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Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews (Adapter) Besides acting on stage in over 250 productions in his 60-year career, nine on Broadway (including originating roles in Rocky the Musical, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Waitress the Musical), on screen with over 300 TV appearances (including Gilmore Girls, King of Queens, and The Gilded Age) and 30 films (including True Grit, Bridge of Spies, Lincoln, and Zero Charisma), Mr. Matthews is an award-winning playwright (L. A. Critics Circle 2005 Award for The Prince of L.A.), Shakespearean dramaturge (Drama Desk Award for Henry IV), and script translator (five Walker Reid Awards for translating Spanish Golden Age plays). He is also a Shakespeare scholar, the creator/host of the YouTube video series “Sheltering with Shakespeare,” a teacher of Shakespeare Masterclasses around the world, a former Artistic Director of three theatres, and an Emeritus Professor of English from Cal State East Bay.

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