THOMAS WARD

I’m finishing up my two weeks of professional development before beginning my first year as an elementary school theater teacher. It’s been a great couple of weeks. I’m nervous and excited. Happy to have a job. Unsure of my ability with young kids. Questioning the choice to go back into a classroom. Happy to have a paycheck and benefits. When I interviewed for the position they asked me why I wanted to teach elementary, as most of my previous teaching experience has bee

I recently met a very talented actor and theatre maker named Carrie. We were in my play International Falls for Greyman Theatre Company. One night before the show we were talking about theater and whatever. She said that she didn’t like therapy in the guise of theatre. I took it to mean that she’s not a fan of the autobiographical play about your eating disorder or cancer or mommy and daddy issues. The way I took it was that she prefers aesthetic and structure and metapho

I'm directing a musical called Keep on the Sunny Side for The Legacy Theatre in Atlanta. It's the first musical I've ever directed. To help me feel more confidant, the friend who hired me (my college roommate Mark) called it a "play with music." There are no dance numbers, the musicians are all on stage, the music is very organic and within the world of the play. Mark came to see a run-through tonight. I was nervous. He gave me a lot of great notes and fixed a lot of pr