Tom Poole hit by car

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Tom Poole, playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, dramaturg, teacher, talent agent, contributor to this Web site, husband, father, eccentrically intelligent and exceptionally funny man, and one of our favorite people in this community, is at Regions Hospital recovering from brain surgery. Tom was stepping off of a bus, returning home from seeing a show at the Red Eye, when he was hit by a car Saturday night. His prognosis is still unknown. You can read more about his condition and post messages for Tom and his family on Tom's Caring Bridge Web site. UPDATE: Go here to offer financial support to Tom and his family Help our friend Tom
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Leah Cooper

Leah Cooper is a freelance stage director, nonprofit administration consultant, co-founder of this here Web site, co-artistic director of Wonderlust Productions, and the Executive Director of the Minnesota Theater Alliance. She is also on the board of directors for Live Action Set and the California Institute of Contemporary Arts. From 2001 to 2006, she led the Minnesota Fringe Festival to annual attendance increases and financial stability. Up next, she is directing Shooting Star at Park Square Theatre and writing a play for Wonderlust's Adoption Play Project.