Matt Jennings(VIII)

Matt is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach with a BA in Theater Arts. He continues to practice his craft on stage and in front of the camera. His one man show, "The Universe of Matt Jennings" (which he wrote and co-produced) made its west coast premiere at the Long Beach Playhouse in 2012. Three years later the show made its east coast premier in The New York Fringe Festival in 2015. He wrote, directed and starred in a short film ("The Collective") with an independent production company (216 Pictures) he co-founded ". He was part of a touring production called "Port Chicago 50" which tells the story of black soldiers in the Port Chicago disaster of 1944. He was also a west coast finalist in a monologue competition for for ABFF (American Black Film Festival) Star Project for 2017 (sponsored by NBC).