Matthew Lopez

Matthew is the author of The Legend of Georgia McBride, which
premiered last season at the Denver Center and The Whipping Man, also seen last season at Curious Theatre Company. Since its debut at Luna Stage Company and its New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club, The Whipping Man has become one
of the most widely produced new American plays of the last several years, with productions in over 50 US cities and abroad. The Legend of Georgia McBride is set to have its Off- Broadway premiere in August at the MCC Theater. His play Somewhere premiered at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and recently completed a successful run at Hartford Stage. His newest work, Reverberation premiered at Hartford Stage in March. Other plays include Zoey’s Perfect Wedding and The Sentinels, which premiered in London. Matthew currently holds new play commissions from Hartford Stage, Manhattan Theatre Company, Roundabout Theatre Company, and South Coast Rep. He was a staff writer on the HBO series “The Newsroom” and is currently adapting Javier Marias’ “Your Face Tomorrow” trilogy for Brad Pitt’s Plan B film company.