Robert Matson "Playwright
/ Theatre Artist" -
writes original and diverse plays with an LGBT theme or
including an LGBT character. He has produced and staged
his own plays for 30 years in and around Oklahoma City.
His gay history drama, Mr. and Mister was
awarded 2nd place in New York's 2014 Arch and Bruce Brown LGBT
Playwriting competition and his adult comedy, Beneath
the Zipper performed at the 2012 Chicago Fringe
Festival.
He also wrote for Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's Musical Theatre
Educational Tour which he received an ADDY award along with The
Daily Oklahoman for his work.
Robert has a Bachelor's in Theatre from Northern Michigan
University and a Master's in Acting from Oklahoma City
University. He has produced most of his original work
through his theatre business, Robert JM Productions along with
the well-known plays, Search for Signs of Intelligent
Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner and
Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores. He closed his
business in 2014 to focus more on his writing.
For over 35 years, Robert has also acted and directed with
several Oklahoma theatres including Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma,
The Pollard, Carpenter Square, The Boom Dinner Theatre and
Oklahoma Children's Theatre along with The Showboat Becky
Thatcher in Ohio. Some of his favorite roles he has
performed is; The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang, Amos Hart in Chicago, Lady
Enid and others in The Mystery of Irma Vep,
Peanut in Southern Baptist Sissies and Bette
Davis in A Crawford Christmas. He's also
worked with Tony Award winners, Beth Leavell and Kristin
Chenoweth.
Artist Statement:
I am an advocate for my diverse
community, not through politics or protests but through my words.
I express my view of the world from high camp comedy to dramatic
truth to a twisted telling of a familiar story. Through my words the
audience is entertained and educated about our diverse community and
although my subject matter is LGBT related, my writing is for
everyone. Writing is my voice and my words were meant to be seen and
heard.
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