Matt Hoffman

My plays center on characters in complicated relationships, who love each other but are blocked from a fuller intimacy by some seemingly impossible barrier. There's also usually something supernatural involved. My first play, THE MANUSCRIPT, received the 2023 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, had a professional production at 7Stages in Atlanta in August 2023, and was published by Next Stage Press in 2025. CASEY'S SINGULARITY had a staged reading at Kennesaw State University's 2024 New Works & Ideas Festival. A VERY SPECIAL HOSPITAL received the 2025 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award and a full production in August 2025. I live in Atlanta.

My plays center on characters in complicated relationships, who love each other but are blocked from a fuller intimacy by some seemingly impossible barrier. There's also usually something supernatural involved. My first play, THE MANUSCRIPT, received the 2023 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, had a professional production at 7Stages in Atlanta in August 2023, and was published by Next Stage Press in 2025. CASEY'S SINGULARITY had a staged reading at Kennesaw State University's 2024 New Works & Ideas Festival. A VERY SPECIAL HOSPITAL received the 2025 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award and a full production in August 2025. I live in Atlanta.

Scripts

THE WORD

by Matt Hoffman

Cast Size
6—8
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
political,
tragedy

FULL-LENGTH PLAY -- A senior at an elite university utters a forbidden word, triggering world-changing consequences.

FULL-LENGTH PLAY -- A senior at an elite university utters a forbidden word, triggering world-changing consequences.

A Very Special Hospital

by Matt Hoffman

Cast Size
4—7
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
satire

FULL-LENGTH PLAY -- Sarah's been running her business, and Robbie's been ... somewhere, but now Dad's dying in the ICU. Is he dying? And what kind of hospital is this, anyway? As the eccentric Dr. Hobson and his enigmatic nurse Jana institute an increasingly bizarre care plan, the siblings embark on a surreal, often hilarious journey toward a final confrontation with their past and their own unseen wounds.

FULL-LENGTH PLAY -- Sarah's been running her business, and Robbie's been ... somewhere, but now Dad's dying in the ICU. Is he dying? And what kind of hospital is this, anyway? As the eccentric Dr. Hobson and his enigmatic nurse Jana institute an increasingly bizarre care plan, the siblings embark on a surreal, often hilarious journey toward a final confrontation with their past and their own unseen wounds.

The Manuscript

by Matt Hoffman

2
Cast Size
2—5
Genre
drama,
mystery/thriller

FULL LENGTH PLAY -- After a young writer's sudden death, her wife and her mother engage in an escalating power struggle over her identity, her artistic legacy, and the truth of what "really" happened.

FULL LENGTH PLAY -- After a young writer's sudden death, her wife and her mother engage in an escalating power struggle over her identity, her artistic legacy, and the truth of what "really" happened.

Casey's Singularity

by Matt Hoffman

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama,
fantasy,
movement/physical,
science fiction,
tragedy

SHORT PLAY -- Paralyzed after a terrible accident, Casey has enrolled in a clinical trial testing AI-enhanced physical therapy, over the concerns of their partner Micah. Casey and Micah’s relationship is tested by Casey’s new disability and the unplanned effects of a new technology.

SHORT PLAY -- Paralyzed after a terrible accident, Casey has enrolled in a clinical trial testing AI-enhanced physical therapy, over the concerns of their partner Micah. Casey and Micah’s relationship is tested by Casey’s new disability and the unplanned effects of a new technology.