Matthew Wrather is an actor, singer, pianist, composer, writer, director, and producer with a career, begun as a child in his native Los Angeles, spanning two decades and three continents. He is currently an M.F.A. Candidate in acting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
Recently, Matt appeared alongside Sam Waterson in Long Wharf Theatre’s production of Travesties and in the short film The Raft, starring Ed Asner. New York appearances include the FringeNYC production of KNB: The Romantical Comical Nautical Musical (review) and Fall Out in the underground “Binge” Festival.
For ten years, Matt was a member of Actors’ Repertory Theatre at Santa Monica Playhouse in his native Los Angeles, appearing in nearly one thousand performances of some four dozen productions and touring with the company internationally. There, he collaborated with award-winning playwright Evelyn Rudie on book, music, and lyrics for two full-length works, the experimental musical dreamward and the LA hit Backstreet, an adaptation of Sholom Asch’s God of Vengeance, which played nine months on the Los Angeles stage with Matt co-starring.
Matt graduated from Yale College in 2002 with a degree in writing poetry, and after valiantly trying to hold down a civilian job, rededicated himself to theater and film full-time.
While in New Haven, Matt was a Resident Artist in Long Wharf Theatre’s Next Stage program from 2006–2007. He is, in absentia, producer-at-large with New Haven Theater Company, a revolutionary collective dedicated to redefining live theater for the audiences of the next generation. With NHTC, Matt has performed in storefronts, parking spaces, and city busses, as well as traditional theater venues.
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Recently, Matt appeared alongside Sam Waterson in Long Wharf Theatre’s production of Travesties and in the short film The Raft, starring Ed Asner. New York appearances include the FringeNYC production of KNB: The Romantical Comical Nautical Musical (review) and Fall Out in the underground “Binge” Festival.
For ten years, Matt was a member of Actors’ Repertory Theatre at Santa Monica Playhouse in his native Los Angeles, appearing in nearly one thousand performances of some four dozen productions and touring with the company internationally. There, he collaborated with award-winning playwright Evelyn Rudie on book, music, and lyrics for two full-length works, the experimental musical dreamward and the LA hit Backstreet, an adaptation of Sholom Asch’s God of Vengeance, which played nine months on the Los Angeles stage with Matt co-starring.
Matt graduated from Yale College in 2002 with a degree in writing poetry, and after valiantly trying to hold down a civilian job, rededicated himself to theater and film full-time.
While in New Haven, Matt was a Resident Artist in Long Wharf Theatre’s Next Stage program from 2006–2007. He is, in absentia, producer-at-large with New Haven Theater Company, a revolutionary collective dedicated to redefining live theater for the audiences of the next generation. With NHTC, Matt has performed in storefronts, parking spaces, and city busses, as well as traditional theater venues.