Matthew Posey, beloved actor, director, storyteller, and Ochre House Theater Artistic Director passed away on October 2, 2026. He leaves behind a legacy of incomparable performances on stage and screen and profound influence on countless young creative people. He wrote and directed more than 40 provocative, critically acclaimed plays in unorthodox, groundbreaking style that affected audiences long after the final bows.

He founded the Ochre House Theater in 2008 in Exposition Park. The intimate, 45-seat storefront theater became a legendary laboratory for raw, original art. Dubbed by Matthew and his core company as the “Pioneers of the Suavant-Garde,” Ochre House was famous for its deconstructed, musical-narrative style, incorporating live music, striking visual magic realism, and intricate, Bunraku-inspired puppetry.

Under Matthew’s guidance, the theater produced original works that keenly examined the human condition, exposing with poetic precision the many sides of love, family, social class, addiction, tradition, domestic and institutionalized violence, peace, self-worth, forgiveness, greed, solace and ultimately, one’s place in the universe.

Join us in celebrating fond memories of Matthew’s life and legacy through speakers, music, and performances.

Monday, November 16, 2026
Doors 5:45pm | Film 6:45pm
Conversation to follow
The Texas Theatre
231 Jefferson Blvd, Dallas
Tickets by donation.

EL TONTO POR CRISTO
Special Dallas screening. In his final leading film role, Matthew portrays Father John in Ochre House company member Josh David Jordan’s haunting black-and-white story of faith, mystery, and an unlikely saint.

Tickets are by donation.
All proceeds go to the Ochre House Theater.
View the trailer.