Matthew Owen

Male
Location: Blackheath, England, UK
Ethnicity
White / European Descent
Age Range
42 - 52
Height
6' 2" (1m 88cm)
Weight
17st. 13lb. (114kg)
Hair Colour
Brown
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Medium

Overview

Ethnicity
White / European Descent
Age Range
42 - 52
Height
6' 2" (1m 88cm)
Weight
17st. 13lb. (114kg)
Hair Colour
Brown
Eye Colour
Brown
Build
Medium

Documents

Agent

  • JL Management
    Agent
  • Term Time Teachers
    Agent

Other

  • My Contact Number:
    02083554433

Links

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2015 Puppeteer Many animal puppets and characters.
Theatre 		Teddy Bear Picnic
Me / Puppetscience 		Hither Green Anglican Church
2012 Judge of the tea race
Film 		Ben Green Comic Piece
Ben Grenn / Ben Green Productions 		Internet comic film
2008 Bill
Theatre 		People's Act of Literature
Peter-Frank Dewulf / Windsor Fringe Mariott Award 		Windsor Fringe
2007 Director
Theatre 		To Quote the Bard
I was the director / Elkan Productions 		Lion and the Unicorn
2007 Henry VIII
Theatre 		Man for All Seasons
Saint Johns Players 		Saint John's Church
2006 Barker
Theatre 		Selling Islington
Elephant Theatre 		King's Head
2005 Doctor and Kogwell
Theatre 		Threesome
Elephant Theatre 		King's Head
2004 Penthius
Theatre 		Bacchae
Moonlight drive productions 		Church-Theatre
2002 Puppeteer/actor
Film 		Gross National Product
Matthew Owen, MFA / Puppetscience 		NW Film Centre
2002 Hypolotus
Theatre 		Hypolotus w/mask and puppets
Matthew Owen, MFA / Puppetscience 		Shrewsbury Ren. Faire
2002 Actor/puppeteer/builder
Theatre 		Lion Who Lost His Mane
Matthew Owen MA / Puppetscience 		Libraries in Oregon, USA
2001 Puppeteer/actor
Theatre 		Classical-mask & puppets
Matthew Owen, MFA / Puppetscience 		Street theatre
1993 Actor
Theatre 		rep productions
laughing horse summer rep 		Elensburg Rep Theatre
1992 Actor
Theatre 		MA rep productions
Richard Toscin / USC Drama Centre, MA program 		USC theatres
1989 Jabowokii puppeteer
Theatre 		Jabowokii
Reg Bradley / Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre 		MIT puppeteers of USA feastival
1989 Hamecho
Theatre 		The Miser of Tahoma
Reg Bradley / Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre 		North West USA Tour
1989 Wizard
Theatre 		Petroushka
Reg Bradley / Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre 		UNIMA Feastival Japan
1987 Actor
Theatre 		Mr and Mrs Fish
Matthew Owen, Bsc / Oregon State Unversity 		Schools in Oregon, USA

Education

Year Qualification Where
2003 Post graduate teaching certificate Cardiff University
1993 MFA Acting USC
1988 BSc. Biochemistry/Biophysics Oregon State University
1988 BSc. Anthropology/Archaeology Oregon State University
1988 BSc. Acting/theatre Oregon State University

About me

I am a London based teacher, actor and puppet builder, I like both performance and teaching. Science and historic drama are two of my favorite things. Recenlty I have begun teaching and studying criminal psychology.
Additional skills:
Production(Selected):
To Quote the Bard, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Director & Lighting Designer. London Merthyr College Theatre, Burning Issues, Shadow Puppet Sequence (2003) OSU Theatre, Built Puppets, Directed Puppetry, Blue Willow (2002)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Portland, Assistant Scenic Artist
USC Scene Dock, Assistant Carpenter, House Manager
Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre, Mask and Puppet Construction, Light and Sound
Puppetscience Theatre Built and developed Six Puppet Shows[Hypolotus(Mask and body),Rain Forest Animal Show(Bunraku),Punch and Judy(Large Hand and Rod), York Cycle(Adapted Form), Classic Puppets(Adapted Form), Prometheus Bound(Adapted Form)]1995-2003
Puppetscience Puppet Theatre, Built puppets various production acting artistic director & secretary
Oregon State Theatre Lighting, Sound, Usher, Stage Hand.

Film and Video Experience(Selected):
Streetwise Short video with puppets and acting Gross National Product, Puppetscience Short Digital Video (2002)
Matthew; Make-Up, Panavision New Film Makers Project
Man; Empty City, 16mm USC Short
Various Roles; Fixations, 2 1/2 hour Video Comedy Shows, OSU
Maniac & Hacker; Death, Video of Play production, OSU
Human; The Alien, 8mm Independent Short
Bum; Food Sketch, Video USC Short
Hal; Loot,Orton, Video record of play production
Various roles; Christmas Video of Lordlebrick puppet show
Additional information:
Theatrical Acting Experience(Selected):
Bill, People's Act of Literature, Windsor Fringe Theatre Award(2008) Henry VIII, A Man for All Seasons, Saint John's Players(2007) Doctor, Kogswell; Threesome, Elephant Theatre at the King's Head (2005) Barker; Selling Islington, Elephant Theatre at the King's Head (2006) Vermandero; Changeling, Kensington Drama Company (2005 London) Pentheus; Bacchae, Moonlight Drive (2004 London) Hypolotus; Hypolotus, Puppetscience Productions (2002) LeFue; All's Well That Ends Well, OSU Withycome Theatre(2002)
Tiresius; Antigone, OSU Withycome Theatre(2002)
Edward;Someone to Watch Over Me, Corvallis Community Theatre(2000)
Sateninus; Titus Andronicus OSU Withycome Theatre C.S. Lewis; Shadow Lands, Laughing Horse Summer Rep
Claudius; 15 minute Hamlet, Laughing Horse
Barnette; Crimes of the Heart, Laughing Horse
Inspector Hound; Real Inspector Hound, Laughing Horse
Hortensio; Taming of the Shrew, USC Mainstage
Dodge; Buried Child, USC Studio
General; The Balcony, USC Mainstage
Chaplain; The Lady's Not for Burning, USC MFA
Hal; Loot, USC Studio
Hostage; The Hostage, USC Mainstage
Rod Puppets; The Miser, Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre,
Mask, Bunraku; Petroushka. Vancouver, Wa. USA
Shadow Puppets; Jumping Mouse, T.O.J.(see above)
Bob; From Here To Absurdity, Stark Raving Theatre
Benedick; Much Ado About Nothing, Portland Actors Ensemble, Or.
Alan; Equus, OSU Mainstage, Or.USA
John Proctor; Crucible, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Dogberry; Much Ado About Nothing, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Geoffrey; Lion in Winter, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Scrub; Beaux Stratagem, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Launcelot; Merchant of Venice, OSU Mainstage, Or.
Mr Fish; Mr and Mrs Fish, Oregon Public Schools
Krapp; Krapp's Last Tape, OSU Studio
Philip; Key Exchange, OSU Studio
Bobby; American Buffalo, OSU Studio
Professor; The Lesson, OSU Studio
Mazon; Killer's Head, OSU Studio
Edward; Slight Ache, OSU Studio

License & Passport

Driver's License: Yes

Skills

Languages Spoken French
Accents/Dialects American - General, Boston, Canadian, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, New York, Northern Irish, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland), Welsh
Dance Styles Ballroom, Contemporary, Folk, Jazz
Vocal Types Bass
Musical Skills Guitar
Organisations / Memberships Equity (UK)