Matthew Lucas

Matthew Lucas is a filmmaker and playwright in Washington, DC. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Marymount Manhattan College and is a current MFA candidate in Film and Electronic Media at American University. His films include Díra (Best Fiction, 2014 American Visions Awards; Official Selection, 2015 Rosebud Film Fest) and Trials of a Scientific Mind (Official Selection, 2013 Alexandria Film Fest). In addition to his work as a director and cinematographer he is also a theatrical writer/composer, and co-author of Sasquatch: The Musical (Off-B’way, 2014 West Village Musical Theatre Fest). As a musician, he has composed for and performed with modern dance companies AM Dance Project, agise and dancers, and Marymount Manhattan College's Dancers at Work. He is also a guitarist and vocalist in the performance duo, Matt and Anthony, and has performed in venues across New York and New Jersey in addition to a top-40 turn on NBC's "America's Got Talent".