Matt McGeachy

Matt McGeachy is a Twin Cities-based dramaturg and writer. Educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Minnesota, he has worked in dramaturgy at the Guthrie Theater, The Playwrights' Center, and the Kennedy Center New Play Dramaturgy Intensive. He was previously theater critic for MONDO Magazine in Toronto.

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In praise of Christmas past

by Matt McGeachy • Dec. 27

Audience | Criticism

After watching Kevin Kling's latest show at the Fitzgerald, Matt wonders whether the essence of the season is nostalgia.

A separate peace

by Matt McGeachy • Dec. 17

Criticism

In his third try, Matt discovers a holiday show that inspires him to yearn for the lack of war that the season demands.

Not feeling it

by Matt McGeachy • Dec. 12

Criticism

After seeing DHM Productions version of "A Christmas Carol," Matt McGeachy makes a request to Santa.

A musical revue with a war in the background

by Matt McGeachy • Dec. 5

Criticism

Matt McGeachy reviews "A Civil War Christmas," the first in a series of reviews this month.

Best of 2010-2011: New Play Readings

by Matt McGeachy • Sep. 25

Criticism | Innovation

"When you need to feel complicit in something, like you belong to a community, go see a reading."

Writer’s block: A play in one act

by Matt McGeachy • Mar. 25

Process

Matt McGeachy waxes eloquently on the two P's of writer's block.

At stake when writing a “bad” review: trust and excellence

by Matt McGeachy • Mar. 9

Criticism

Matt McGeachy on why critics put their own particular version of excellence at stake in their critiques.

Redefining excellence

by Matt McGeachy • Sep. 14

Criticism

No one strives for mediocre, yet excellence is as hard to define as a fish is to hold. But Matt McGeachy attempts it while thinking on ". . .Virginia Woolf"

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