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Matt Hoverman

MATT HOVERMAN

  (1968 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC  

(Photo by Michael Winslow). Matt Hoverman's plays include Who You See Here (headed for Broadway 2012: Nelle Nugent, producer; Christopher ashley, director), In Transit (2006 FringeNYC Best Playwriting award), the Student (2009 Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival Winner), the audience (co-book writer, 2005 Drama Desk Best New Musical award Nominee), Christmas Shorts (Naked angels, SoHo Playhouse, Bricks Theatre, Maples Rep - published by Samuel French), Searching for God in Suburbia (Huntington Theatre's Breaking Ground Festival, axial Theatre, the acting Company) and the Glint (Berkshire Playwrights Lab). Edward albee Foundation Fellow 2008. as an actor, Matt has worked at Yale Rep, the La Jolla Playhouse, the acting Company, Late Night w/Conan O'Brien - and has voiced villains on many cartoons, including Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sonic X, the WinX Club, Chaotic and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. also a solo show teacher/director, Matt's students include winners of the 2005, 2009 & 2010 FringeNYC Best Solo Show awards. Brown University, Ba in Playwriting; UCSD, MFA in acting. MattHoverman.com

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Audience, The         Christmas Shorts         Coach, The         Distracted         Glint, The: A Mean Little Comedy         In Transit         Searching For God In Suburbia: 7 Short Supernatural Comedies About Life On the Edge. . . Of Town         Student, The         Who You See Here

Audience, The

Synopsis:
This original work was conceived and directed by Jack Cummings III and written by 28 playwrights, composers, and lyricists. the audience told the story of one particular audience watching a Broadway musical on a Friday night. among the cast of an astounding 46 were Broadway veterans Dee Hoty (3 time Tony award nominee), Rita Gardner (the original girl in the Fantasticks), and Sondra Lee (the original Tiger Lily in Peter Pan with Mary Martin). Matt Hoverman's storyline (often singled out in reviews) featured Dee Hoty.

Notes:
Nominated For Three 2005 Drama Desk Awards, Incl. Best New Musical.

1st Produced:
-    2005

Organisations:
Transport Group

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Genre:
Musical

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Christmas Shorts

Christmas Shorts
a celebrated Winner of the 2009 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, playwright Matt Hoverman brings an evening of hilarious short holiday comedies to the stage. a wonderful alternative for theatres tired of mounting the traditional seasonal play, Christmas Shorts offers five original plays that humorously comment on holiday themes: family, the nativity, Xmas cards, and elves. an outstanding Christmas collection for any theatre! Included are the plays: Going Home, the Christmas Witch, Xmas Cards, Nativity, and the Samuel French Festival award-winning play the Student .

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1st Produced:
Main Stage Theatre, NYC    39783

Organisations:
"angels in progress" workshop by Naked angels

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Music:
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Genre:
holiday comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Coach, The

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1st Produced:
Penguin Rep Theatre, Stony Point, New York    11 Jun 2012

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Distracted

Synopsis:
albert's new agent is in the audience, and he is absolutely dedicated to giving the performance of his life. But when his co-star's gorgeous, annoying girlfriend asks to spend the show in his dressing room, it's difficult not to become. . . distracted.

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Organisations:
Short Play Lab

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Music:
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Genre:
10-minute comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Glint, The: A Mean Little Comedy

Synopsis:
a mature romantic comedy about aging folks with the hearts of teenagers. Characters Jerry and Chuck are 60 and still clinging to their dreams of success as voice-over pitchmen-and the promise of hot young women. This doesn't sit so well with Chuck's wife, Mary, who may or may not have a terminal illness.

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1st Produced:
Mahaiwe Theatre, Great Barrington, Ma    10 Aug 2011

Organisations:
Berkshire Playwrights Lab

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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy/Drama - 90 minutes

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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In Transit

Synopsis:
12 New Yorkers - and 1 Red State Mom - collide in 7 tales set in NYC's post-9/11 transit system. a darkly comic tour of the scariest place on earth - your commute.

Notes:
Winner: 2006 FringeNYC Overall excellence Award for Outstanding Playwriting.

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Organisations:
Thisbe Productions

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Genre:
evening of 7 linked comic shorts

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Searching For God In Suburbia: 7 Short Supernatural Comedies About Life On the Edge. . . Of Town

Synopsis:
In these seven short plays, the standard suburban universe is turned topsy-turvy. as interconnected characters go about their daily lives - tucking in their kids at bedtime, dealing with infidelity, making time for the gym - the unexpected is always just around the corner. Sometimes it's the boogeyman, or an alien invasion, or just the surprise of a true human connection. Includes the plays: the Collectors (2006 Heideman award finalist), Beddy-Bye (2007 Heideman award finalist), Indian Guys, Health & Fitness, Honey, the Well of Souls, the Unknown.

Notes:
Includes finalists for the 2006 & 2007 Actors theatre of Louisville Heideman Award. Collection was A semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Center National Playwrights Conference.

1st Produced:
Huntington Theatre Breaking Ground New Play Reading Festival    Apr 2007

Organisations:
Huntington Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
evening of 7 linked comic shorts

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Student, The

Student, The
the Student is a two-character holiday comedy about a burnt-out, adult education writing teacher who rediscovers his passion in one of the strangest student-teacher conferences of all time.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, NY    18 Jul 2009

Organisations:
34th Off Off Broadway Samuel French Short Play Festival

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Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Who You See Here

Synopsis:
This is a four-character comedy about a small town couple whose love is tested when a charismatic but troubled movie star stumbles into their local aa meeting.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
TBG Arts Complex    2009

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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