Visceral stories for the stage.
Matthew
Salazar- Thompson
Playwright
The Maltese Falcon - the Laguna Playhouse
Upcoming Professional Productions
April 15-May 3, 2026
The Laguna Playhouse (SPT C)
Laguna Beach, California
March 4- April 5, 2026
North Coast Repertory Theatre (SPT-8)
Solana Beach, California
Press Reviews for
The Maltese Falcon
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Salazar-Thompson’s witty script - packed with hilarious metaphors and
• similes make for a consistently amusing trip back in time. A clever noir send
up.
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...a playful, fast-moving romp that embraces both the intrigue and the
absurdity of its source material.The humor, physical comedy, and inventive
staging ensure the mystery remains entertaining regardless of how many
noir tropes you recognize.
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Salazar-Thompson’s spoof rolls along at about 110 minutes of
• tongue-in-cheek guffaws and chortles that will keep you on your toes all
evening.
Pam Kragen
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Erin Marie Reiter Broadway World
Carol Davis
San Diego Critics Circle
The Maltese Falcon
Licensing for the sold out, smash hit comedy is now available! Please contact me directly with regards to this title.
Agatha Christie's The Murder at the Vicarage
Licensing for this is new comic adaptation is now available. Please contact me directly with regards to this title.
In Progress
June 2026 - First up this month is a table read of a modern adaptation of At Rope's End by Patrick Hamilton set in the 1970's with a gender reversed cast.
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A little later in the month we do a table read of About a Mouse, the origin story of Walt Disney most iconical character Mickey Mouse.
Full Length
The Complete History of Theatre (abridged) Dramatic Publishing
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If the Shoe Fits
Dramatic Publishing
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A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play
Heuer Publishing
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The Little Mermaid
Heuer Publishing
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Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol
Eldridge Publishing
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One-Acts
The 146 Point Flame
Dramatic Publishing
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The Audition
Dramatic Publishing
Publications
BIO
Matthew Salazar-Thompson is a West Coast based playwright and has been commissioned by The Laguna Playhouse (The Maltese Falcon), The San Diego Repertory Theatre (Star Crossed, Who’s Afraid of Me, Myself and Edward Albee?), North Coast Repertory Theatre (Mistletoe, Music & Mayhem!,Ted Williams: A Tip of the Cap, The
Little Mermaid - TYA, The Perfectly Preposterous Pirate Adventure - TYA), The Roustabouts Theatre Company (‘hoods), Compass Theatre (Switching Tracks, The 146 Point Flame), Point Loma Playhouse (The Complete History of Theatre {abridged}, A Christmas Carol: The Classic Radio Drama). His play, Who's Afraid of Me, Myself and
Edward Albee? was co-conceived of and mentored by Edward Albee. In 2016 Mr.Thompson collaborated with La Mama Experimental Theatre Group with resident master playwright Mac Wellman in the development of his comedy The Complete History of Theatre {abridged} and the revision of The 146 Point Flame. Switching Tracks was a semi-finalist for the Detroit New Works Festival in 2017 and a Top Five Finalist for the Garry Marshall New Play Festival 2018. Grants include the MiraStar Playwright Award and Direct to Arts Award from the city of Solana Beach. He has written material for Disney, Lionsgate Entertainment, Molyneaux Entertainment and Unity
Entertainment. You can find his non-fiction published through Arcadia Publishing. His twenty-plus plays have been published through Dramatic Publishing and Heuer Publishing. He received his MFA in Playwriting from The University of California, Riverside.
CONTACT
For all licensing and inquiries regarding, please contact Matthew Salazar-Thompson directly for the titles on this site please.
Tel: 818-694-1701
Canneryrow1945@Gmail.com | WampaMatt@Gmail.com
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To view all titles and synopsis of new work please visit my profile at The National New Play Network Website.
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