Thom Cox
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Thom Cox has been with Lookingglass Theatre Company
for nearly twenty-five years, and, along with David Schwimmer
and six other artists, co-founded the theatre company in 1988 while still a student at Northwestern University
.
nomination) in Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day, (which went on to be adapted for television in an Emmy-nominated co-production with WTTW), as Winston in 1984, as Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (Joseph Jefferson nomination), and most recently in Our Town
, Black Diamond, and Lookingglass Alice. He currently serves Lookingglass' Education and Community Program as Master Teacher. In other Chicago theatre, Cox has appeared at the Illinois Theatre Center, Victory Gardens
, Northlight Theatre Company, The Court Theatre (Chicago), and Steppenwolf Theatres. He has directed for Eclipse Theatre Company, Piven Theatre Workshop
, and his own Joseph Jefferson-nominated adaptation of The Scarlet Letter
for Lookingglass. During the summers, he and his wife, the stage manager Chris Freeburg, work at the Weston Playhouse Theatre in Vermont, where he has appeared in productions ranging from Chicago
, Oklahoma!
, and Urinetown
, to Tartuffe
, Blithe Spirit
, and most recently Peter Pan
.
Additionally, for the Playhouse, Cox served as co-director of their Young Company, in which capacity he directed two musical productions. He has also taught at Northwestern University as an adjunct faculty member. Cox's film and television acting credits include: Since You've Been Gone
(Miramax), Chi-Girl , and Brotherhood (Showtime).
He and his wife live in Chicago, in the Andersonville neighborhood, with their daughter, Joan Marie, and two cats.
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Lookingglass Theatre Company is a non-profit, ensemble-based theater company located in Chicago, Illinois. Their pieces tend to focus on the spectacular and the physical.As of June 2011, Lookingglass has won 42 Joseph Jefferson Awards.-Background:...
for nearly twenty-five years, and, along with David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
and six other artists, co-founded the theatre company in 1988 while still a student at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
Career
Cox has worked on more than thirty productions, including West, The Jungle, The Odyssey, Arabian Nights, The Master and Margarita, They All Fall Down, Summertime, Great Men of Science, as Algren (Joseph Jefferson AwardsJoseph Jefferson Awards
The Joseph Jefferson Awards are given annually by a volunteer non-profit committee to acknowledge excellence in theatre in the Chicago area. Founded in 1968, the awards are given in tribute to actor Joseph Jefferson...
nomination) in Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day, (which went on to be adapted for television in an Emmy-nominated co-production with WTTW), as Winston in 1984, as Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop (Joseph Jefferson nomination), and most recently in Our Town
Our Town
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...
, Black Diamond, and Lookingglass Alice. He currently serves Lookingglass' Education and Community Program as Master Teacher. In other Chicago theatre, Cox has appeared at the Illinois Theatre Center, Victory Gardens
Victory Gardens Theater
Victory Gardens Theater is a theater in Chicago, Illinois dedicated to the development and production of new plays and playwrights. The theater was founded in 1974 when seven Chicago artists, Warren Casey, Cordis Heard, Roberta Maguire, Mac McGuinnes, Cecil O'Neal, June Pyskaček, and David Rasche...
, Northlight Theatre Company, The Court Theatre (Chicago), and Steppenwolf Theatres. He has directed for Eclipse Theatre Company, Piven Theatre Workshop
Piven Theatre Workshop
The Piven Theatre Workshop is located in Evanston, IL and was founded by Joyce and Byrne Piven. For over 30 years, it has existed both as a professional theatre company and a training center for children and adults...
, and his own Joseph Jefferson-nominated adaptation of The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an...
for Lookingglass. During the summers, he and his wife, the stage manager Chris Freeburg, work at the Weston Playhouse Theatre in Vermont, where he has appeared in productions ranging from Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
, and Urinetown
Urinetown
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics...
, to Tartuffe
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière. It is one of his most famous plays.-History:Molière wrote Tartuffe in 1664...
, Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit is a comic play written by Noël Coward which takes its title from Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "To a Skylark" . The play concerns socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to...
, and most recently Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
.
Additionally, for the Playhouse, Cox served as co-director of their Young Company, in which capacity he directed two musical productions. He has also taught at Northwestern University as an adjunct faculty member. Cox's film and television acting credits include: Since You've Been Gone
Since You've Been Gone (film)
Since You've Been Gone is a 1998 U.S. made-for-TV movie directed by David Schwimmer about a 10th anniversary class reunion. Apart from Schwimmer himself, the film starred Philip Rayburn Smith, Joy E. Gregory, Joey Slotnick, Teri Hatcher, Jon Stewart, Rachel Griffiths and Lara Flynn Boyle. Love...
(Miramax), Chi-Girl , and Brotherhood (Showtime).
He and his wife live in Chicago, in the Andersonville neighborhood, with their daughter, Joan Marie, and two cats.