Matt Barbot

MATT BARBOT [he/him] is a Nuyorican writer from Brooklyn, NY.  Matt recently workshopped his new play TRILOGY, a commission for Two River Theater, with director José Zayas. Spray Cap, Matt's contribution to Lynn Nottage and Miranda Haymon's immersive The Watering Hole theatre event at Signature Theatre in NYC, featured Liza Colon-Zayas, and received special praise from The New Yorker and The New York Times. Frijoles, his monologue starring Raul Esparza, is available to view on YouTube from The 24 Hour Plays. In 2018, El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom received its world premiere at Two River Theater. Princess Clara of Loisaida and Saints Go Marching were featured on Steppenwolf Theater Company's "The Mix" list. His play The Venetians was a winner of the 2019 Columbia@Roundabout New Play Series. Matt is a New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellow and has an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University.