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Big Scary Animals
By Matt LyleBig Scary Animals
By Matt LyleAn older couple from the rural country unknowingly moves to Dallas's "gayborhood" to be closer to their granddaughter. What begins as polite dinner conversation with their gay, multi-ethnic neighbors careens out of control. A hilarious collision of race, sex, guns, and sports, Big Scary Animals examines shifting generational beliefs and how hard it is to raise a child, regardless of who you are and where you live.
Keating Theatre
About the Playwright
Matt Lyle (Big Scary Animals) is originally from East Texas and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate and winner of the Outstanding Theatre Graduate Award from Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre. He co-founded Bootstraps Comedy Theater in Dallas, Texas for which he continues to serve as Artistic Director. In 2007, The Dallas Observer named Bootstraps as “Best Small Theater Company” and Matt as “Best New Playwright.” He worked with several theaters in the DFW area as both actor and director prior to his relocation with his wife, Kim, to Chicago. Matt is a member of The Dramatists Guild and a graduate of the Sketch Writing Program at Second City. His plays have been produced in Dallas, Chicago, New York, Florida, and the University of Michigan. His award-winning play, The Boxer (a silent film on stage) had its New York premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival. In 2010, he premiered a follow-up silent film onstage, The Better Doctor, which WBEZ/NPR listed in the “Top Five Most Overlooked Shows of 2010,” which was, presumably, a compliment. He was also the head writer and the host of The City Life Supplement, a live, monthly variety show/podcast that ran for three years in Chicago.
