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A film director has cast a stage actor for a bit part in his film. This ten-minute comedy focuses on the clash between styles.
Matt Cogswell
Matt Cogswell
My work has been produced by The Forge Theater Lab, Lemon Punch Theatre Lab, Becoming More Productions, Rock River Players/Hooker-Dunham Theater, The Barefoot Theatre Company, Weston Friendly Society/Theatre III, and Queerativity. Some of my work is featured on my YouTube channel.
Plays
fat 43-year-old seeking a sugardaddy (a monologue) by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 8··Cast:1Genre: drama, zoomGenre: drama, zoomA monologue of desperate proportions.
It is a excerpt from my longer play Exposed Skin.Floating on Hope Ave by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 3··Cast:6Genre: drama·Keyword: gay men, bisexualityGenre: dramaKeyword: gay men, bisexualityAll of the characters in Floating on Hope Ave are simultaneously seeking and running away from connection. Four stories unfold within the play. Martin’s entire story takes place in one day. Alex and Brian’s story takes place in one week. Caleb and Dean’s story takes place in one month. George’s story takes place in a time span of one year. Both Martin and George break the fourth wall for the entire play. Alex/...All of the characters in Floating on Hope Ave are simultaneously seeking and running away from connection. Four stories unfold within the play. Martin’s entire story takes place in one day. Alex and Brian’s story takes place in one week. Caleb and Dean’s story takes place in one month. George’s story takes place in a time span of one year. Both Martin and George break the fourth wall for the entire play. Alex/Brian’s and Caleb/Dean’s contributions are two-person scenes, except for Movement 6. Adult themes. All characters are gay or bisexual men.Six Impossible Things Before Coronavirus by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 3··Cast:2Genre: dramaGenre: dramaA son checks in on his mother during a crisis.Exposed Skin by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 2··Cast:9–36Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more·Keyword: communication, miscommunication + 1 moreGenre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, political, satireKeyword: communication, miscommunication, fictional pandemicTold through a combination of scenes and monologues from April through June 2020, Exposed Skin explores the struggles to connect and communicate in our society.Right Now by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 2··Cast:2Genre: comedyGenre: comedyMichael and Nick attempt pillow talk.Damaged Furniture (a monologue) by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 1··Cast:1Genre: drama·Keyword: audition monologueGenre: dramaKeyword: audition monologueAn individual contemplates a new addition to their apartment.
It is an excerpt from my larger play Exposed Skin.
Five Degrees by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 1··Cast:10Genre: comedy·Keyword: college age characters, gay charactersGenre: comedyKeyword: college age characters, gay charactersTwo pairs of established college roommates and a freshman are followed over one year of college. Their lives are co-mingled as they explore the very nature of connectedness through theatrical analogies. Vinny is an unsure-of-himself actor. His best friend, Adam, is almost a substitute lover. Brad, a cocky gay ingénue, steals Vinny’s heart. Shelley is Vinny’s friend who stays on the periphery but is most attuned...Two pairs of established college roommates and a freshman are followed over one year of college. Their lives are co-mingled as they explore the very nature of connectedness through theatrical analogies. Vinny is an unsure-of-himself actor. His best friend, Adam, is almost a substitute lover. Brad, a cocky gay ingénue, steals Vinny’s heart. Shelley is Vinny’s friend who stays on the periphery but is most attuned to what’s going on. Her roommate, Kim, helps the group explore the concept of six degrees of separation. Ensemble members play additional silent background roles and voice-over roles as indicated in the script.Gap Years by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 1··Cast:3Genre: dramaGenre: dramaThree generations of men in a family cope with a recent loss.Untapped by Matt Cogswell
Recommendations: 1··Cast:4–26Genre: comedy, satire·Keyword: gay men, appsGenre: comedy, satireKeyword: gay men, appsThis short play is a comic look at the world of gay apps. The interactions are written as if people were meeting in person. One man faces an ensemble of men, who can be played by any number of men, up to the twenty-five other characters. Sexual language and content.