matt rodin
content strategy ยท creative direction

Content strategy
and creative direction
for theater.

I partner with theaters, producing offices, and media companies โ€” helping translate the work to the internet, and the internet to the work.

I'm also a working actor, which means I understand these campaigns from the inside out โ€” not just as a strategist looking in.

NY/LA 10+ yrs 300+ projects
Pride Plays brand identity
BRANDINGview deck โ†’
Bernadette Peters meme
MEMElook โ†’
Fourth Wall
BRANDINGvisit โ†’
Sweeney Todd
BRANDINGwatch โ†’
JFK quote graphic
EDITORIALview โ†’
Why Cast Recordings Still Matter
EDITORIALview โ†’
Elaine Stritch meme
MEMElook โ†’
2025 Was Officially the Year of the Theatre Kid
EDITORIALview โ†’
Addams Family mockup
BRANDINGwatch โ†’
The Tony Awards Hamilton The Outsiders Hadestown Playbill Broadway.com &Juliet Dear Evan Hansen

I've been on stage (Company national tour, BEAU Off-Broadway), in media (Broadway.com, 125 episodes of The Red Carpet Challenge), and in brand and content strategy work for productions including The Tony Awards, Hamilton, Hadestown, and The Outsiders. I write a weekly newsletter on the relationship between show and business called The Fourth Wall โ€” 70+ essays, 1,700+ industry readers, and the reason most clients find me.

Email strategy Building email publications for shows and seasons โ€” editorial voice, content systems, template design, and send execution. The show is the lens, not just the product.
Content & editorial direction Positioning, content models, and editorial calendars for institutional channels, new ventures, and season launches. Brand-level thinking, not post-level.
Audience development Helping organizations think systemically about how they build, retain, and deepen relationships with audiences โ€” beyond the single campaign or show.