Acting Coach, Mentor
Matt grew up in Vancouver and studied Theatre in New York at the New Actors Workshop. He is an actor, director, writer and producer of Theatre in Vancouver. Recent highlights include facilitating, writing and co-creating Division Infinity Saves the World! (2023 Neworld) – a puppet show based on kids’ experience of the pandemic, and producing and starring in the Stories Written by Kids series (2020-2024) – a collaborative project between youth authors and professional actors presented annually at The Cultch Historic Theatre. Matt is Artistic Director of Little Mountain Lion Productions, a non-profit theatre company showcasing youth and emerging artists while exploring overlap between film, literature and theatre. He is an instructor of Theatre, Acting, Improvisation and Writing for youth with various institutions in Vancouver like the Roundhouse Youth Theatre Action Group, Arts Umbrella and Crossmaneuver. Matt has degrees from UBC in English Literature and Nordic Studies. He is currently in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature (MACL) program at UBC studying Theatre for Young People. “Playing in the theatre requires group creation” – Viola Spolin.