Thomas John Farren
tomfarren@mailcity.com tjpf7@yahoo.com
http://www.oocities.org/tjpf7/Thomas FarrenWebpage.html
EXPERIENCE
Community Theater of the Cascades Bend, OR
Mickey Gorski in "Greetings" by: Tom Dudzick 11/27/1998 - 12/12/1998
- A son comes home for Christmas, as an Agnostic, to introduce his atheist Jewish fiance to
his Catholic parents in working class Pittsburgh, PA and causes a family crisis
- Mickey, the mentally retarded younger brother, is inhabited by an ancient and wise spirit
determined to reunite the family
Georgetown Players (Improv), Georgetown University Washington, DC
Colonel Roland South in "Booked for Murder" by: Philip E. Wright 2/1996 - 4/1996
Performed at: George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Arlington, VA
Georgetown University Campus
- Ex-marine and currently working as an inflammatory radical talk show host
- Big on discipline, but prone to detour into tirades about Vietnam experiences
The Groundlings Theater Group Philadelphia, PA
Three One-Acts by: Independent Writers 1/1994 - 3/1994
Performed at: Cardinal Dougherty High School Theater
- Young man's world is turned upside down as it is revealed to him that his life has been nothing
but a movie
- Lost, confused and angry as he discovers mother and girlfriend are actresses, and meets
"dad", the director
Senator in Rumors by: Neil Simon 12/1992 - 3/1993
Performed at: Cardinal Dougherty High School Theater
- The young senator is newly married and trying to gain influence among "established" elite
at a dinner party where a "murder" takes place
- Senator tries to distance himself from any trouble in the house and calm his wife, who has
issues of her own
CYO One-Act Play Competition - St. William Theater Group Philadelphia, PA
Friend with HIV in "The Inner Circle" 12/1993 - 3/1994
Performed at: City, State and Eastern Seaboard Levels of Competition
Winner: Philadelphia Overall "Best Play", Best Actor & Actress, Best Supporting Actor &
Actress
Winner: Pennsylvania Overall "Best Play", Best Actor & Actress, Best Supporting Actor &
Actress
Runner-Up: Eastern Seaboard One-Act Play Competition, Best ACtor and Actress
- A teenage group of four friends (two girls, two boys) spend time together and inter-date
- Learn to cope with one having HIV, and eventually dying; deal with possibility that
all may have it
Game Show Host in "Who Does She Love Best?" 12/1991 - 2/1992
Performed at: Philadelphia Level of Competition
Winner: Best Actor
- Teenage girl can not decide between three boys for Valentine's Day
- Daydreaming about the situation, she imagines herself in a game show to decide
The Philadelphia Lawncrest Players Spring 1987 - 1990
Various Broadway Hits, including "The Music Man" (Winthrop) and "The Sound of Music" (Each Boy)
ACTIVITES/SKILLS Church Lector, Speak Spanish and a
little Arabic