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"Everett's highly original artistic vision...results
in a profound theatrical experience
that defies pat categorization." - Frontiers Newsmagazine,
1998
"...a talented new voice that deserves to be heard."
- Drama-Logue, Los Angeles, 1997
"Everett...is a bright new voice who will bear watching..."
- Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1996
| EDUCATION |
| M.F.A. |
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New Haven, Connecticut
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May 1991 |
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PUBLICATION
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http://stores.lulu.com/matthewaeverett
2008 |
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| Short Plays, Vol. 1 |
The Bronze Bitch Flies At Noon, All Hallows' Eve (For Jeffrey), Blight |
| Short Plays, Vol. 2 |
the Dandelion Snow cycle, the Thirst collection |
| Short Plays for Young Actors & Audiences, Vol. 1 |
How The Coyote Stole Fire, Bethesda, Snowball's Chance, Dr. Worm, Champion of Breakfast |
| Theatre Unbound's 24-Hour Play Project, Selected Plays, Vol. 1 |
Hunt For The Bus Monkey, Feather Duster, Touched By A Handbag, Dog Tag, Accessories |
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Audition Arsenal - 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes
and Under:
- Women in their 20s
- Women in their 30s
- Men in their 20s
- Men in their 30s |
Heaven
and Home - Gabby - "It's
just -- words. Three words. They don't mean anything
anymore." |
Smith
and Kraus Publishing, Inc.
October
2005 |
| Heaven
and Home - Gabby - "I
can't do this. This. What we're doing. You. Me. Movies
in the dark on my bed." |
| Heaven
and Home - Vincent - "There's
this huge chunk of my life now that's gone completely
out of focus." |
| Leave
(The Surface of the World) - Nicholas - "I
can't be unselfish where you're concerned. I need
you with me." |
| Leave
(The Surface of the World) - Nicholas - "I
need you near me in the dark. So I can feel safe again." |
| Leave
(The Surface of the World) - Seth - "Except
for loving you, being a Marine's the only thing I
ever got right. It's the only thing that even comes
close." |
| The
Playwrights' Center Monologues for Men |
Studpuppy
- Spencer - "So
here's the story of how I turned into a dog." |
Greenwood-Hienemann
Publishing
April 2005 |
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Subtext (magazine) |
an excerpt from the Extra
Cheese section of the Dandelion
Snow cycle of short plays - Ash/Abigail - "I’ve
turned into the personal ads I’ve always snickered
at." |
The Playwrights' Center
Summer/Fall 2001 |
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AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS (partial listing) |
| Lavender Magazine |
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2008 |
| Minnesota
State Arts Board |
Artist Initiative Grant $6,000 |
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2007 |
| Minnesota
State Arts Board |
Career Opportunity Grant $1,500 |
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2002 |
| Minnesota
State Arts Board |
Fellowship - Playwriting
$8,000 |
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1999 |
| Drama-Logue Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Writing for
the Theatre |
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1997 |
OTHER EDUCATION
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B.S. (double major --Theater and Radio/TV/Film)
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Terre Haute, Indiana
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1987
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OTHER AWARDS & HONORS
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Playwrighting Fellowship (finalist)
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2002-2003
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Playwrighting Fellowship (finalist)
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2000-2001
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Morrow
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Screenwriting Fellowship (finalist)
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1999
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One of the Year's Top 10 Theatre Productions
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1998
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The Playwrights' Center
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Stagetime Developmental Reading Series
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1996
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Mary Reid McBeth Writing Competition
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First Place - Drama
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Faded Sofas
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1987
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Sigma Tau Delta Writing Competition
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Second Place - Drama
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Snapshot, In The Forests Of The Night,
& Sanctuary
(under the collective title "Vanishing Points")
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1987
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Mary Reid McBeth Writing Competition
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First Place - Drama
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Incorrect Change
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1986
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Mary Reid McBeth Writing Competition
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First Place - Drama
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Refuse
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1985
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Sigma Tau Delta Writing Competition
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First Place - Drama
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Once In A Lullaby
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1985
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Playwrighting Competition Winner of full production
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King Thrushbeard (musical adaptation
of Grimms Brothers fairy tale written with Stephen Gawronski)
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1984
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OTHER PRODUCTIONS
| Strike, Split, Spare (written
with Holly Davis) |
Theatre Unbound at Sample Night Live - Bryant Lake Bowl - Minneapolis, MN |
January 2009 |
| Strike, Split, Spare (written
with Holly Davis) |
Theatre Unbound at Sample Night Live - Bryant Lake Bowl - Minneapolis, MN |
January 2008 |
| Strike, Split, Spare (written
with Holly Davis) |
Theatre
Unbound (The 24-Hour Play Project) - Intermedia Arts
- Minneapolis, MN |
February 2007 |
| Cassandra
2006 (written with Cherie Anderson) |
Theatre
Unbound (The 24-Hour Play Project) - In the Heart of
the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater - Minneapolis, MN |
January 2006 |
| Touched
By A Handbag (or, Highway To Handbag) (verse version,
written with Anne Bertram) |
Powderhorn
Writers Festival - Poetry Puppetry Cabaret - Center
for Independent Artists - Minneapolis, MN |
May 2005 |
| Touched
By A Handbag (or, Highway To Handbag) (written with
Anne Bertram) |
Theatre
Unbound (The 24-Hour Play Project) - Illusion Theater
- Minneapolis, MN |
April 2005 |
| Champion
of Breakfast |
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April 2004
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| Dr.
Worm |
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May 2003 |
| I Humbly
Apologize for My Leader, Everything He Says and Does Is
An Embarrassment to Us All (written with Carol Critchley) |
Theatre
Unbound (The 24-Hour Play Project) - Four Seasons Dance
Studio - Minneapolis, MN |
March 2003 |
| Feather
Duster (written with Anne Bertram) |
Theatre
Unbound - Center for Performing Arts - Minneapolis,
MN |
June 2002 |
| Feather
Duster (written with Anne Bertram) |
Theatre
Unbound (The 24-Hour Play Project) - Center for Performing
Arts - Minneapolis, MN |
March 2002 |
| Carnival
of the Damned (written with Christopher O. Kidder) |
Theatre
Unbound (The 24-Hour Play Project) - Center for Performing
Arts - Minneapolis, MN |
Feb. 2002 |
| Snowball's
Chance |
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Dec. 2001 |
| Hunt
for the Bus Monkey (written with Anne Bertram) |
Theatre
Unbound - Cedar Riverside Peoples Center - Minneapolis,
MN |
May 2001 |
| Bethesda |
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Dec. 2000 |
| The Bronze
Bitch Flies At Noon |
The Ebullient Theatre Company (as part
of "Foreplay') Minneapolis, MN |
Feb. 1998 |
ACADEMIC PRODUCTIONS at INDIANA
STATE UNIVERSITY, Terre Haute, IN
| Somebody Else's Movie |
Feb. 1987
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| Sanctuary |
Dec. 1986
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| Incorrect Change |
Feb. 1986
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| Mysphitz |
Dec. 1985
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| Faded Sofas |
March 1985
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| In The Forests Of The Night |
March 1985
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| Refuse |
Dec. 1984
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| King Thrushbeard (with Stephen Gawronski) |
April 1984
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OTHER READINGS - all took place in Minneapolis, MN unless otherwise
indicated
Readings at The Playwrights’ Center
Readings at Barnes & Noble Bookstores
Reading for the Minnesota AIDS Project
Reading with the Screenwriters’ Workshop
| Hard News |
The Playwrights' Center
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June 1995
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Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder, Colorado)
| Slow Dance for Three |
University of Colorado, Boulder
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July 1990
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| Rubicon Waltz |
University of Colorado, Boulder
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July 1990
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| Hard News |
University of Colorado, Boulder
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July 1990
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