Thomas Ward is an actor, playwright, screenwriter, and teacher currently teaching acting and stage combat at Baylor University. His play Keeping Watch received its world premiere by Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta GA, under the direction of Tom Key. It was quickly hailed as the "season's finest new work" by Curt Holman of Creative Loafing, and has since been produced at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston SC. Going with Jenny (co-written with Sherry Jo Ward) recieved its world premiere by Theatrical Outfit in January 2009. As an actor, Thomas has performed with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Georgia Shakespeare, Theatre in the Square (Atlanta), WaterTower Theatre (Dallas) and the Cumberland County Playhouse, among others. He holds a BA in Theatre from Abilene Christian University, and an MFA in Acting from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival/U. of Alabama Professional Actor Training Program. He is a member of Actors' Equity and the Dramatist's Guild of America, and is a recognized actor/combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. He is married to Sherry Ward and they have a son named Christopher.
Coming up...
- I will be in the Off-Broadway, New York premiere of The Unseen by Craig Wright, at the Cherry Lane Theatre, March 5-March 29
Been there done that...
- Going with Jenny (co-written with my wife Sherry), world premiere, Theatrical Outfit
- The Unseen by Craig Wright, with colleagues Steven Pounders and Stan Denman, direction by Lisa Denman, at the Out of The Loop Festival, WaterTower Theatre.
- Dallas Observer review of The Unseen"The Unseen steals the show..."
- Dallas Morning News review of The Unseen"The Unseen delivers..."
- As You Like It at the WaterTower Theatre in Dallas
- Performed in short film "Clean Freak" written and directed by Chris Hansen
- Museum opens October 19. My Baylor directing debut. I feel silly using a fancy word like "debut."
- A review of Merry Wives in the City Paper.
- Merry Wivespublicity shots and info
- Thomas will be playing Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Nashville Shakespeare Festival
- Keeping Watch at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC May 26-June 2. Read more
- Humble Boy pictures
- BroadWayworld.comreview of Humble Boy
- Dallas Observer review of Humble Boy
- Humble Boy opens to a good review from the Dallas Morning News. Read it.
- Thomas will be playing Felix Humble in the play Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones at the WaterTower Theatre, Jan 18-Feb 11 in Dallas.
- Keeping Watch was named "Best All-Around Play" for 2006 by Creative Loafing! Read the blurb.
- Thomas' play Keeping Watch premiered at Theatrical Outfit, May 10-June 10, 2006 good reviews.
- Thomas featured in an article for Backstage.
- Keeping Watch mentioned in Atlanta's Creative Loafing as season's "finest new work." Read the story.