Matthew Leavitt
Matthew Leavitt is an award-winning playwright, director and librettist based in Los Angeles. He is also the co-artistic director of the theatre company The 6th Act. His most recent play, Sukkot, will... Read more
Matthew Leavitt is an award-winning playwright, director and librettist based in Los Angeles. He is also the co-artistic director of the theatre company The 6th Act. His most recent play, Sukkot, will have its off-Broadway premiere at 59E59 this summer. (Its world premiere was previously at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles.) His previous play, The $5 Shakespeare Company, was recognized as an LA Times Critics’ Choice. His first play, The Boomerang Effect, is published by Concord Theatricals and received seven Stage Scene LA Awards, including Best World Premiere Play.