Matthew Trombetta - Stage Director

Currently, Matthew serves as the Managing Artistic Director of Ohio's oldest professional summer stock theatre, the Weathervane Playhouse. Initially hired as a member of the 2002 Company, Matthew has been seen onstage in productions like Forever Plaid, Sweeney Todd, Guys and Dolls, and West Side Story.  In addition to the artistic and fiscal management of the company, favorite directorial credits include: Baby, Crazy for You, Star-Spangled Girl, Steel Magnolias, A Little Night Music, Children of Eden and Fiddler on the Roof.  He made his directorial debut in New York City in 2003 with Raw Impressions Music Theatre at LaMaMa e.t.c.  and followed with sold-out performances of Bill Cosgriff's one-act, The Boiler Room, at manhattantheatresource.  He has performed and staged numerous national tours for the popular Connecticut Children's Theatre.  Matthew served as Executive Director of Novato Young Artists' Repertory Theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area building a solid program and reputation of excellence with his productions of Big River, Oklahoma, How to Succeed..., and Children of Eden. Most recently, Matthew assisted director Joe Calarco on the sold-out run of The Mistress Cycle.  In the past year, Matthew has enjoyed working as a producer, currently acting as Venue Producer for Nightmare: Face your Fears, a fully interactive, theatrical haunted house. Matthew graduated Northwestern University with a B.M. in Vocal Performance, a B.A. in Psychology and is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Certificate Program.