Montelongo2: Shoulders from Here to Next Week

If being blessed means that one is articulate and talented with shoulders from here to next week then Matthew Montelongo is indeed blessed. One is hard pressed to see or find a negative review of his recent work. One would be hard pressed to hear a negative review of him as a person.

When he appeared in Rough Magic, David Cameron said, “Matthew Montelongo gets stuck with delivering a lot of plot as Caliban, and performs almost the entire show half-naked or covered with grotesque make-up. But he gives his character soul, and delivers an emotional performance.” In Black Milk it was said, “Matthew Montelongo's rubber face and rapid-fire delivery keep the laughs tumbling out” He is now slated to appear in the aforementioned production of Take Me Out.

The play written by Richard Greenberg has this storyline:
A baseball star causes a public furor when he publicly acknowledges his homosexuality. He causes less discomfort in the locker room and showers than might be expected until the team hits a slump and brings up a new player from the minor leagues. The new arrival is just what the team needed on the field, but has a streak of bigotry that emerges in a press conference, tearing asunder the worlds of the newly outed star, the entire team and baseball itself.
The production at the Repertory Theater in St. Louis is directed by Rob Ruggiero. The cast includes: Tim Altmeyer, Shawn T. Andrew, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Michael Balsley, Nat DeWolf, Ikuma Issac, Jorge Oliver, Jake Schneider, Jose "JJ" Perez, Tony Hoty.

As far as Mr. Montelongo’s experience goes:

He has appeared in numerous New York productions, including the recent Five Flights at Rattlestick Playwright’s Theatre. He worked with director Joe Mantello on The Mineola Twins at the Roundabout Theatre Company, where he also appeared in Roger Rees’ production of Arms and the Man. Montelongo performed in Tartuffe at the New York Shakespeare Festival, under the direction of Mark Brokaw. His work has been seen in regional productions from New England to Seattle that includes The Glass Menagerie (Delaware Theatre Company), Richard II (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), Beyond Therapy (Old Globe Theatre) and The Shaughraun(Seattle Repertory Theatre). In addition to his powerful performance opposite Holly Twyford in Far Away, he has also been seen at The Studio Theatre in Founding Artistic Director Joy Zinoman’s production of Far East and even more recently in Black Milk at Washington D.C.’s Studio Theatre, The Sweepers at Capital Repertory Theatre; and Don’t Dress for Dinner at the Hangar Theatre, and Most recently Rough Magic there. Montelongo’s television credits include All My Children and One Life to Live. Matthew has an MFA in Acting from the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program