ABOUT

Matte is a playwright, lyricist, and director. His writing often focuses on creating and reclaiming LGBTQ+ stories. He lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with his dog, Mowgli Waffles.

His plays and musicals have been performed at The Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, The Hope Theatre in London, The Arches in Glasgow, The Royal George in Chicago, Le Petit Théâtre in New Orleans, and The Rev in Auburn, New York. His musical White Noise was produced by EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg. His play The Wonderful Mr. & Mrs. O’Leary was a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and was performed at The Actors Company Theatre in New York City, featuring Tony Award winner Alice Ripley and Tony Award nominee Aaron Lazar.

He wrote the book and lyrics for an adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, which had its world premiere at The Goodspeed Opera House. The production has been optioned for Broadway and is licensed by Broadway Licensing Global.

Matte is the Distinguished Professor of Musical Theatre at Western Carolina University. He holds an MFA in Directing Classic and Contemporary Texts from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. He has taught classes and workshops at Syracuse University, Indiana University, Boston University, the College of Charleston, Tulane University, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The New York Film Academy, and the New York State Theatre Institute. He also works as a private audition coach and dramaturg in New York City.

LIST OF WORKS:
• The Wonderful Mr. + Mrs. O’Leary
• Peter + I
• White Noise
• As Flies to Wanton Boys
• Morning Has Broken
• Becoming David
• THE MEANING OF LIFE…and other useless pieces of information
• The Worst Was This
• Anne of Green Gables, a new folk rock musical
• The Night Elaine Stritch Died