Theater
The Shelton Theater continues to produce classical and contemporary works, in addition to fostering new voices. We provide artists with the respect they need and a venue within which to observe their work. On any given month on the Shelton stage, artists will be presenting a range of literary based plays, musicals, new solo works, improvisation, stand up comedy, spoken word, sketch comedy or live music.
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 the last 30 years and in 1993 he founded the Shelton Theater where he continues to work with veteran Bay Area actors and directors while providing opportunity to new artists. He has been a guest faculty at the College of the Arts, the San Francisco Art Institute and he is Artistic Director of Shelton Theater.
The following is a partial list of collaborators whom are currently cultivating projects in an ensemble effort at the Shelton Theater:
Kindrid Parker Filmmaker
Cedric Wentworth Painter/Sculptor
Madison Worthington Actor/Director
Matt Shelton Artistic Director
Amanda Shelton Managing Director Byron Beebop Jazz Musician
Oleg Liptsin Director/Actor
Margery Fairchild Actor/Director
Richard Ciccarone Writer/Director
Theatre Video Archive
Archives
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
Starring Richard Harder and Keith Burkland.
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
Starring Jimmy Palermo and Christine Bruno.
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1996
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
Written by David Mamet
Starring Jen Welch and Ian Hirsch.
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
Starring Keith Burkland and Jeannie Mullis
Directed by Jean Shelton, 1997
The Big Funk
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Starring Lisa Wentz, Andre Estrelis and Frank Potter
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1997
Spoon River Anthology
Written by Edgar Lee Masters
Directed by Matt Shelton, 1999
The Marriage
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Starring Peter Abraham, Jeannie Mullis, and Matt Shelton.
Directed by Oleg Liptsin, 1999
The Cherry Orchard
Written by Anton Chekhov
Starring Felecia Faulkner and Matt Shelton
Directed by Oleg Liptsin, 2000
American Buffalo
Written by David Mamet
Starring Richard Harder, Joe Silva, and Charles Brumm
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 with Matt Shelton and Amanda Gerard
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2012
God of Carnage
Written by Yasmina Reza with Matt Shelton, Norman Gee, Cara Phillips
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 with Matt Shelton ,Phil Estrin,
Directed by Sasha Litovchenko, 2015
Fool For Love
Written by Sam Shepard
Directed by Matt Shelton, 2016
Extreme Measures
Written and Directed by Will Marchetti
with Matt Shelton, Livia Demarchi 2016
A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Julie Dimas-Lockfeld, 2016
Noted Bay Area career actors whom have performed for the Shelton Theater:
Robert Elross (1922-2004) was considered one of the finest actors in America. His contribution to the Bay Area artistic community as a director/actor and thinker was immense. His passing recently was marked by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the most important person in the community to pass on in 2004.
Keith Burkland, Catherine Castellanos*, Robert Elross*, Bill English*, Felecia Faulkner*, Linda Ayres-Frederick*, Richard Harder, Bruce Mackey*, Luis Oropeza*, Paul Santiago* and Matt Shelton, Brian Scott, Jennifer Proctor, Susi Damilano, Coleman Domingo, Livia Demarchi, Michael McGee,* among many others to numerous to name.
* Equity actors