Matt Cosper is the Artistic Director of XOXO, a theatre collective a collective of artists/creators who develop original performance in and around Charlotte, NC. XOXO has spent the last decade developing a practice based in generosity, play and deep listening to the natural world.

Matt has been making theatre in Charlotte for over 20 years, always exploring the boundaries of setting, subject matter, and the roles of actor and audience. He achieved critical acclaim for Bohemian Grove, a play that began with the audience aboard a 15-passenger van and left everyone who experienced it permanently changed.

I caught Matt at a moment of ambivalence about theatre. We discussed more enduring forms such as film, Matt's reluctant embrace of leadership, and the burden of expectation.