Tom Smith

Tom Smith’s full-length plays are published by Concord Theatricals and YouthPLAYS, among others. Monologues from his plays appear in seven collections of works, and his short plays have been published and produced internationally. His work has been enjoyed by audiences in cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Kansas City, San Francisco and Chicago, as well as in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Tom authored The Other Blocking: Teaching and Performing Improvisation (Kendall Hunt) as well as articles and reviews for Theatre Journal, Theatre Topics, The Players Journal and several resource books. He graduated from Whitman College with a BA in Dramatic Arts and earned his MFA in Directing from University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a professor emeritus and a proud member of Dramatists Guild.