Production

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