of nytheatre.com's "People of the 2004." His freelance writing has appeared on Maxim Online, Complex Magazine, Gamespy and MTV Magazine.
Plays by Matthew Freeman
Americans, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Group | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54943 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A young man writes a poem, "The Americans," so beautiful that the walls of his room rise into the sky and explode, covering New York in wood and plaster rain. For three young men vaguely nervous about what their lives are becoming, it is, at least, something different. | |||||
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Brandywine Distillery Fire | ||
| 1st Produced: | Incubator Arts Project | 09 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #118966 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Brandywine Distillery Fire began as an attempt to destroy storytelling or an attempt to tell story in the way that Jackson Pollack paints landscapes. Playmakers Michael Gardner and Matthew Freeman conjectured that to develop a theater work in the "wrongest" way possible might be a liberating experience for artists and audiences alike. They proceeded with a series of workshops. In the workshops, they led a process of improvising a play from scratch. And failing. Deliberately. And writing it down. And failing further. What resulted are texts that promise narrative, performances that promise elegance, sets and costumes that promise classicism, and a production that never delivers on its promises. One of the byproducts of the play's development is a performance style which mimics the play's stuttering, smiling "failures." Prominent words in a sentence are mis-stressed while adjoining and supplementary words are given weight. The effect is a delivery that recalibrates an audience's ear and forces the spectator to hear language anew. | |||||
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Death of King Arthur, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Central Park, NY | Oct 2001 | ||||
Company: | Gorilla Repertory Theatre (New York, NY, United States) | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Plays and Playwrights 2002, The New York Theatre Experience, Inc >>> | ISBN/ASIN: | 09670234-3-2 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54942 | |||
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Genre: | 120-130 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 11 males, 4 females (14-25 actors possible: 11-17 males, 3-8 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| Thomas Mallory's L'Morte D'Arthur is transformed into a five-act play in verse in this thrilling epic tale. The Holy Grail has been found and the Round Table has won its place in history, but Lancelot has returned from the Quest in shame, a secret sin on his head. King Arthur discovers the sin, and the ensuing struggle dramatically exposes the deep flaws and nobility of the Arthurian myth as it examines the transition from an idealistic monarchy to a modern and pragmatic democracy. | |||||
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Dream Of A Ridiculous Man | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #64307 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | from Fyodor Dostoevsky's story, Dream of a Ridiculous Man | |||||
Synopsis: | A man, ostracized by society and at the end of his rope with humanity has made the decision to kill himself. The revolver lies on the table in front of him, as he accidentally drifts into sleep and dreams a dream that will change him forever. This courageous, philosophical story by Dostoevsky examines the societal and political implications of faith, science, and human nature. Is the true nature of man good? What responsibility do we have as citizens of the world? What is religious faith and what is its potential to create or destroy human existence?" | |||||
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Exposition | ||
| 1st Produced: | 19 Nov 2009 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #106690 | |||
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Genre: | Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 6 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Exposition is a non-narrative theatrical collision. Created from the ground up over the span of a month, Exposition eschews planning and structure in favor of impulse and intuition. Kittens and gorillas, prayer and sushi, amusement parks, television and car crashes collage and merge in unfamiliar ways. The artists are dancing about architecture, singing about dance, and trying hard not to tell you a story. | |||||
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Genesis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Common Basis Theatre, NYC | - - - | ||||
Company: | Handcart Ensemble | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 09670234-8-3 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54944 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
| Contemporary re-imagination of five medieval Mystery plays telling familiar Bible stories | |||||
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Glee Club | ||
| 1st Produced: | Antidepressant Festival, NY | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #111918 | |||
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Genre: | 60-70 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Matt Freeman's play about eight misfit members of Romeo, Vermont's cut-throat Glee Club. They are on the verge of meltdown after their soloist makes the disastrous decision to save his own life. Will they be ready in time for the big recital? And isn't music the most important thing? Glee Club is a comedy about singing. Singing makes people happy | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Great Escape, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Flatiron Playhouse, NYC | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Group | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #58010 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Things have changed since Henry last visited Mom. For starters, the decor is decidedly kitschier, and his sister Catherine decidedly creepier. And Mom has a new husband. And she's locked herself upstairs. In Freeman's absurdist comedy, adults remain children and go to extremes to stay that way. A family reunion never felt so much like a hostage crisis--or maybe it's the other way around. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Interview With the Author, An | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69132 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Pretentious Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Most Wonderful Love, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Group | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54915 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When Mother and Father celebrate their long and happy marriage with an unprecedented ceremonial 'unwedding' their friends and relations gather from all over to feast on the spoils." The play is described as a "scathing satire on contemporary marriage and American fundamentalism." | |||||
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Reasons For Moving | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #98370 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | One day Mark becomes unreasonably afraid of the tramp who has been camping out on his front lawn. He devises a plan to dig a tunnel to his next door neighbour and escape the tramp | |||||
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Standards of Decency Project | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Group | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #58889 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | The playwrights are: David Johnston, Matthew Freeman, David Foley, Brian Dykstra, Boo Killebrew, Laura Henry, Kristen Palmer, John Yearley, and Stan Richardson | |||||
Synopsis: | Blue Coyote Theater Group presents a program of nine new short plays that collectively the notions of decency and obscenity. The playwrights were asked to write a piece that includes at least one of these elements--nudity, blasphemy, and violence--in a manner that is fully warranted and justified (that is, that avoids mere gratuitousness or sensationalism), while also intended to offend conventional standards of decency. Blue Coyote says that it seeks to spark a discussion about the uses and abuses of transgressive performance onstage with this presentation. | |||||
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That Old Soft Shoe | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brick Theatre, 575 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 >>> | 06 Jun 2010 | ||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Group | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #115015 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | This show is part of the Brick Theater's Too Soon Festival. This is the official blurb: In That Old Soft Shoe, a Senator from the Pacific Northwest arrives to inspect the goings-on in an undisclosed location, throwing the staff into turmoil. Will their dancing lessons prove sufficient? Or will they all wind up working at a phone bank in Dallas? After all, it's a new administration. | |||||
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When is a Clock | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | Blue Coyote Theater Group | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-67019-0 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83200 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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| When Gordon's wife disappears, the only clue to her whereabouts is a dog-eared copy of an odd book called 'Traveling to Montpelier'. Pursued by police as a potential homicide suspect, and perpetually nagged by his smart-ass teenage son, Gordon takes off to a strange Pennsylvania town to search for his missing wife. Did Gordon commit an unspeakable crime? Or does this bizarre book, with its cult-like missives, have a hand in her disappearance | |||||
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White Swallow | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #98371 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Cameron has not had sexual relations with his wife in years. He arranges for a younger man Nick to come over. Nick is paid $300 to perform. He does not realise that all he has to do is eat an egg. Cameron can only get off with something that reminds him of something that made him exited on television when he was eleven | |||||
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