Roger Mathey Explained

Birth Date:23 December 1969
Occupation:Producer, director, actor, playwright
Notable Works:
Chatsworth
You Make Me Physically ILL
Naked Twister
Education:
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Alma Mater:Chapman University, Orange, CA

Roger Mathey is an American theatrical director, as well as a playwright, actor, producer, and filmmaker. His plays have been staged in Los Angeles, Orange County, Bakersfield, and San Francisco in California, and also in Denver, Colorado.

Plays

Roger Mathey won the 2002 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Direction for the Los Angeles stage production of Trainspotting,[1] and also the 2002 LA Weekly Theater Award for Direction, also for Trainspotting.[2]

Some of the plays he has directed, written, acted in and/or produced are the following: The Time of Your Life, Lysistrata,[3] Escurial, Amadeus, A Hatful of Rain, Beirut, Futon Culture, Naked Twister, Trainspotting,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The House of Yes,[8] Cleansed,[9] The White Whore and the Bit Player,[10] You Make Me Physically Ill,[11] [12] Chatsworth,[13] [14] [15] Geeks vs. Zombies,[16] [17] and You Make me Physically Ill: Episode 2 - Love Never Dies.[18] [19]

Mathey's production company is seat of your pants Productions.[20]

Film

Mathey has also written, directed, and produced a short film, Naked Twister.[21] [22]

Film Festival

In addition, Mathey founded the Bakersfield Independent Film Festival (also known as "B.I.F.F.").[23] [24] [25]

References

  1. Web site: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle 2000-2002 Awards (website) . 2012-10-03 . 2012-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421195616/http://ladramacriticscircle.com/2000-2002-awards/ . live .
  2. Web site: Some Enchanted Evening: The 24th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards from the L.A. Weekly (website) . 2012-10-03 . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005083459/http://www.laweekly.com/2003-05-08/stage/some-enchanted-evening/ . live .
  3. http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php Interview by Sheena Metal with Roger Mathey, David Agranov, and Justin Zachary (audio)
  4. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-13-wk-lastchance13-story.html "Last Chance"
  5. http://www.backstage.com/review/la-theater/trainspotting-roger-mathey-elephant-theatre/ "'Trainspotting' Finds the Right Balance Between Grim and Funny"
  6. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2013-apr-19-la-et-cm-trainspotting-elephant-theater-review-20130417-story.html "Review: Racing toward oblivion via 'Trainspotting'"
  7. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/xaque-gruber/trainspotting-play_b_3221241.html "Trainspotting at the Elephant Theatre: Daring, Gritty and Heartbreaking"
  8. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-07-et-stage7-story.html "Dickens is given a breezy makeover"
  9. http://www.laweekly.com/2006-11-09/stage/the-good-the-bad-and-the-horny/ "The Good, the Bad and the Horny"
  10. http://www.bakotopia.com/node/20595 "The White Whore and the Bit Player"
  11. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/08/theater-review-so-damned-heavenly-bound-and-you-make-me-physically-ill-at-the-elephant.html "Theater review: 'So Damned Heavenly Bound,' 'You Make Me Physically Ill'"
  12. http://www.hollywoodrevealed.com/you-make-me-physically-ill-review/ "YOU MAKE ME PHYSICALLY ILL — Review"
  13. http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2009/11/stage_raw_violators_will_be_vi.php "Stage Raw: Violators Will Be Violated"
  14. http://www.laweekly.com/2009-12-03/stage/theater-reviews-a-lie-of-the-mind-mercy-warren-s-tea-molly-extinction/ "Theater Reviews: A Lie of the Mind, Mercy Warren’s Tea, Molly, Extinction. Also, Chatsworth, Grace Kim & the Spiders From Mars, Post, and more"
  15. http://www.valleyscenemagazine.com/archives/nov272009/coverstory/ "The Coolest Things to do in the Valley this Winter"
  16. http://www.hollywoodrevealed.com/geeks-vs-zombies/ "Geeks vs Zombies"
  17. http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Los_Angeles_Entertainment_109/lookout-zombies-the-geeks-are-coming.php "Lookout Zombies! The Geeks are Coming!"
  18. http://www.hollywoodrevealed.com/love-never-dies-laughs-never-stop/ "Love Never Dies. Laughs Never Stop."
  19. Web site: You Make me Physically Ill: Episode 2 - Love Never Dies . . 2021-11-29 . 2021-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415134200/https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/1379 . live .
  20. Web site: seat of your pants Productions (official website) . 2012-10-04 . 2012-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015134029/http://www.seatofyourpantsproductions.com/ . live .
  21. Web site: IMDB: Naked Twister . . 2021-11-29 . 2021-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423151955/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262092/ . live .
  22. https://web.archive.org/web/20080610033344/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/441236/Naked-Twister/overview New York Times Movies: Naked Twister
  23. http://www.bakotopia.com/node/16885 "BIFF (The Bakersfield Independent Film Festival)"
  24. http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/entertainment/theater/x485099645/Hey-local-filmmakers-Heres-your-chance-to-shine "Hey, local filmmakers: Here's your chance to shine"
  25. http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/entertainment/community/x1526557307/Bakersfield-ready-to-roll-film-on-festival "Bakersfield ready to roll film on festival"

External links

Official pages