Who We Are
Our mission at The Acting School is to enrich the lives of students and professionals of all ages through radial acceptance, positivity, and disciplined study in order to foster closer connection, higher self-esteem, and deeper empathy.
About the Teacher
Tommy Foster is an actor, director and teacher trained in both classical acting and musical theatre. Based in New York City for 14 years, he relocated to his home state of North Carolina in 2013. He has appeared in regional theatre, commercials, television, and internationally on cruise ships. In the cabaret world he has created four solo pieces and won the 2005 Bistro Award from Backstage for Best Theme Show. Tommy has an MFA in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University and a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. Tommy also trained in Carnegie Mellon University's Musical Theatre program, the Summer Cabaret at Yale, and he is a high school graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Drama. Tommy has taught at Catawba College, the Children's Theatre of Charlotte School of Theatre Training, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Acting Up! Children's Theatre, and maintained his own private studio since 2001.
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Tommy and his husband, Wesley, have been together for 19 years and have two sons, Parker and Marshall. Their family also includes 6 dogs: Duke, Lucy, Brody, Marie, Bingo, and Turbo.
