Matthew A. Everett is a playwright and three-time recipient of support from the Minnesota State Arts Board. His “don’t ask don’t tell” drama “Leave” was #1 on Lavender Magazine’s Top 10 Theater List in 2011, and also made the Top 10 List of the Twin Cities Daily Planet. This year, the script he wrote for Project 515 is touring Minnesota, and his gay marriage comedy “But Not For Love” will be a co-production of The Flowershop Project and Workhouse Theatre in October. matthewaeverett.com