About Me

          Matt Bader is a writer, actor, producer, and chess teacher based in NYC. He is the co-founder and co-lead producer of Diamond Mesh Incorporated -- Theatrical Productions as well as its flagship theater festival The Manifestival which had its inaugural run at Paradise Factory int he summer of '26. He is the author and star of the one man play The Silly William Gambit as well as the theoretical developer of the actual chess gambit of the same name. In addition to the Manifestival, he was the co-lead producer on The Silly William Gambit, piss.jpg (Working Title), and Club 27: a One Woman Confessional Cabaret, as well as downtown Manhattan film screening of Justin Tomchuk's acclaimed hit "Interface." Outside of Silly William, his most recent acting credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Deputy), It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (Young George), Justin Jager's The Startup (Paul), A Kind of Sad Love Story (Vince) Journey from the Sun (Alexios) which he also wrote, A Stitch in Time (Lowly Henry) Ruddigore (Richard Dauntless)  and the cult hit web series Pee Pee Touchers (Elder ABC) He is a graduate of the UConn BFA acting program. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Milford, Connecticut.