Kayla Matters (she/her) is a local director, theatre educator and actor, and the Programs Manager for Learning and New Works at Guild Hall of East Hampton. Kayla graduated summa cum laude from Rider University with her BFA in musical theatre, and from New York University with her MA in Educational Theatre in Colleges and Communities. Previous directing credits include the educational premiere production of We Are the Tigers (New York University), Paper and Glue (New York University) and The Little Mermaid (Bay Ridge Theater Camp) Select performance credits include Cathy in The Last 5 Years (New York University), Ensemble Member in Whatever You Are, Be A Good One (New York University, Verbatim Performance Lab), Jackie in The Grift (Bay Street Theater), The Artful Dodger in Oliver (Forestburgh Playhouse) Gallathea in Gallathea (Rider University and The Dionysus Theater Festival in Croatia), as well as originating the role of Bobby in ZM – a new original musical by Kotis and Hollmann (Rider University).
