MATT SCHWADER

DIRECTING: Recent directing credits include THE PESTS (Kansas City Actors Theatre), THE JUDGE'S HOUSE parts one and two, THE HITCHHIKER (Kansas City Actors Radio Theatre), THE IMAGINARY CUCKOLD, TWENTY20s, WAR OF THE WORLDS, and THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Avila University) Will Eno's MIDDLETOWN and William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (UW-Parkside) Pinter's THE LOVER (Independent Production), THE TYPOGRAPHER'S DREAM (5th Floor Productions), ROMEO & JULIET (The Crowded Tub Collective).
 

TEACHING/COACHING: One year as a full time guest lecturer for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Matt has taught numerous workshops for high schools across the state of Wisconsin for American Players Theatre. He has also developed and lead workshops focused on performing Shakespeare for professional actors. Matt continues to coach actors privately as well. Feel free to contact him HERE.
 

EDUCATION/TRAINING:  Matt holds an MFA from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of DE (2003). He has studied Etiene Decroux's Modern Mime under Jewel Walker, Traditional African Dance with the Montes Namuli Dance Company in Quelimane, Mozambique, Suzuki Theatre and Movement under Steve Tague, Shakespearean Voice & Text under Susan Sweeney and Improvisation at The Second City Training Center in Chicago.

AFFILIATIONS: Matt is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.