Matthew stars in OFF TRACK by James Comtois, FringeNYC 2016

Matthew is back for his fourth FringeNYC!  He stars as the central character Ian in James Comtois's "fast-paced" noir, OFF TRACK!, directed by Tim Errickson.

Ian, a Chicago reporter covering an impending transit strike, has a one-night stand who’s found murdered the next morning. So, Ian ventures out to find the killer just as the trains shut down and strand him in a hostile neighborhood.

'Played with tremendous presence and comedic timing by Trumbull'--Theatre is Easy

Venue: Teatro SEA at the Clemente 107 Suffolk Street (between Rivington & Delancey) New York, NY

Show Schedule and Ticket Links:

SAT 13 @ NOON https://www.eventbrite.com/e/26492394465
MON 15 @ 7:15 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/26492395468
THU 18 @ 2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/26492396471
SAT 20 @ 7:30 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/26492397474
FRI 26 @ 4:45 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/26492398477

Photo by James Comtois.  Left to right: Anthony F. Lalor, Timothy Babcock, Matthew Trumbull

Winner! 2015 New York Innovative Theatre Award, Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role

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Matthew received his first NYIT award on Monday night, for Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role.  The honor was bestowed for his role as Heinrich in 'The Temple, or Lebensraum' by Nat Cassidy, produced at the Brick Theater by Tin Drum Productions in association with Mozzlestead Productions.  Here is Playbill's list of all the the winners.

Very excited and grateful:)  Onwards and upwards!  Hope to post a video of the speech soon.  

New York Innovative Theatre Awards September 21st!

Announcement of Matthew's NYIT nomination, July 20th

The 2015 New York Innovative Awards ceremony will be held September 21st, 2015, and Matthew has been nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role!  The nominated performance is Heinrich in The Temple, or Lebensraum by Nat Cassidy, staged at the Brick Theater in Brooklyn in February 2015, and produced by Tin Drum Productions and Mozzlestead Productions. 'The Temple' received a bevy of other nominations, including:

Outstanding Lighting Design-Morgan Zipf-Meister

Outstanding Costume Design-Ben Philipp

Outstanding Set Design-Sandy Yaklin

Outstanding Sound Design-Jeanne Travis

Outstanding Original Full-length Script-Nat Cassidy

Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play-Tin Drum Productions

Very proud of this production!  Stay tuned for the results on Monday!

Play x Play podcast of 'The World to Come,' by Marielle Duke

Matthew with Jennifer Kipley, staging a scene from 'The World to Come' at Flux Sundays

Matthew has been cast as James in the upcoming episode of the newly-launched podcast Play x Play, featuring Marielle Duke's play 'The World to Come'.  Play x Play was created by playwright Jason Tseng, who also hosts, and it features podcast performances of plays that have not been produced. The cast also includes Ashley Bloom, Emily Hartford, Chinaza Uche, and Gabby Sherpa.   Matthew is delighted to be reunited with this tragic and beautiful play about grief, child loss, and worlds we cannot see.  He has worked on it in development with Flux Theatre Ensemble, and it is through Flux and Marielle's own ensemble, Adaptive Arts Theatre Company, that he has worked with many of the fine artists mentioned above.

The episode will be available for download in October; stay tuned for the date!