Matthew Earnest

Matthew Earnest is a professional theatremaker, who directs new plays, classics, musicals, opera and his own original works and literary adaptations across the U.S. and internationally. These include Himmelweg (Off-Broadway, New York Times Critics Pick), Wanderlust: a History of Walking, which he adapted and directed from Rebecca Solnit’s book with a commission from the NEA, Don Quixote (Local Production of the Year, Fort Worth Weekly), Dead Letter Office (Best of the Berkshires), Peter Pan (Innovator of the Year, Cleveland Scene; Director of the Year, Cleveland Plain Dealer), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Best Director, Carolina Curtain Call), blood pudding (Audience Favourite Award, Dublin Festival Fringe), On the Verge (Dallas Theater Critics Forum Award; Best of Dallas, Dallas Observer) and many others. 

He was head of the recently discontinued MFA Directing program at the University of Southern Mississippi, and has also taught at Marymount Manhattan College, The University of Rochester, The University of Delaware, Kent State University, Meredith College, The University of North Texas and Marshall University. 

His work has been featured in American Theatre magazine, The New Yorker, Out Magazine and many others. A member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and a published playwright. Matthew holds an MFA in Directing from York University, Toronto. 

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