dollhouse launches and immediately stages matt & ben!

dollhouse presents: matt & ben by mindy kaling and brenda withers

www.dollhouse.org.nz

Winner! 2002 NY International Fringe Festival

Best Overall Performance

Directed by Ryan Hartigan

Featuring Jordan Wichman and Nicole Jenkins

Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar…before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power.

Matt & Ben is a warm, hilarious and often surreal comedy about two childhood friends, their breakthrough hit, and a lot of Good Will.

Fun fact: if you want to stage this play, the performance rights obligate you to cast Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and have them played by two women! This attracted us immediately as we want to explore non-standard castings.

dollhouse believe that theatre and performance are a meeting place for the community and also make and remake our culture. We pledge to make our audiences and our collaborators feel welcome and to feel like they are sharing in our efforts: dollhouse wants to turn away from the idea that theatre and performance are only for some people, which we have experienced firsthand. We will strive to centralise accessibility, including financial accessibility, in everything we do. Our dedication to artistic excellence is also a dedication to joy, kindness and playfulness.