Matthew Fotis
Core Apprentices 2009
Matt Fotis is an award winning playwright whose plays have seen stages from coast to coast. He is a Playwrights’ Center Core Apprentice Grant Recipient, and a two time Illinois Arts Council Grant recipient for his work with Shantz Theatre. His plays have won The Sonoma County Repertory Theatre’s SCRipts Festival and received a Donna Award at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival. His work has been a finalist for numerous other awards including the Guthrie Theatre Fringe Encore and Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence. His plays have been produced by Emerging Artists Theatre (NYC), Ten Grand Productions (NYC), Curan Rep (NYC), Theatre on the Square, Shantz Theatre, The Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre, Anvilhead Theatre, Acme Theatre Works, The Pegasus Theater Co., and Gorilla Tango Theatre.
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A Shot in the Dark
DescriptionOn the one year anniversary of his divorce, Carson's world is thrown into a tailspin when he gets some shocking news. Forced to face his future and come to terms with his past, A SHOT IN THE DARK is a fast-paced raw look at the curve balls that life tends to throw. (2M, 3F ~ 90mins).
A Year in the Life of 25 Strangers Living in a City by the Lake
DescriptionThe lives of 25 strangers are woven together in more ways than they might think in this smart new play. Featuring a scene for every month, A Year in the Life… examines relationships and life with sharp wit and chilling accuracy. See if you can connect the dots between The Sound of Music and low sperm counts, St. Patrick's Day and ducks, or gay marriage and meteorology. Full of heart & humor, this original work from Chicago playwright Matt Fotis is sure to entertain.
The Diner Variations
DescriptionInspired by David Mamet's The Duck Variations, this slightly absurdist black comedy follows two lifelong friends as they reflect on their past and speculate about their future after the tragic death of someone near and dear to them both. Touching on everything from McCarthyism to feminist interpretations of 17th Century French literature, The Diner Variations is sure to have something for everyone.
Burying Mom
DescriptionPaul Morgan's mother passed away on 9/11...by falling down the basement stairs. Now six years later he still hasn't put his mom to rest. Paul's journey takes him across time and space where he meets a bevy of women that put his relationships in perspective, and help Paul finally bury his past. (1M, 1-9F - flex casting options ~ 50mins).
"Matt Fotis...is brilliant." - Nuvo
The Van Gogh Exhibit
DescriptionThe Van Gogh Exhibit is "less about Van Gogh's paintings than what happens when his swirls are set in motion...The narrative itself takes the passenger seat as the idiosyncratic characters direct traffic...trying to work out where the shapes of marriage, sexuality, bus routes, politics and memories fit into one masterpiece." -Minneapolis Skyway News
The Marriage of Marcus Tyler
DescriptionWhen the Tyler's eldest son brings his fiance home to meet the family, the Tyler's put her through their own unique test to see if she really is the one.
Lincoln's Lagoon
DescriptionA school principal is murdered in the small town of Lincolnville, KY: can a blind Kentucky orphan save the day?
The Candid Biography of a Single Chess Table Chosen at Random on an Ambiguous Spring Day in Central Park
DescriptionRather than follow the trials and tribulations of a main character, this off-beat one-act comedy tracks the life of a chess table in Central Park through fourteen interconnected vignettes about life, death, sex, and jogging. Come meet the bevy of unique, colorful, and rather strange characters that inhabit this play's world and you just might leave the theater with a new understanding of life...maybe. Okay, that's a bit of a stretch, but you'll laugh your butt off!
The Mystery of Simon Levene
DescriptionTwo people meet atop a building during an office holiday party and explore their bizarre relationship.
The Zebra Baby
DescriptionA young newlywed couple has just moved into their new home. But when talk of a baby arises, Greg's world is thrown into a bizarre time-warp where the most sane person just might be a kid who likes sandwiches.
Winner of the Sonoma County Repertory Theatre's One Act Play Contest
A Casket Man
DescriptionTodd plans his own funeral and needs his brother to spread his ashes, but his brother has other ideas. Ten minute.
Insomniacs in Heat
DescriptionAn unseasonably hot and humid October evening leaves a young couple struggling for sleep…and something else. Ten minute.
Teaching America
DescriptionA suburban town is awakened from its slumber by the actions of a controversial high school history teacher.
Pittsfield
DescriptionA mother invites her grown children home to put their beloved and incredibly long-lived dog to sleep. But she has a secret of her own that will turn their lives upside down.
