Matt Barbot
Biography
Matt Barbot is a Nuyorican writer from Brooklyn, NY. Matt will be workshopping his new play THE BEAUTIFUL LAND I SEEK (LA LINDA TIERRA QUE BUSCO YO) with Fault Line Theatre as part of their inaugural New Plays in Development series. “Spray Cap,” Matt’s contribution to Lynn Nottage and Miranda Haymon’s THE WATERING HOLE theatre event at Signature Theatre in NYC featured the voice of Liza Colon-Zayas and received special praise from The New Yorker and The New York Times. His 24 hour play, FRIJOLES, starring Raul Esparza, is available to view on YouTube. Matt is a New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellow and has an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University.