Thom Penn
Lecturer, Theatre
Contact Thom Penn
843-349-6575 tpenn@coastal.eduKimbel Library 217
Fall 2021 Office Hours
Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:30am - 12:00pm(Via ZOOM);
In person meetings available through appointment, please email by for an appt.
If everybody does something, nobody has to do everything."
Biography
Thom has appeared regionally at Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre in Chillicothe, Ohio; Trustus in Columbia, South Carolina; the Dallas Theater Center, Kitchen Dog Theatre, the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Theatre Three and WaterTower Theater in Dallas, Texas; and the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You may have seen Thom’s work as a Fight Choreographer in CCU’s productions of Hamlet, I Hate Hamlet, Batboy: The Musical, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cabaret. He made his CCU directing debut with the 2005-06 season’s opening production of Moon over Buffalo. Thom received a prestigious 2000 Leon Rabin Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the villain Iago in Othello. Thom is committed to arts education and believes in the power of the arts to enrich and revitalize a community.
Education
M.F.A., Acting, Southern Methodist University
B.A., Theatre, The University of South Carolina
Interesting Facts
Founding member (since 2008) and current Artistic Director of Atlantic Stage (since 2010); member of Actors’ Equity Association; Society of American Fight Directors certified actor-combatant; 2000 Leon Rabin Award nominee (Best Actor in a Leading Role – Iago in Othello)
Teaching Areas
Acting, Introduction to Theatre, Principles of Dramatic Analysis
Research Areas
Research takes the form of the practical field work of operating a local non-profit professional theatre
For more information, visit www.atlanticstage.com