Tom Poole

Tom Poole

Tom Poole’s three new plays are, in order of ascending freshness: The Amorous Education of Nicholas Haycock, The Body, and Safe As Houses. His work has been produced at Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Magic Theatre (San Francisco), The Children’s Theatre Company, Park Square Theatre, and lots of other places. Honors include fellowships from the Jerome, McKnight, and Divine Foundations, an Emmy award, and more. More biographical information is available any time he has a drink.

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A great space Christmas

By Tom Poole
Posted Wednesday, December 30

"You can bet if the Klingons were in two wars at once, and had been for years, they would have the knobby alien balls to own up to it."

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A conversion experience

By Tom Poole
Posted Friday, December 18

"The dramatic structure of the play actually seems like the sort of thing a virtuosic theater director might undertake on a dare."

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Holiday (show) virgin

By Tom Poole
Posted Monday, December 7

Our first crack at the question of why people go see holiday shows comes from playwright Tom Poole. For some reason, raccoons come up.

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Untitled. Unfinished. UNRELEASED.*

By Tom Poole
Posted Monday, May 4

Do you want to do the work required to turn an idea into an actual play more than you want to eat kettle chips and watch reruns of Ultimate Cage Fighting?

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Blog posts by this author

Grant Richey Remembered

Posted Monday, November 30, 2009 at 2:40 am by Tom Poole

Special focus Playwright Tom Poole shares some memories of an actor who changed his ideas about what actors do.

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In-depth posts by this author

  • Posted
    January 11, 2010 - 9:14pm
    Acting Minnesotan
    UPDATE #3: In which Jeff Hatcher and Tom invent a game you can play that generates two competing lists of distinctly Minnesota styles.
  • Posted
    January 28, 2010 - 12:32am
    Living for the future in nowhere land
    NEW #6 The Epic Conclusion: Tom considers and rejects tragedy for comedy and makes sure-to-be-incorrect predictions about the future. And, always, with jokes.
  • Posted
    January 7, 2010 - 4:42pm
    Too many writers! Too much money!
    How are Minnesota playwrights like weeds and kittens? Poole's #2 post considers the unique legacy of the Playwrights' Center. Plus, Craig Wright pipes in.
  • Posted
    January 24, 2010 - 5:20pm
    Go Twins!
    UPDATE #5 Do Minnesota theaters suffer from split personality disorder? "What is a theater for all those minutes, hours, and days when a play isn’t happening?"
  • Posted
    January 3, 2010 - 8:44pm
    Losing the middle
    Tom Poole begins a monthlong exploration of "The Elements of Style," Minnesota Edition, with the deep and continuing impact of Jeune Lune. Plus jokes.
  • Posted
    January 17, 2010 - 8:31pm
    Rock n' theater
    NEW UPDATE #4: The Twin Cities have been known for their music since the 1980s. The theater scene could not thrive without it.

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