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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Meet the Cast: Tommy Nelms












When did you know you wanted to be an actor?

The first time I stepped into a rehearsal room, as a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, I fell in love with the theatre. I continued acting, but didn’t consider it seriously as a profession until I spent a summer at the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. When I met working actors, I knew I could, and would, be one myself.



How did you come to work on this production?

I met Eric Dente working on a production of Caryl Churchill’s Fen, and he offered me a role in the staged reading. From there, I was offered a role in the full production.


List three adjectives that describe your character.

Dependant, Naïve, Puritanical


How are you 18th century? What about the 21st century could you not live without?

I could live a very Spartan lifestyle if it came down to it, but the internet has undoubtedly changed my life forever. Thanks, Al!


What is your heritage?

Scottish, Irish, Dutch… I’m a mutt, and my father’s family has been in America since the 1600s, so I guess that makes me, simply, American.


If you could have lunch with an important historical figure, who would it be? Why?

Harry S Truman. He is from my home state, and had to make a decision that has shaped international relations for the past 75 years. He also did a lot for civil rights. Fun Fact: His middle initial, S, is not an abbreviation. S is his middle name, hence the lack of a period.


What is your favorite part of the rehearsal process?

When the scripts get dropped, fun things really start to happen. Getting props and costumes is always a thrill as well.


If you could make any fictional character real, who would it be? Why?

Albus Dumbledore. Duh.

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