December 29, 2008
Upcoming project: Associate Director of Sheridan's The Rivals for Ampersand Theatre Company in February. Details forthcoming.
November 26, 2008
Thanks to all who registered for the acting studio, we have now reached our capacity for enrollment.
If you would like to be contacted when the next studio is offered, click here to fill out the simple form so we can keep you in the loop!
October 11, 2008
Matt is currently offering a FREE acting studio in Manhattan to begin on Monday, November 3rd, as a service to actors who would love to work on their craft in a fun, safe, and constructive environment, but do not otherwise have the means to do so.
Click here for more information,and here to sign up for the studio.
July 28th, 2008
nytheatre.com chooses As You Like It as their pick of the week!
"Performing As You Like It outdoors on a sunny day is certainly not a new idea, but it is a good one. Shakespeare's escapist drama sweeps us away from a courtly, civilized life of petty competition and jealousy into a rural eden where anything, especially love, is possibly. In the same way, Boomerang Theatre Company's production carves out its own Forest of Arden in a quiet niche of Central Park. Throughout the day, the audience can still hear the errant car horn, trumpet, and airplane, but these sounds only serve to remind us of all the things we have put aside for two hours in order to enjoy a play......."
Click here for the full review
July 2nd, 2008
As You Like It is on the way!!!
Official Press Release:
The Boomerang Theatre Company Presents
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Matt Johnston
Designed by Carolyn Pallister
Featuring
Rebecca Comtois - Michael Criscuolo - Jessi Gotta - John Greenleaf - Robert Leeds - Brian Moore - Eli Schneider - Maria Silverman - Alisha Spielmann - Christian Toth - Matthew Trumbull - Scott Williams
Music accompaniment composed and performed by Scott Williams
The Boomerang Theatre Company will present Shakespeare’s As You Like It in Central Park July 19th-August 10th, 2008. Boomerang is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2008, and this production commemorates the company’s inaugural production of As You Like It in 1999. The show is free to the public, with no tickets or reservations required. Performances are Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2pm, on the lawn at 69th Street and Central Park West.
Rosalind is banished and dressed as a boy. Orlando is on the run but smitten by a girl he saw fleetingly at court. Phebe is in love with Rosalind's male persona. Touchstone is in love with Audrey the milkmaid. Audrey...well, she is none too bright. But that's ok, because Celia is in love with bad boy Oliver. And among all this lovin', Jaques wants none of it.
As You Like It will perform July 19th-August 10th, 2008 on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2pm. The production is free, with no reservations or tickets required for attendance. Audiences are encouraged to bring a blanket and picnic lunch and enjoy the show. Audiences can find the performance on the lawn just inside the park at 69th Street and Central Park West. Please enter at 69th Street and follow signs that guide you to the location.
For more information, click here.