Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: MATTHEW HAYES HUNTER

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Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look damn good? We're gonna tell ya…

Today's actor/subject/model is the handsome and talented Matthew Hayes Hunter, photographed by Elizabeth Fletcher.

Among his credits:

(Upcoming)

Officer Klein - Arsenic & Old Lace - The Arts Center of Cannon County (June 1-16)

Winthrop/Dewey/Kiki - Legally Blonde - The Arts Center of Cannon County (July 6-21)

Nicely-Nicely Johnson - Guys and Dolls - Middle Tennessee State University (September 20-23)

(Previous)

Peter Warrant Hatcher - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - The Arts Center of Cannon County

Ernst - Spring Awakening

Jack - Into the Woods - Middle Tennessee State University

Corny Collins - Hairspray - The Arts Center of Cannon County

William Barfée - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Middle Tennessee State University

Wickersham Brother - Seussical the Musical! - Cumberland County Playhouse

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Jeffrey Ellis is a Nashville-based writer, editor and critic, who's been covering the performing arts in Tennessee for more than 25 years. He is the recipient of the Tennessee Theatre Association's Distinguished Service Award for his coverage of theatre in the Volunteer State and was the founding editor/publisher of Stages, the Tennessee Onstage Monthly. He is a past fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and is the founder/executive producer of The First Night Honors, held during Labor Day Weekend, which honor oustanding theater artists in Tennessee in recognition of their lifetime achievements and includes The First Night Star Awards and the Most Promising Actors. Midwinter's First Night, held the first Sunday in January after New Year's Day, honors outstanding productions and performances throughout the state. Further, Ellis directed the Nashville premiere of La Cage Aux Folles, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and An American Daughter, as well as award-winning productions of Damn Yankees, Company, Gypsy and The Rocky Horror Show, with Ellis honored by The Tennessean as best director of a musical for both Company and Rocky Horror.

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