Roger Mathey

Roger Mathey
Born(1969-12-23)December 23, 1969
DiedApril 27, 2026(2026-04-27) (aged 56)
EducationJakarta International School
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Alma materChapman University, Orange, CA
OccupationsProducer, director, actor, playwright
Notable workTrainspotting (the play)
Chatsworth
You Make Me Physically ILL
Naked Twister

Roger Mathey was an American theatrical director, as well as a playwright, actor, producer, and filmmaker. His plays were staged in Los Angeles, Orange County, Bakersfield, and San Francisco in California, and also in Denver, Colorado.

Plays

Roger Mathey won the 2002 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Direction for the Los Angeles stage production of Trainspotting, and also the 2002 LA Weekly Theater Award for Direction, also for Trainspotting.

Some of the plays he directed, wrote, acted in and/or produced are the following: The Time of Your Life, Lysistrata, Escurial, Amadeus, A Hatful of Rain, Beirut, Futon Culture, Naked Twister, Trainspotting, The House of Yes, Cleansed, The White Whore and the Bit Player, You Make Me Physically Ill, Chatsworth, Geeks vs. Zombies, and You Make me Physically Ill: Episode 2 - Love Never Dies.

Mathey's final theatrical production was The Night Auditor in 2024, based on his days working in a three-star hotel in Los Angeles.

Mathey's production company was Seat of Your Pants Productions.

Other works

Mathey wrote, directed, and produced a short film, Naked Twister. He also wrote a book, The Transporter: Tales from a Rideshare Drive about his personal experiences working for a Ridesharing company.

He also founded the short-lived Bakersfield Independent Film Festival (also known as "B.I.F.F.").

References

  1. 1 2 "Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle 2000-2002 Awards (website)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. 1 2 "Some Enchanted Evening: The 24th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards from the L.A. Weekly (website)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  3. 1 2 Interview by Sheena Metal with Roger Mathey, David Agranov, and Justin Zachary (audio) Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, "The Sheena Metal Experience," LA Talk Radio, March 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Last Chance", Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2002.
  5. ↑ "'Trainspotting' Finds the Right Balance Between Grim and Funny" Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, Backstage, March 11, 2013
  6. ↑ "Review: Racing toward oblivion via 'Trainspotting'", Los Angeles Times, April 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Trainspotting at the Elephant Theatre: Daring, Gritty and Heartbreaking" Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Huffington Post, May 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dickens is given a breezy makeover", Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2004.
  9. ↑ "The Good, the Bad and the Horny" Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, LA Weekly, Nov 8 2006.
  10. ↑ "The White Whore and the Bit Player", Bakotopia (website), Aug 7, 2007.
  11. ↑ "Theater review: 'So Damned Heavenly Bound,' 'You Make Me Physically Ill'" Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, Aug 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ "YOU MAKE ME PHYSICALLY ILL — Review" Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Hollywood Revealed (website), Aug 22, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Stage Raw: Violators Will Be Violated" Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, LA Weekly, Nov 30, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Theater Reviews: A Lie of the Mind, Mercy Warren’s Tea, Molly, Extinction. Also, Chatsworth, Grace Kim & the Spiders From Mars, Post, and more" Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, LA Weekly, Dec. 2, 2009.
  15. ↑ "The Coolest Things to do in the Valley this Winter" Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Valley Scene Magazine, Nov 27, 2009.
  16. ↑ "Geeks vs Zombies" Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Hollywood Revealed (website), Aug 18, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Lookout Zombies! The Geeks are Coming!" Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, LA Splash.
  18. ↑ "Love Never Dies. Laughs Never Stop." Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Hollywood Revealed (website), June 11, 2013.
  19. ↑ "You Make me Physically Ill: Episode 2 - Love Never Dies". Hollywood Fringe Festival. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  20. 1 2 "Theater Review: THE NIGHT AUDITOR (Seat of Your Pants Productions at The Madnani Theater". Stage and Cinema. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  21. ↑ "seat of your pants Productions (official website)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  22. ↑ "IMDB: Naked Twister". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  23. ↑ New York Times Movies: Naked Twister
  24. ↑ "The Transporter: Tales from a Rideshare Driver". AMAZON.com. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  25. ↑ "BIFF (The Bakersfield Independent Film Festival)" Deprecated link archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today, Bakotopia (website), Jun 21, 2006.
  26. ↑ "Hey, local filmmakers: Here's your chance to shine" Archived 2013-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Bakersfield Californian, Sep 26, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Bakersfield ready to roll film on festival" Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Bakersfield Californian, October 29, 2012

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