American Guild of Variety Artists
Screen Actors Guild
Brave New Workshop
From Back Stage West-Editor in Chief of Reviewers Dany Margolies, Sept. 15, 2004
PHAEDRA
"Saxe's rich, nuanced, portrayal of the all-seeing yet ineffectual tutor is the most intriguing and memorable of this cohesive ensemble's roles. Its perhaps because he's done the best work of modernizing, yet retaining the heights of a classic"
From Back Stage West-March 3rd, 2008
THE LONDON CUCKOLDS
"An inspired comic performance by Matt Saxe."
Finalist:Comedy Central "Test Pilots" Contest: Looking Forward
Finalist: FX "Create Your Own Pilot" Contest: Looking Forward
Back Stage West "Stage Spot Award" 2004
"Best Supporting Actor": PHAEDRA
Back Stage West Garland Award 2004 Honorable Mention (as Producer)
"Best Adaptation": PHAEDRA
Back Stage West 2001 Garland Award Honorable Mention:
"Best Ensemble": THE CALIBAN
1997-Cast Member of Alabama State Premiere of "Angels in America:Millennium Approaches"
Send Email
Primary telephone: (213) 220-6989
Secondary telephone: (612) 333-6393
Web site: Matt Saxe Acting Page on StolenDress.com
Upcoming Performances:
The Princess Bride: A Drinking Game! The Inconceivable Return! Producer/Inigo Montoya, Sat May 19th 9:30 PM Bryant Lake Bowl
May 31-June 7 2012: OTHELLO-Coin Purse Theatre, The Peoples Center-Iago http://coinpursetheatre.com/othello.html
Continuing: LAST ACTION MOVIE!-The Twin Cities only stage combat centered improv team! See a live action movie improvised before your eyes-Car Chases! Rescues! Fights! Swords! Just returned from the Chicago Improv Festival!
Recent Performances:
March 23 2012
"Blind Date"-The Ordway, St. Paul. "The Date" with Rebecca Northan.
Jan 2012
The Raucous Caucus II
Box Wine Theatre at the Bryant Lake Bowl
"Captain Corporate Personhood"-as the evil Mr. Conscience!
August 2011: MACBETH-Seyton-Theatre Coup d'Etat
http://www.theatrecoupdetat.com/MacBeth.html
August 2011: ONCE UPON A CSI-Detective J.W. Grimm and co-writer-2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival with Theatre of the Cheshire Cat.
http://www.fringefestival.org/2011/show/?id=1514
Dr.Joseph Cardin in THE CHILDRENS HOUR with Gadfly Theatre Feb 24-28 2011. At the Peoples Center.
http://www.minnesotaplaylist.com/performance/audience/childrens-hour
Jan 2011-WASH MY SIN AWAY at blank slate theatre for Theatre Terra Firma as Mickey. Jan 13-15 and 20-22 2011.
http://www.theatreterrafirma.com/
Selected for Week of Slovenian Drama in Slovenia. Revival here in the Twin Cities. March/April 2012.
MATT SAXE
Ht: 5’11 Wt:180lbs SAG AFTRA AGVA
FILM
JARHEAD /STA Marine/ Sam Mendes/Universal
AMERICAN WEDDING /Football Player/ Jesse Dylan/Universal
PEARL HARBOR /Gunner-Doolittle Raiders /Michael Bay/Big Ship
TESLA THE SUPERMAN /Fritz Lowenstein/ Robert Terry-Time-Frame
TABLOID FRENZY /Gary Janowitz /Ben Rock/Visible Man
WOLD I LIE TO YOU? /The Parking Valet/ Tom Sheppard/Serious Dog
HOME ROOM /Student/ Paul F. Ryan/DEJ
CLOSE CALL /Supporting/ Jimmy Lee/Prime Media
TELEVISION
LOOKING FORWARD (Pilot) /Series Co-Lead/ Ben Eshgapoor/Comedy Central
100 DEEDS FOR EDDIE McDOWD /Co-Star/ Scott McGinnis/Nickelodeon
THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL /Under 5/Recurring/ Michael Stitch/CBS
THEATRE (Selected from 60)
OTHELLO/Iago/Coin Purse Theatre @ The Peoples Center, Minneapolis
WASH MY SIN AWAY/Mickey/Theatre Terra Firma, Minneapolis, MN
SEX SOAP TORTURE WEATHER/Lead/2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival
ONCE UPON A CSI/Detective J.W. Grimm/2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival
ALL MY SONS/George Deever/Pioneer Place, St. Cloud, MN.
MACBETH/Seyton/Theatre Coup d'Etat-The Lowry Lab, St.Paul, MN.
LYE IN THE WATER/Beans Holcourt/Glasshouse Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
THE FOREIGNER/Charlie Baker/Lyric Arts/Anoka, MN.
THE LONDON CUCKOLDS /Loveday/ ARK TheatreCo./L.A.
A Christmas Twist /Mr. Bumble/Gravedigger /ARK Theatre Co./L.A.
Soda Pop /Jerry/ ARK Theatre Co./L.A.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses /Azolan/ ARK Theatre Co./L.A.
The Comedy of Errors/ Abbess/Officer/Luce /ARK Theatre Co./L.A.
Phaedra /Angus/ Century City Playhouse/L.A.
Tom Jones /Tom Jones/ Hawthorne Players/MO.
The Caliban/ Arthur/Lead /Sacred Fools Theatre/L.A.
Henry V/ Chorus, Gower, & Macmorris /Charlens Co./L.A.
All the Worlds a Stage /The Fool/Lead /The MET/L.A.
Crimes of the Heart /Barnette Lloyd/ Alpha Players/MO.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile /Schmendiman/ Meremac Theatre/MO.
King Lear /Oswald/ Univ.of Alabama
Angels in America /Prior 1 /Univ. of Alabama
Waiting for Godot /Lucky/ Univ. of Alabama
What the Butler Saw /Sergeant Match/ Univ. of Alabama
THEME PARKS-5 years
Universal Special Effects Stages Fluffy the Werewolf Universal Studios Hollywood
(Animitronic Life-Size Puppet Suit)
COMMERCIALS
"Carpool" /Lead/ BrandsonSale.com
From Back Stage West-Editor in Chief of Reviewers Dany Margolies, Sept. 15, 2004
PHAEDRA
"Saxe's rich, nuanced, portrayal of the all-seeing yet ineffectual tutor is the most intriguing and memorable of this cohesive ensemble's roles. Its perhaps because he's done the best work of modernizing, yet retaining the heights of a classic"
From Back Stage West-March 3rd, 2008
THE LONDON CUCKOLDS
"An inspired comic performance by Matt Saxe."
Visit www.stolendress.com/matthewsaxe for the latest info on my onstage performances, reel, Voice-Over demo and more.
Production Websites:
Looking Forward: www.stolendress.com
Vice-Precedence: Being Number Two in The White House
www.viceprecedence.com
Production Companies:
Shadow Horse Theatre: www.shadowhorsetheatre.com
Banded Artists: www.bandedartists.com
Stolen Dress Entertainment: www.stolendress.com
Representation:
Susan Wehmann-Wehmann Models/Talent Inc. 612-333-6393
In L.A.-Tony Ferrar/Rogers-Orion Talent Agency 818-789-7064
Producer/director and star of SEX, SOAP, TORTURE, WEATHER for the 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival
http://www.fringefestival.org/2010/show/?id=1311
Graduate of the Performance Track Classes at the Brave New Workshop
and the Stage Combat Improv Class with Carin Bratilie and Mike Fotis.
Role-Player/Trainer with The Barbara Schneider Foundation.
Training & Education
Acting: Raye Birk-Actors Workout-The Guthrie, Paul Wagar-ARK Theatre Co. Melinda Hall-Stella Adler Academy, Art Wolff, Georgia Harrell
Scene Study: Raye Birk, Art Wolff, Patrick Towne, Paul Wagar-ARK Theatre Co., Keith Buckley-Royal Shakespeare Co.
On-Camera: Cristina Ferra-Gilmore: The Actors Edge Studio
Shakespeare/Classical: Paul Wagar-ARK Theatre Co., Victor Bevine-Shakespeare, Melinda Hall, Andrew Wade-Royal Shakespeare Co.(Workshop)
Voice/Speech: Jan Gist-Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Improv: Brave New Workshop-Performance Track Graduate.
Audition Technique: The Actors Group
Voice-Over: Terri Apple
Movement: Scott Rabinowitz/Suzuki-View Points
Stage Combat: Payson Burt & Michelle Ladd
SAFD Certified 1998: Rapier and Dagger, Quarterstaff, and Unarmed.
B.A. in Theatre: University of Alabama 1999
Special Skills
SAFD Certified Actor/Combatant April 98 Sword & Dagger, Unarmed, Quarterstaff Animitronic Life-Size Puppet Suit Movement-Universal Studios Hollywood, CA.-5 years.
Dialects: Southern, British, Scottish, Irish.
Sports: Played High School Football & Wrestling. Other Sports: Swimming, Basketball, Golf, Soccer
To be a working actor and keep learning and improving as an actor and man. To finish my documentary VICE-PRECEDENCE:BEING NUMBER TWO IN THE WHITE HOUSE. Anyone interested in investing or working on the film as a volunteer crew member please visit the website and contact me.
Everyday and every way, I want to be a better father, son, brother, friend, actor, child of God, and man.
71" tall
Plays ages:
20s
30s
Average build
Caucasian
Actor
British London
U.S. Southern
crazy invented accents
Cockney
Combat
Quarterstaff
Wrestling
Hand-to-Hand
Voice over
Rapier/Dagger
multiple roles
Character Voice
improv
Hosting
Classical
Comedy Situational
Comedy Sketch
Improvisation
Naturalism
Shakespeare
Storytelling
Contemporary
Commercial
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