January 10, 1999
APAP Conference, New York Hilton, New York (several abbreviated performances — to give a sense of what MATTY is about) scheduled at 4PM, 7PM and 9PM in Conference Room 543 on the 5th Floor of the Hilton. Free to the public.
January 15, 1999
Macgowan Hall, UCLA Little Theatre
UCLA Campus
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Special performance for the UCLA Baseball Program with Head Coach Gary Adams.
March 16, 1999
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Studio Theatre
3837 USF Holly Drive, TAR 230
Tampa, FL 33620
Philadelphia Phillies great Robin Roberts became the first Baseball Hall of Famer to see “MATTY” (for you trivia buffs) when he attended this performance in Tampa! The show was set up by the Robin Gordon as an example for the Theatre Students developing one person plays.
May 13, 1999
Valencia High School Auditorium
Special benefit performance for the Valencia High School Baseball and Girls’ Basketball programs). The curtain time was 7:00PM. Contact (e-mail) Joan Warden or Greg Hayes with any questions or for more information.
June 2, 1999
[POSTPONED]
Sulphur Springs School Assembly
(Canyon Country, CA)
June 18-19, 1999
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
3307 3rd Ave West
Seattle WA 98119-1997
It was “Matty week in Seattle” June 16-20, 1999. The play was performed Friday and Saturday evenings, June 18 and 19 arranged by faculty member Dan Tripps. Contact Dan for more information.
June 20, 1999
EVERETT AQUASOX
3900 Broadway
Everett, WA 98201
Sunday afternoon, June 20 at Seattle Pacific University. “Matty” also appeared at the Season Opener Banquet for the Everett Aquasox (Mariner’s minor league club) on Wednesday night, June 16. Eddie Frierson threw out the first pitch at their weekend opening series with Yakima on Sunday evening, June 20, to the Hall of Fame’s Tim Wendel (portraying “Casey at the Bat” for the event). The Aquasox put on a turn back the clock old time baseball motif for the opening week including programs, music, and memorabelia.
August 13-14, 1999
Keystone College
The Theatre in Brooks
One College Green
P.O. Box 50
La Plume, PA 18440-0200
This weekend celebrated Christy Mathewson’s 119th Birthday in MATTY’s hometown and featured the first ever CHRISTY MATHEWSON ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (e-mail: The Mathewson Foundation for details), the 4th Annual Christy Mathewson Parade and the 2nd Annual Big 6K Run! A triumphant encore performance of MATTY took place in the Theatre in Brooks on the Keystone campus at 8pm on Friday the 13th. The weekend, however, was sadly marred by the theft of precious Mathewson memorabilia from its display case inside the gymnasium at Keystone. A reward is being offered for the safe return of the “unsellable” items. Click here for details.
August 20, 1999
Whitmore/Lindley Theatre Center
11006 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
8PM Performance
The reservation number was: (818) 761-0704
This was a special one night performance at the Whitmore/Lindley Theatre Center in North Hollywood, CA presented my Two Roads Theatre and Lambs’ Off-Broadway producer Edmund Gaynes. It was a fun return to Southern California for a special show.
October 16, 1999
The University of Tulsa
Tyrrell Hall
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
MATTY was be performed as part of this very exciting weekend — “OUR SPORTING LIFE” — sponsored by the wonderful literary magazine, NIMROD and arranged by Fran Ringold. There were workshops on October 15, 16 and 17. “Games Writers Play” was the panel for Saturday morning the 16th and MATTY capped the weekend that evening. Also featured this weekend were renowned writers W.P. Kinsella (author of SHOELESS JOE — “Field of Dreams” and Eliot Asinof (author of EIGHT MEN OUT). Call the NIMROD office at 918-631-3080 for more information.
