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Hi There!

Welcome to my silly little website! I'm a professional actor, singer, dancer, musician, and goofball, from the Steel City of Pittsburgh, PA. An all-rounder on stage, my love for delving into contrasting character types spans from slapstick comedy, to Golden Age drama, to interactive TYA. Stick around a while and learn a bit more about me, or check out my professional materials, reels, and whatever else you can find!

A Little More About Me...

A late-blooming theatre kid, once the bug bit, I quickly made up for it! Performing in more than 50 local theatre productions during my high school years, I attended Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School (Wilmerding, PA), as a member of the inaugural graduating class, with a focus on Musical Theatre and Creative Writing. I then called Kent State University (Kent, OH) home for four years, earning my BFA in Musical Theatre. Always working to grow as an artist, I took part in main stage and student productions, voiceover work, and original workshops, both onstage and off, graduating Summa Cum Laude.

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At Kent State, I directed for, and served on the board of Transforum Theatre, a student organization dedicated to producing new student-written works, most notably The TERRA Project 2.0.2.0., which made its virtual premiere at the Borderlight Fringe Festival. I also held the position of Associate Production Director of the School of Theatre and Dance's Freshman Showcase, working closely with peers and faculty to reinvent the annual production with an emphasis on industry professionalism, inclusivity, and giving new students a voice; and independently penning a guidebook for student directors in years to come.

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Post graduation, I have been a consistently working actor in regional theatre, summer stock, theme parks, and nationally touring TYA, working with entertainment production companies like RWS Global and VStar Entertainment.

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I am a Broadway World Regional Awards Nominee for Best Performer, a Gene Kelly Award Nominee for Best Actor, a Finalist in the Pittsburgh Public Theatre Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest, and multiple-time winner of Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance Alpha Psi Omega (National Theatre Honor Society) Awards. 

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Offstage, I play the highland bagpipes and Irish penny whistle. I am an avid sci-fi/fantasy reader, an eclectic music enjoyer (ask me for symphonic recommendations), a recreational cyclist and hiker, and an obsessed player, designer, and Dungeon Master of tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons!

©2024 by Matthew Hommel

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