Matt Smith
Matt Smith has honed his remarkable talent as a theatre improviser to become one of the nation’s premier fund raising auctioneers, and an internationally renown communications facilitator. He consolidates his performance, writing and teaching experience in developing successful trainings based on improvisational theatre theory in: Teambuilding, Creative Brainstorming, Stress Management, Managing Change and Conflict Resolution.
Matt co-founded the legendary Seatle Improv in 1985, and Stark/RavingTheatre with Ed Sampson in 1988. They created and toured numerous shows including award winner Here/There.
His acclaimed monologues include My Last Year with the Nuns, Helium, My Boat to Bainbridge, and Beyond Kindness. Among his screen credits: Outsourced, Spiderman, Sleepless in Seattle, Whiteface, Northern Exposure, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Almost live!.
He lives on Bainbridge Island, a 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle with his wife and their youngest daughter.
Hear Matt interviewed on the KUOW site. His interview is the last 3rd of the program.
Video interview with Matt at Studio Stolterman
Matt on YouTube
Committee to Save Big Ugly Things
