Eric Matthew Richardson

Eric Matthew Richardson

Eric Matthew Richardson (b. 1992) is a composer, writer, and sound designer based in Chicago, Illinois.

His recent credits include an original full-length musical The Book of Sebastián (The Jacobins), an online, interactive hypermusical The LEA Project (self-produced digital work), music for the immersive show Cursed: An American Tragedy (Birch House Immersive), the ten-minute musicals Pigasus...
Eric Matthew Richardson (b. 1992) is a composer, writer, and sound designer based in Chicago, Illinois.

His recent credits include an original full-length musical The Book of Sebastián (The Jacobins), an online, interactive hypermusical The LEA Project (self-produced digital work), music for the immersive show Cursed: An American Tragedy (Birch House Immersive), the ten-minute musicals Pigasus and Role Play (Chicago Dramatists), music for the video poem Let This Be (Paloma Sierra, Emerging Poet Laureate of Allegheny County), and has been featured as one of William Finn’s Emerging Writers (New York Theatre Barn).

His latest musical, Down and Out in Rocky Heights, was a 2022 Semi-Finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Musical Theater Conference.

Plays

  • Down and Out in Rocky Heights by Eric Matthew Richardson
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    10–13
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    Genre: adaptation, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: new musicals, original musical + 8 more
    Genre: adaptation, dark comedy, musical, political, tragedy
    Keyword: new musicals, original musical, Labor and Unions, Politics, Great Recession, addiction, father daughter dynamics, ohio, modernized Greek tragedy, Antigone
    Annie McPherson reluctantly returns to her hometown of Rocky Heights to take care of her ailing father, but soon finds herself embroiled in a political showdown that could destroy the town for good.

    A modern bastardization of Antigone set in a fictional Northeast Ohio factory town, Down and Out in Rocky Heights is the story of an empire in decline, and the radical actions taken in response.
  • The LEA Project by Eric Matthew Richardson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: artificial intelligence, science fiction + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental, horror, immersive, musical, satire, science fiction
    Keyword: artificial intelligence, science fiction, comedy, horror, musical, internet
    An online, interactive hypermusical from Eric Matthew Richardson.

    The global mega-corporation EthiCo is set to launch LEA 2.0, the latest iteration of their flagship Learning-Enabled Algorithm, until the company’s founder discovers a hidden malware attack infesting the program. As his unwitting assistant, you’ll help uncover the truth behind LEA, as well as learn why she’s so desperately obsessed...
    An online, interactive hypermusical from Eric Matthew Richardson.

    The global mega-corporation EthiCo is set to launch LEA 2.0, the latest iteration of their flagship Learning-Enabled Algorithm, until the company’s founder discovers a hidden malware attack infesting the program. As his unwitting assistant, you’ll help uncover the truth behind LEA, as well as learn why she’s so desperately obsessed with the mysterious Dexter Nelson.

    The LEA Project was written, filmed, and produced during the Covid-19 pandemic and is free to experience forever. You can find the original soundtrack on most streaming platforms.
  • The Book of Sebastián by Eric Matthew Richardson
    Cast: 
    11–15
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 6 more
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    Keyword: Spanish Civil War, adapation + 7 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, docudrama/historic, drama, musical, period, political, tragedy
    Keyword: Spanish Civil War, adapation, musical, historical drama, war, Politics, socialism, anarchism, anti-fascist
    Set amid the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, Sebastián - a young Jesuit with a thirst for adventure - sets off into world as the fighting descends upon his hometown. On his journey, he encounters an eccentric ferryman, an underground band of anarchists, and the echoes of his past he can’t outrun.

    Loosely based on the classic novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Book of Sebastián is a...
    Set amid the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, Sebastián - a young Jesuit with a thirst for adventure - sets off into world as the fighting descends upon his hometown. On his journey, he encounters an eccentric ferryman, an underground band of anarchists, and the echoes of his past he can’t outrun.

    Loosely based on the classic novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Book of Sebastián is a sweeping exploration of passion, consequence, and how we define God in a modern world.
  • Pigasus: A Ten-Minute Musical by Eric Matthew Richardson
    Cast: 
    3–5
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 5 more
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    Keyword: Chicago, ten-minute + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, farce, musical, period, political, satire
    Keyword: Chicago, ten-minute, musical, Farce, fairy tale, Politics
    Pigasus follows the journey of one small pig from farm to fame as he’s shepherded along by an opportunistic Yuppie. The short musical tells the mostly true story of an unsung Chicago icon.