Originally from Michigan, Matthew Singletary is a freelance director of theatre and film currently residing in Los Angeles. He has directed over 60 plays at theaters in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and all over the United States. His short films have been seen at festivals across the country and internationally.
Considered an "actors' director," Matthew has a passion for new play development. He has directed over 20 new plays for the American stage and worked with numerous playwrights in developing their plays from inception through staged readings and finally full production. For three years, Matthew served as a Festival Producer for The Road Theatre Company's Summer Playwrights Festival in Los Angeles - the largest new play reading series in the country.
He received a BA in Theatre from Alma College (MI) and an MFA in Directing from The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (NJ). During his career, he has taught at colleges in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Michigan, Texas and California. He is currently a faculty member at The New York Film Academy in Burbank and at El Camino College in Los Angeles, CA.
Considered an "actors' director," Matthew has a passion for new play development. He has directed over 20 new plays for the American stage and worked with numerous playwrights in developing their plays from inception through staged readings and finally full production. For three years, Matthew served as a Festival Producer for The Road Theatre Company's Summer Playwrights Festival in Los Angeles - the largest new play reading series in the country.
He received a BA in Theatre from Alma College (MI) and an MFA in Directing from The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (NJ). During his career, he has taught at colleges in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Michigan, Texas and California. He is currently a faculty member at The New York Film Academy in Burbank and at El Camino College in Los Angeles, CA.
NEWS:
Matthew's production of Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY opened on Friday, October 15 at El Camino College. This absurd and Covid-safe production (both the cast and audience were masked and socially-distanced) was a rousing success! Some pictures are below; others can be seen in the THEATRE photo gallery.
The script for PEOPLE LIVE HERE, the feature film Matthew is producing and directing (currently in pre-production), has reached semi-finalist status for the 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellowship, sponsored by the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Congratulations to screenwriter Nate Bartoshuk!
