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Sheriden Thomas |
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Lecturer; Guest Artist in Acting and Directing
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| Departmental Affiliation: |
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Drama and Dance Department
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| Degrees: |
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M.F.A. in Acting, University of Minnesota on Bush Fellowship; B.F.A. in Theater, University of New Mexico |
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Theatre Acting and Directing, Acting Teacher & Coach
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| Major Awards: |
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New York City, Theatre Week Magazine's Straw Hat-Best Actress in Waiting for Godot. Dallas, Leon Rabin Best Acting Award 1996, 1997 Angels In America Parts I & II and Theater Critics’ Forum Award 1995, 1996 Angels In America, A Family Affair.
Actors' Equity, SAG, AFTRA and SSDC |
| E-mail: |
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Sheriden.Thomas@tufts.edu
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| Other websites: |
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http://ase.tufts.edu/drama-dance/faculty/default.htm#thomas
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Acted on the regional theatre circuit across the country for over 30 years. Playing major roles in plays by Albee, Williams, Chekhov, Pinter, Vogel, Hellman, and Kushner. Has played Shakespeare’s King Lear for Cornell University, Prospero for Kitchen Dog, Dallas, and Falstaff for Judith Shakespeare Company, New York City.
Directs professionally; Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Mother Jones in Chicago, Company Theatre in Los Angeles and Manhattan Class, WOW Cafe and Women in Theatre in New York City, Another Country Productions, Queer Soup, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre in Boston.
Directed and taught acting at Cornell and Southern Methodist University.
Teaches Acting II, Acting III, Advanced Acting Lab and has directed A Piece of My Heart, Hay Fever and a gender-balanced production of The School for Scandal.
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