Matthew Bretschneider, LCSW, MSW (he/him) is founding artistic director of Studio Playground and an adjunct professor at Boston University. He has performed with the Huntington Theatre Company, The Flea Theater, Theatre Row, The New Ohio, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Kitchen Theatre Company, and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. Television credits include “Law & Order: SVU” and “The Path.”
Matthew received a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with additional training from The Pandemonium Studio, Movement Theater Studio, and The Clown School. He has trained extensively with Christopher Bayes and has studied physical acting with Norman Taylor, Mary Overlie, Orlando Pabotoy, Shannan Calcutt, David Bridel, Gabriel Levey, and many more. Matthew teaches for Trinity Repertory Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Walnut Hill School, and Suffolk University.
Matthew received his MSW from Rhode Island College School of Social Work and has extensive experience teaching theater in clinical spaces with a focus on self-care, empowerment, and ensemble development.
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