Matthew Leavitt

Matthew Leavitt, a life-long Los Angeles native, is an award-winning playwright, director and librettist. His award-winning play The Boomerang Effect is published by Concord Theatricals and has enjoyed productions throughout the US and the UK. His most recent play, Sukkot, just had its World Premiere at The Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles directed by Joel Zwick, His previous play, The $5 Shakespeare Company, was recognized as an LA Times Critics’ Choice. He has also been commissioned by LA Opera twice to write the librettos for two new operas, Orpheus and The Wreck of the Miranda (both collaborations with award-winning classical and film composer Nathan Wang). Directing credits include Hamlet (The 6th Act, winner of ‘Best Director of a Play’ Stage Scene LA Award), Outside Mullingar (The 6th Act, The Matrix Theatre and Skylight Theatre), The Brothers Abelson Since 1946 (World Premiere - Electric Lodge), Legally Brunette (World Premiere - The Garry Marshall Theatre in LA, 54 Below in NYC), Sonnets From Suburbia (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 59E59 in NYC), The Scorpion and the Frog: a time killer (World Premiere - Hollywood Fringe Festival), Showstopper (World Premiere - Whitefire Theatre), Double Play (World Premiere - Feury Theatre), Barfly Shakespeare (The 6th Act), Twelfth Night (Village Green Productions), The Taming of the Shrew (Village Green Productions), Arrival (Sci-Fest LA), and Goes The Weasel (Ammunition Theatre Company).