Thomas Ehas

AEA
SAG-AFTRA

Tom has worked in the professional Theatre as an actor and director for the past 45 years. He made his acting debut in a national touring production of “The Reluctant Debutante”, starring Joseph Cotten. After attending Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NYC where he took acting classes, he continued studying privately with William Esper, one of America's most renowned acting teachers. His acting credits range from Neil Simon to William Shakespeare, from Off-Off Brodway to many Regional Theaters across the US. Since moving to Los Angeles he has been seen in many Independent Shakespeare Company (ISC) productions. His directorial credits include New York productions of Athol Fugard’s “The Road to Mecca” and Marsha Norman’s “’night, Mother”, for which he received a NY State Theatre Festival Best Director award. He also directed Graceland for the American Stage Festival, One Shoe On, One Shoe Off at NYC’s Pulse Esemble Theare, and a New York State Arts Council tour of The Good Doctor. His film "In the Morning of His Fame" about 19 th Century American actor Joseph Haworth is part of the permanent theatre collection at New York’s Lincoln Center.

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ABOUT ME

I AM AN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR

After residing and working in NYC for over 30 years, Thomas relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 to continue his career as an actor. He has worked in the professional theatre for the past 45 years both as an actor and director.
He made his acting debut in a national touring production of THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE, starring Joseph Cotten.
After attending the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NYC, he studied acting privately with William Esper, one of the most respected acting teachers in the US.
He has been seen on stage as an actor and director in NYC, LA, and in many regional theatres across the US.
Since moving to LA, Tom has been a member of the Independent Shakespeare Co, and has been seen in over two dozen productions. Some of his roles include: Polonius in HAMLET, Raganeau in CYRANO, Brabantio in OTHELLO, Gremio in TAMING OF THE SHREW, Robin Starvling in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, King Duncan in MACBETH, Adam in AS YOU LIKE IT, Bardolph in HENRY IV, PART 1 &2, Shallow in MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, and Verges in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
Among his other Los Angeles appearances was a SPQR Stage Company Production of THE MISSLE MAN OF PEENEMUNDE about Wernher Von Braun written and directed by Bill Serritt and as Marcellus and Osric in HAMLET at the Odyssey Theater.
His directorial credits include New York productions of Athol Fugard’s THE ROAD TO MECCA, and Marsha Norman’s ’NIGHT, MOTHER, for which he received a NY State Theatre Festival Best Director award. He also directed GRACELAND for the American Stage Festival in St. Petersburg, FL, ONE SHOE ON, ONE SHOE OFF at NYC’s Pulse Ensemble Theatre, and a New York State Arts Council tour of Neil Simon's THE GOOD DOCTOR. He co-directed a production of THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE with Joseph Culliton at the Sierra Madre Playhouse and several versions of evenings of Shakespeare and songs with LA Opera performed in the Grand Manner Portrait Gallery at the Huntington in Pasadena, CA.
His documentary film In the Morning of His Fame about the 19th Century actor Joseph Haworth is part of the permanent theatre collection at New York’s Lincoln Center. 

Acting Resume

THOMAS EHAS
323-436-6230 / 323-472-0994 (cell)
email: Thomas.Ehas@gmail.com 

AEA – SAG/AFTRA

Height: 5’7” Weight: 125 lbs. Eyes: Blue Hair: Gray  

NEW YORK THEATRE
HAMLET -  Player Queen/Osric - New Rude Mechanicals
CYRANO DE BERGERAC -  1st Marquis / Capuchin -  Gallery Players
ONE FLEW OVER CUCKOOS NEST- Scanlon -  Gallery Players
DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF - Valere  -  Apollo Drama Co.

LOS ANGELES THEATRE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Verges- Independent Shakespeare Co., Griffith Park FREE Shakespare Festival
ROMEO AND JULIET - Old Capulet/Friar John -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
CYRANO -  Raganeau -   ISC Studio
AS YOU LIKE IT -  Adam - Independent Shakespeare Co.
MACBETH - Duncan / Doctor -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER -  Diggory/Dick Twist - Independent Shakespeare Co.
THE WINTER’S TALE -  First Lord/Shepherd -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Angelo -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
HAMLET -  Polonius -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR - Justice Shallow  -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
LOVE’S LABOURS LOST -  Forrester / Mercade - Independent Shakespeare Co.
OTHELLO -   Brabantio -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Antonio -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
THE MISSLEMAN OF PEENEMUNDE - Dr. Bahr -   SPQR Stage Co.
HENRY V - Bardolph/King of France/Jamy/Erpingham - Independent Shakespeare Co.
THE TEMPEST -  Gonzalo - Independent Shakespeare Co.
HAMLET  - Marcellus / Osric -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
HENRY IV, Part 1 & 2 -  Bardolph -  Independent Shakespeare Co.
TWELFTH NIGHT -  Sir Andrew Aguecheek - Independent Shakespeare Co.
THE CITY HEIRESS -  Sir Timothy Treat-all  - Independent Shakespeare Co.
A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT’S DREAM - Robin Starvling, a tailor -   Independent Shakespeare Co.
RICHARD II -   Lord Marshall / Bishop of Carlisle - Independent Shakespeare Co.
OF MICE AND MEN -   Narrator -  Santa Monica Playhouse
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE -  Bandido, Indian  - Sierra Madre Playhouse

REGIONAL THEATRE 
STAGE BLOOD -  Edmund Dundreary -  American Stage Co., St. Petersburg, FL 
BROADWAY -  Dolph -  American Stage Co., St. Petersburg, FL
ROMEO AND JULIET -  Benvolio -  American Stage Co., St. Petersburg, FL
AS YOU LIKE IT - Adam - FL Shakespeare Festival, Miami, FL 
COMEY OF ERRORS -  Dromio of Syracuse - FL Shakespeare Festival,  Miami, FL
JULIUS CAESAR -  Octavius FL Shakespeare Festival,  Miami, FL
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM -  Demetrius Playhouse on the Mall, Paramus, NJ 
AWAKE AND SING -  Moe Axelrod - Creative Theatre, Inc., Middletown, NY 
THE GOOD DOCTOR -  Narrator - Creative Theatre, Inc., Middletown, NY
GOODLY CREATURES - Magistrate / Minister - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME 
ROMEO AND JULIET -  Sampson / Apothecary - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME
TAMING OF THE SHREW -  Vincentio - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME
ONDINE - Auguste - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME 
BREMENTOWN MUSICIANS - Dog - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME
SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS - 1st Waiter - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME
HENRY V -  Bishop of Ely / King of France - Theatre at Monmouth , Monmouth, ME
RICHARD III - Catesby -  Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME 
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING -  Sexton - Theatre at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME 
A CRY OF PLAYERS - Townsperson - Theatre at Monmouth ,Monmouth, ME
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Flurry the Mouse Theatre at Monmouth
CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Cuigy -  NJ Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ 
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE - Finn NJ Shakespeare Festival , Madison, NJ
TITUS ANDRONICUS -  Demetrius -  NJ Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ

ON TOUR
THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE - Hudson -  US Tour - starring Joseph Cotten 
ROMEO AND JULIET -  Mercutio / Duke  - Theatre at Monmouth State Tour of Maine

TRAINING
Acting: The Neighborhood Playhouse - William Alderson; William Esper Studio; Yannis Simonides
Dance: Ballet: The American Ballet Theatre School - Nancy Clements Modern: Dorothy Byrd Villard
Voice: Martin Waldron; Dr. Anita White Fencing: Paul Barry; Todd Loweth; Gary Bradford

Some Photos of My Acting Work

Dromio of Syracuse

Comedy of Errors
South Florida Shakespeare Festival

Osric

Hamlet
Odyssey Theater
Los Angeles

Dolph

Broadway
American Stage Co.

Bardolph

Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Auguste

Ondine
Theatre at Monmouth

Verges

Much Ado About Nothing
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Apothecary

Romeo & Juliet
Theatre at Monmouth

Amanda Adams

Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre at Monmouth

Sir Oliver Martext

As You Like It
Independent Shakespeare Festival

Gremio

The Taming of the Shrew
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Sir William Catesby
Richard III

Theatre at Monmouth

King of France

Henry V
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Robin Starvling

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Independent Shakespeare Festival

Edmund Dundreary

Stage Blood
American Stage Co.

Mercutio

Romeo & Juliet
Theatre at Monmouth

Diggory

She Stoops to Conquer
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Benvolio

Romeo & Juliet
American Stage Co.

Moe Axelrod

Awake and Sing
Creative Theatre Group

Antonio

Much Ado About Nothing
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Bandido

Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Playhouse

Marcellus

Hamlet
ISC at the Odyssey Theater

Sir Andrew Auguecheek

Twelfth Night
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Sexton

Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre at Monmouth

Octavius Caesar

Julius Caesar
South FL Shakespeare Festival

Hudson

The Reluctant Debutante
starring Joseph Cotten

Sir Thomas Erpingham

Henry V
Independent Shakespeare Festival

Bardolph

Hnery IV Parts 1&2
Independent Shakespeare Festival

Sampson

Romeo & Juliet
Theatre at Monmouth

Adam as Hymen

As You Like It
Independent Shakespeare Festival

Adam as Hymen

As You Like It
South Florida Shakespeare Festival

Lord Marshall

Richard II
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Twelfth Night
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Polonius

Hamlet
Independent Shakespeare Co.

King Duncan

Macbeth
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Valentine

Twelfth Night
Independent Shakespeare Co.

Adam

As You Like It
South Florida Shakespeare Festival

Directing Resume

Thomas Ehas
323-436-6230 (home) 323-472-0994 (cell)
email: Thomas.Ehas@gmail.com

DIRECTORIAL CREDITS


THEATRE

LOS ANGELES
AN EVENING OF PAINTINGS, MUSIC, SHAKESPEARE AND SONG
A Collaboration with The Huntington, Independent Shakespeare Co. & LA Opera
The Huntington, San Marino, CA
May 2015

THE COLLECTION OF PAUL CHRZANOWSKI & THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKEPEARE
A 450th Anniversary Celebration of Shakespeare’s Birth
The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA
A Collaborative Event between The Clark Library and Actors from Independent Shakespeare Co.
April 2014

A MERRIE WYNDE BLOWES
An Open Air Concert
A Collaboration between Symphony in The Glen & Independent Shakespeare Co.
Symphony in The Glen, Arthur G. Rubinstein, Music Director
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
September 2014

TOUCHES OF SWEET HARMONY
An Open-Air Concert
A Collaboration between Symphony in The Glen & Independent Shakespeare Co.
Symphony in The Glen, Arthur G. Rubinstein, Music Director
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
September 2013

PLAYING THE SPIDER
An Evening of Paintings and Shakespeare’s Scenes, Sonnets & Songs
A Collaboration with The Huntington & Independent Shakespeare Co.
The Huntington, San Marino, CA
April 2012

OUR AMERICAN COUSIN by Tom Taylor
Lillian Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Independent Shakespeare Co. Staged Reading
February 2011

SWEENEY TODD (STRING OF PEARLS) by George Dibdin Pitt
SPQR Stage/Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Independent Shakespeare Co. Staged Reading
November 2010

EDWARD II by Christopher Marlowe
SPQR Stage/Studio, Los Angeles, CA
I Independent Shakespeare Co. Staged Reading
August 2009

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE by Herb Robbins
Co-Directed with Joseph Culliton
Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre, CA
April-August 2005

OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinbeck
Santa Monica Playhouse
September-November 2005
(All Latino cast)


NEW YORK
ONE SHOE ON & ONE SHOE OFF by Mario Giacalone
don’t tell mama, NYC
Ellington Room, Manhattan Plaza, NYC
Pulse Ensemble Theatre, 42nd St., NYC
1992

THE ROAD TO MECCA by Athol Fugard
Paramount Theatre, Middletown, NY
April, May 1990
Funded in part by New York State Council for the Arts
AEA Guest Artist Contract

'NIGHT MOTHER by Marsha Norman
Paramount Theatre, Middletown, NY
July, August 1988
Funded in part by New York State Council for the Arts
Nominated BEST PLAY by New York State Theatre Festival
Received BEST DIRECTOR by Orange County Critics Assoc.

WHERE LATE THE SWEET BIRDS SANG by William Shakespeare
(Scenes and songs from the plays of Wm. Shakespeare)
NY & PA State Tour
Farlekis Productions
March, April 1989

THE GOOD DOCTOR by Neil Simon
NY State Tour
June, July 1987
Funded in part by New York State Council for the Arts

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER by Ernest Ferlita, S.J.
(Staged reading with sets and costumes)
Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, NY
September 1988


REGIONAL
GRACELAND by Ellen Byron
American Stage Company (SPTC)
St.Petersburg, FL
November, December 1989
Letter of Agreement Contract for Actors through AEA



RADIO
RADIO TODAY (Live radio show for theatre audience)
June, July 1987

HOLIDAY RADIO THEATRE PLAYS
(Four Thanksgiving & Christmas radio plays from the 40's)
Broadcast on WGNY, Newburgh, NY
Funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts
October, November 1986

VIDEO
IN THE MORNING OF HIS FAME
Video documentary on Joseph Haworth, 19th Century American actor.
July, August 1990
Selected for inclusion as part of the video collection of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts


Acting Classes, Workshops, Coaching

Some of the Productions I Have Directed

The Good Doctor

'night Mother

The Road To Mecca

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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