BIOGRAPHY:
Matt Ritchey is a frequent Hollywood Fringe director whose original play Blackboxing (writer/performer) won six awards including "Best Cabaret/Variety" at the 2019 Fringe. He is the creator of Storycrafting, a coaching, coverage, and creative service which assists screenwriters, playwrights, and performers. His clients have won “Best Original Screenplay” at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival and played at the 2023 New York Theater Festival (storycrafting.biz). He holds a BFA in Acting from Tisch School of the Arts, a Certificate in Shakespeare from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is a former Associate Producer at Director’s Lab West. Recent directing credits include the sold-out hit Romeo and Juliet In Hell (writer/director) - nominated for four awards (including "Best Director") at the 2019 LA Valley Theater Awards; and Angel’s Flight (writer/director) which won “Best Cabaret/Variety” at the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival and a “Best Director” nomination by Rogue Shakespeare Company. His mystery stage play Nevermore (writer) had its third production in Halloween of 2016, his film Poker Night (director) won "Best Comedy Short" at the Culver City Film Festival, and you can catch him on your TVs during commercial breaks calling for a Loan Falcon.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
BFA Theater New York University TSOA, Playwrights Horizons
Certificate in Shakespeare, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Graduate of Director's Lab West