Benefit / Event

One wonderful thing about being an old fart is. …. you would get to know other talented old farts. We, theatre-makers, are not stopping. Every Sunday, at 5 PM, we get together via Zoon and workshop new plays. I am so grateful for actors and playwrights. Look at their smiles. […]

Continue to Create

1 Apr, 2020 in Benefit / Event / Class / On-Camera / Theatre by Kaz (updated 1459 days ago)

What a crazy weekend! I was called in to do a live translation / MC for Detroit Institute of Art – Japan Cultural Day, with an old friend Yoko Ito of Mellin Productions. The event was on Sat. Nov. 4 & Sun. Nov. 5, but the preparation for this event […]

Detroit Institute of Arts – for Japan Cultural Day

11 Dec, 2017 in Benefit / Event / Corporate / Theatre by Kaz (updated 2338 days ago)

During the production of MOTHERLOAD, Michael and I launched STARVING ARTISTS FUNDS. “Tonight’s donation will be saved into the “Starving Artists Piggy Bank” – a grant for artists who are in need of “seed funds” to kick start a project. A theatre production will generally cost $3k and up to […]

Starving Artists Funds

12 Jun, 2016 in Benefit / Event / Play reading series / Starving Artists Funds / Theatre by Kaz

Japanese dance kimono demonstration. School program — Since 2010, when I closed my non profit organizations, I haven’t been doing any school programs. School program, especially with Japanese culture ones, has been the most rewarding experience for me personally. You bring your art to their classroom, where their mind set is “leaning” contrast to bring them to […]

Happy Kimono Day!

3 May, 2016 in Benefit / Event / Theatre / Young Actors tagged culture / Japanese dance / Japanese dancers in Los Angeles / kimono / outreach / School program by Kaz

I recently made a donation to LA Intimate Theatre Legal Funds. Even though I am no longer active in the community, the time I spend doing small theatre was the best schooling I ever received. I learned the productive multi-tasking, time & personality management and how to achieving the goal. […]

Importance of having LA Theatre community

28 Feb, 2016 in Benefit / Event / Random Thoughts / Theatre / Uncategorized by Kaz (updated 2994 days ago)

Goddamn it. My website of 10 years was hacked last Thu – so I had to re-create the damn new site. Because four of my 82 sites were hacked and I had to take them down – I will just “SIMPLIFY” the site. My theatre, class, corporate, consulting sites will […]

New Site!

16 Aug, 2015 in Audio Book / Audition / Basic / Benefit / Event / Class / Corporate / Headshot / Images / Improv / On-Camera / Productivity / Random Thoughts / Scene Study / Theatre / Young Actors tagged acting class / acting class in Los Angeles / actors / actors head shot / actors slate / arts / business / crafts / head shots / headshots / improv / Las Vegas / los Angeles / New York / on-camera / Tokyo / working actors by Kaz (updated 3189 days ago)

Kaz Matamura

Theatre Director & Media Trainer