Join EXCEL for a Q&A with SMTD alumnus, Matt Letscher, on his career and professional trajectory. Mr. Letscher attended the Universityof Michigan and received a BA in Theatre, but it was a pair of workshopswith the legendary Uta Hagen that cemented his love of the craft. His career since has ranged from stage to screen. Film credits include 13 Hours,Her, Teacher of the Year, Devil’s Knot, Towelhead, Identity, and The Mask of Zorro. Television credits include The Flash, Scandal, Carrie Diaries, Boardwalk Empire, Brothers and Sisters, Entourage, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. Theater credits include Broadway productions of Neil Simon’s Proposals, The Rivals, and Julia Cho’s The Language Archive. He’s also appeared in the world premieres of Howard Korder’s In a Garden, Beth Henley’s Ridiculous Fraud, Kate Robin’s What they Have and Lanford Wilson’s Raindance (at the Purple Rose Theatre.)
As a writer, his play Sea Of Fools received a production at The Purple Rose in 2007. His pilot, Gentrification (co-written with Nipper Knapp and Andrew Newberg) won the award for Best Writing at the 2010 New York TelevisionFestival and their series One and Done can now be seen at oneanddoneshow.com. His visit is hosted by the Department of Theatre & Drama. ARTSADMN 410/510: 1 credit