
12/09/2025
Joining us for "On the Playground with Jim Warren: from Players to Producers" on Tues. Sept. 30 at 7p Eastern is Tom Evans.
Tom is a passionate Stratfordian in CT and lifelong performing arts veteran – actor, director, producer, and writer – as well as a marketing and financial executive with a 20+ year track record of business management. A member of Actors Equity, Tom is a Founding member of Original Binding Productions in New York City, and is an alumnus company member of the American Shakespeare Center, the National Shakespeare Company, Hudson Shakespeare Company, CT Free Shakespeare, Prospect Theater Company, the Arena Players, and many more. He has appeared in over 100 productions since graduating with degrees in Theatre and English from Alfred University. Tom and Jim first partnered in 1998, when Jim directed Tom as Christopher Sly and Baptista in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, and Friar Lawrence in ROMEO AND JULIET for the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express 10th Anniversary Tough Love Tour.
Tom also has an extensive business background in financial services, television production, and more. As Chief Marketing Officer for Finance of America, Tom managed multi-million dollar budgets for one of the nation’s largest non-bank lenders, and produced some well-known TV advertising campaigns, including reverse mortgage commercials starring silver screen legend Robert Wagner.
After performing at the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre in 2012, Tom fell in love with Stratford, CT and its history. Upon leaving NY, Tom and his wife, actress Maryellen Molfetta, decided to make Stratford their home, and work toward re-establishing Stratford as a national destination for the arts. Tom served as Artistic Director for the 2019 Phoenix Festival on the Shakespeare Theatre Grounds, to bring art from the ashes. For his dedication to the town and the arts and culture festival, he was awarded a citation from Mayor Laura Hoydick.
Let’s talk about it on Tuesday, September 30 at 7p Eastern (6p Central; 4p Pacific).
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