Mgmt Salon Series March 30th, 2008

Erin Phillip's "The Well" and Quinn Mattfeld's "The Deep End"

Erin Phillip's The Well is an absurdist comedy about a vindictive little girl who pushes her loved ones down a well and delights in their misery. A delightful romp with the blackest intent, The Well is certain to have you laughing, even if you do feel a little guilty for it.

Erin Phillips is originally from the bay area and holds a BFA in acting from Cornish College of the Arts. Her plays include, The Well, Disameabled, Wide Open and Red, The Penguins, On an Island in the Sound, The Tides of Aberdeen and God Save the Queen. She was the 2006 joint recipient of the Corwin Award for best One Act Play, and the 2007 recipient of the Corwin award for best full length play. She received a meritorious achievement award from the Kennedy Center for The Well. Erin holds a Masters degree in Dramatic Arts from The University of California at Santa Barbara. She is currently working on her MFA in Playwriting at the University of Texas at Austin.

Quinn Mattfeld's "The Deep End" is four scenes written around the central image of two people standing at the edge of an abyss. While the characters are not re-occuring there is a progression in relationship of both the characters to the abyss and to one another. It is really a story about how people treat one another (and need one another) in the face of the inevitable and the infinite.

Quinn Mattfeld graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.F.A. in acting then went on to work in regional theatre for a year on the west coast before pursuing an M.F.A in acting from Penn State University. Since graduating he has gone back to regional theatre at Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Monmouth Maine before making his way to New York. He’s been in the city for a year now and done three shows including Double Vision in the NYCFringe Encore Series and recently retured from Oregon, where he played Hal in Proof for Willamette Repertory Theatre.