Matthew Nassida is a music director, composer, playwright, and educator stationed in Brooklyn, NY. He received his MFA in musical theatre writing from New York University and his BFA in musical theatre performance from Northern Kentucky University. His musicals have been seen in New York (Story of a Daughter, The Machine Stops), Cincinnati (Cookie Cutters, Precipice), and Saudi Arabia (Upwards the musical/مسرحية أعلى الأعالي). He has worked on the music team for productions at Bay Street Theater, Theatre Untitled, Heights Players, and the James Earl Jones Theater. He is also the CFO and a founding member of the non-profit Autistic Theatremakers Alliance. MatthewNassida.com