Adam Mathias is an award winning musical theatre writer, dramaturg & teacher with a passion for great dramatic storytelling.
WritingAdam's original musical See Rock City & Other Destinations (music by Brad Alexander) enjoyed an extended run off-Broadway from Transport Group at The Duke on 42nd Street in 2010. The production garnered him the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, accompanied by nominations for Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Lighting and Outstanding Musical.
Prior to its off-Broadway debut, See Rock City had already established itself as a rising star, receiving both the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and the 2007 Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. Its journey began with a world premiere at Barrington Stage Company, was featured in the 2008 National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival, Merkin Hall's Bound for Broadway Series, and BMI's Musical Mondays, and has since been seen regularly at theaters and schools across the country (as well as off-West End and in Japan.) The show is available for licensing from Samuel French, Inc. (Concord Theatricals) and the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording can be heard on Spotify, Amazon, and iTunes. Adam's new musical A History of Summer, a romantic journey through the history of Fire Island with music by Jonathan Monro, received workshop productions from Summerworks Festival in Toronto, Canada and from Pride Films & Plays in Chicago, IL. Adam conceived and co-wrote The Passion of George W. Bush with composer Alden Terry and co-librettist John Herin. It premiered at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival and went on to play Joe's Pub on 2004 election eve. As a playwright, Adam has had several short plays commissioned, including "All Those Concerned," "5 chairs," "A Long Conversation" and "Desdemona Lives". The classical theatre festival Bakerloo Theatre Project commissioned Hamlet: What Dreams May Come, a new adaptation of Shakespeare's classic for four actors in ninety minutes. Adam is a dramaturg for The Hockey Sweater, a musical at the Segal Centre, Montreal, Canada. TeachingAs a Steering Committee member and head of the Librettist Workshop at the Tony Award honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, Adam conceived and designed a curriculum for a new year-long course in Musical Theatre Bookwriting for experienced playwrights and musical theatre writers. With Sara Wordsworth he co-teaches the Second Year of the Composer/Lyricist Workshop. Adam additionally administrates and moderates the weekly Advanced Librettist Workshop and administrates and guest moderates the Advanced Composer/Lyricist Workshop.
DramaturgyAdam has provided dramaturgy & script consultation to these musicals and more:
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Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
Richard Rodgers Award Jerry Bock Award Jerry Herrington Award Wooster Academy Rainbow of Possibilities Award Peopletrained under & mentored by Lynn Ahrens, Michael John LaChuisa, Richard Maltby, Jr., Willian Finn, Lee Adams, Kevin DelAguila, Sybille Pearson, Sarah Schlessinger, Pat Cook & Rick Freyer
work performed by Anthony Rapp, Sara Ramirez, Donna Lynne Champlin, Mamie Parris, Will Swenson, Christian Borle, Jeremy Jordan, Josh Young, Nikki M. James, Melissa Errico, Malcolm Gets, Skylar Astin, Wesley Taylor, Mary Testa, Adrianne Lenox, Lisa Brescia, Kerry O’Malley, Hunter Foster, Ann Harada, Judy Greer EducationAdam earned a BFA in playwriting from The Theatre School, DePaul University and an MFA in musical theatre writing from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.
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