MATT BUCHANAN
Playwright and Children's Theatre Artist
441 Martha Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 265 9789
matt_buchanan_88@post.harvard.edu
Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/3765/
EDUCATION
Harvard College, Cambridge. BA, Music, 1990.
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN. Special Student, Theatre,
1987-1988.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. MFA, Children's Theatre/Creative
Drama, 1996.
PLAYS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
PRINCE UGLY
A musical about Prince who is cursed with ugliness until he can make one real friend.
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Scheduled to be produced at The Montgomery Academy, Winter, 2003.
LITTLE WOMEN
An adaptation of the classic by Louisa May Alcott.
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Produced at The Montgomery Academy, Fall, 2002.
SLEEPING WALTER
A young boy's dreams are so much more fulfilling than his real life that
her refuses to wake up.
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Produced at The Haverford School, Spring, 1997.
ERNIE'S PLACE
A chance encounter with a homeless man helps three children find a place
in their new community after a divorce displaces them.
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Produced by the Dept. of Theatre and Dance, University of Texas at Austin,
in a tour of Austin public schools, Spring, 1997.
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Produced by Highland High School, Salt Lake City, in a tour of Salt
Lake area public schools, Winter, 1997.
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Showcased at ASSITEJ Regional Meeting in Dallas, Spring, 1996 and at
Rocky Mountain Theatre Conference, Winter, 1997.
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Produced at The Haverford School, Spring, 1999.
NOWHERESVILLE, TEXAS
Two bored youngsters discover that life in a small town isn't as dull as
they thought, by learning about the history of Cameron, Texas.
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Commissioned and produced by Milam County Theatre, Cameron, Texas, Summer,
1995.
THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL
Adaptation of a George MacDonald fairy tale about two young people with opposite lives who discover they need each other.
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Read in workshop at the University of Texas at Austin, 1994.
SHORT PLAYS
THE BIRD
Ten-minute play. A titmouse among the bus-stop pigeons may be a messenger
from God.
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Produced by Philadelphia Dramatists Center, Spring, 1998.
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Produced by City Theatre Company, Summer, 1999.
LARRY OF THE LAKE
Ten-minute play. An overworked executive is seduced into a more carefree
life by a mysteriously wet man.
CAR TROUBLE
One-minute play. People wait for a bus that never comes.
COMMISSIONS WELCOME