Since 1961, the art and craft of acting has been at the forefront of our efforts. We believe that the actor has a profound responsibility to illuminate human behavior through a personal rigorous transformation. We continue to create theater and film. We welcome your participation. Please contact Matt Shelton to discuss collaborations. The theater was founded by Matt Shelton in 1993 whose early artistic influences came from Broadway actor/director and Group Theatre member Wendell Phillips, along with his parents Jean Shelton and Robert Elross. He is a director and performer in theater and film and has acted, directed, produced, and taught over 80 theater productions and 25 short films and one feature film. He has curated over 500 different live events from a wide spectrum of performances. He has been a guest faculty at the College of the Arts, the San Francisco Art Institute and he is Artistic Director of Shelton Studios.
Edmond
Written by David Mamet.
Starring Bill English, Bruce Mackey, Paul Santiago and Catherine Castellanos.
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1993
Marat/Sade
Written by Peter Weiss
Starring Luis Oropeza and Paul Santiago.
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1994
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Written by Edward Albee
Starring Robert Elross, Linda Ayres-Frederick and Matt Shelton.
Directed by Bruce Mackey, 1994
The Adding Machine
Written by Elmer Rice
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1994
Luv
Written by Murray Schisgal
Starring Matt Shelton, Ian Hirsch and Lisa Joffrey.
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1995
Glengarry Glen Ross
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1995
The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1995
A View from the Bridge
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1996
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1996
Adulto Orgasmo Escapes From the Zoo
Written by Dario Fo
Starring Shelly Mitchell
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1996
The Skin of Our Teeth
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1997
The Big Funk
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1997
Spoon River Anthology
Written by Edgar Lee Masters
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1999
The Marriage
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Directed by Oleg Liptsin, 1999
The Cherry Orchard
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Oleg Liptsin, 2000
American Buffalo
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Jean Shelton, 2001
Indigo Don’t Vote
Written by Gabriel Goldstein
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2005
Beyond Therapy
Written by Christopher Durang
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2005
The Elephant Man
Written by Bernard Pomerance Directed by Oleg Liptsin, 2005
Private Wars
Written by James McClure
Directed by Richard Harder, 2006
This Is How It Goes
Written by Neil LeBute
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2006
The Living Corpse
Written by Leo Tolstoi
Directed by Oleg Liptsin, 2006
Three Tall Women
Written by Edward Albee
Directed by Luis Oropeza, 2007
California Suite
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2007
Closer
Written by Patrick Marber
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2008
Speed the Plow
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2008
Abundance
Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2008
La Ronde
Written by Albert Schnitzer
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2009
Golden Boy Written by Clifford Odets Directed by Jean and Matt Shelton, 2010
Savage in Limbo
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2010
The Rainmaker
Written by N. Richard Nash
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2012
God of Carnage
Written by Yasmina Reza
Directed by Lisa Drostova, 2013
Noises Off
Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by Lisa Drostova and Matt Shelton, 2013
The Weir
Written by Conor McPherson
Directed by Keith Phillips, 2014
Noises Off
Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2014
Abundance
Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2015
Glengarry Glen Ross
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Sasha Litovchenko, 2015
Fool For Love
Written by Sam Shepard with
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2016
Extreme Measures
Written and Directed by Will Marchetti 2016
A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2016
Poet Unmasked Written and performed by Timothy Trygg 2016
Oleanna Written by David Mamet Directed by Matt Shelton, 2017
A View From the Bridge Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Will Marchetti, 2017
Family Play Written by Matt Fox Directed by Madison Worthington, 2017
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed/Adapted by Richard Ciccarone, 2017
Escaping Queens Written by Joe Ortiz Directed by Greg Fritsch, 2017
Bread! The Musical Written by Joe Ortiz Directed by Greg Fritsch, 2017
Escaping Queens Written by Joe Ortiz Directed by Greg Fritsch, 2017
Baby Doll Written by Tennessee Williams Directed by Will Marchetti
Fred, Ted, Harold, and Jack Written and Directed by Matt Fox, 2019
Below Sycamore Written by Daniel Medina and 3858 Directed by Matt Shelton 2019