Matt Hoverman

Matt Hoverman is a playwright, TV and screenwriter, actor and teacher whose work across multiple disciplines demonstrates his imagination, humanity and wit.His TV writing credits include Arthur (PBS) (for which he was awarded a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program and the Humanitas Prize for Children's Animation), Curious George (PBS/Hulu), Sofia the First (Disney Jr.), Goldie & Bear (Disney Jr.) and Fancy Nancy (Disney Jr.).Matt's plays include the comedies The Glint (given a gala reading on Broadway starring Beau Bridges, Jean Smart, Michael McKean and Cecily Strong) and Thrillsville (given a gala reading at the George Street Playhouse starring Edie Falco, Grant Shaud, Richard Kind, Adriane Lenox, Cindy Cheung and Bruce Faulk), as well as: Who You See Here (Martha's Vineyard Playhouse production, La Jolla Playhouse workshop directed by Christopher Ashley), In Transit (FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award for Outstanding Playwriting), The Audience (co-author, Drama Desk nomination for Best New Musical), The Student (winner, Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival), Christmas Shorts (published by Samuel French and - produced by theaters across the country - quickly becoming a new holiday classic), Searching for God in Suburbia, The Coach, The Last App and more. Five of his short plays have been finalists for the Actors Theatre of Louisville's Heideman Award. He has been in residence at the Ojai Playwrights Conference, the Edward Albee Foundation, and the Berkshire Playwrights Lab. His plays have been produced or developed by (among others) the La Jolla Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Naked Angels, the Barrow Group, the Huntington Theatre, The Acting Company, the Lark, Penguin Rep, Martha's Vineyard Playhouse, the SoHo Playhouse, the Transport Group, City Theatre (FL), Maples Rep (MO), Axial Theatre Company, Bricks Theatre (WI), Phoenix Theatre (IN), Las Vegas Little Theatre (NV), Modjeska Playhouse (CA), Guild Hall, Blessed Unrest, Miranda Theatre Company, Algonquin Productions and Vital Theatre Company.Also a classically trained actor, Matt has worked with some of the theatre's top directors (Joseph Chaikin, John Rando, Anne Bogart, etc.), on national tours (The Acting Company), off-B'way (Women's Project), in major regional theatres (Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse), on TV (Late Night w/Conan O'Brien) and in many commercials. He also provides the voices for lots of cartoon characters on such Saturday morning hits as "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX" (2004) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (2003).As a visionary and widely respected teacher, Matt has midwived the creation of over 200 solo shows in his popular GO-SOLO workshops, including winners of the 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013 FringeNYC Best Solo Show Awards. His teaching is the subject of a NY Times feature article and the documentary SOLO by Shannon Romines.Matt lives in LA with his actress and playwright wife Katie Atcheson.Education: MFA in Acting, University of California, San Diego; BA in playwriting, Brown University (where he was admitted into Paula Vogel's graduate playwriting workshop as an undergrad.) Member: SAG-AFTRA, AEA, IATSE (Animation Guild) and the Dramatists Guild. Show less «