“Matty” is the life story of Christy Mathewson, legendary hall-of-fame pitcher for the New York Giants (1900 to 1916), gentleman, philosopher and first true American hero who inspired a whole generation of fans to make baseball America's pastime. Besides his ballpark records, he was an author of books for boys, toured in vaudeville, made a motion picture, and was a war hero, a coach, a sports writer and very likely the first major sports figure to be a product spokesperson.

The 7th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15-Nov 6, offers over two dozen events thanks to generous grants from the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission and Playhouse PALS.