Matthew Windham

Matthew Windham has directed for theatre companies in Utah, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Arizona, including, most recently, Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival’s The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). He produced, co-wrote and co-directed a solo production of Shakespeare’s Richard II, which toured to numerous international theatre festivals from 2021-2023. He co-wrote and performs in the 2025 Viola Award Finalist Simply Silly Shakespeare, which he has toured to libraries, schools, county fairs, and multiple AZ theatres. He is a recipient of two individual artist grants from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Other recent works include FlagShakes’ Emma (writer—adapted from Jane Austen), King Lear (actor—Kent) Shakespeare on Pluto (writer and actor), Stargazer Collaborative Theatre’s Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (actor—The Player), and the independently-produced science-communication comedies Tongue & Cheek: The Science of Flavor (writer, solo actor) and The Parasite Play (co-writer, actor). Matthew is also a Private Chef serving Flagstaff and Sedona: chefwindham.com.