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'''Thom Cox''' (born '''Thomas J. Cox''') is an American [[theatrical producer]] and co-founder of the [[Lookingglass Theatre Company]].
== Education ==
Cox went to [[Northwestern University]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=THOMAS J. COX |url=https://lookingglasstheatre.org/people/thomas-j-cox/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Lookingglass Theatre Company |language=en-US}}</ref> where he met [[David Schwimmer]] along with six others who then went on to found [[Lookingglass Theatre Company]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois.
==Career==
Cox has worked on more than forty productions, including ''West'', ''The Jungle'', ''The Odyssey'', ''Arabian Nights'', ''The Master and Margarita'', ''They All Fall Down'', ''Summertime'', ''Great Men of Science'', as Algren ([[Joseph Jefferson Awards]] nomination) in ''Nelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day'',<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F077ECA3010CB9F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Chicago Sun-Times, November 28, 2001]</ref><ref>[http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/ADHB/lib00057,0F01B53DC8041570.html Daily Herald, Nov 29, 2001]</ref> (which went on to be adapted for television in an [[Emmy]]-nominated co-production with WTTW), as Winston in ''[[1984 (play)|1984]]'', as Quilp in ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop (play)|The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' (Joseph Jefferson nomination), as Hook in ''[[Peter Pan]]: a play'', ''[[Our Town]]'', ''Black Diamond'', ''Lookingglass Alice'', "Big Lake, Big City", and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. He served as Lookingglass' Education and Community Program's Master Teacher for over ten years, from 2007–2018. In other regional theatre, Cox has appeared at the Illinois Theatre Center, [[Victory Gardens Theater|Victory Gardens]], [[Northlight Theatre Company]], [[Court Theatre (Chicago)|The Court Theatre]] (Chicago), [[Steppenwolf Theatre]], [[Milwaukee Rep]], [[Writers Theatre]] and [[Goodman Theatre]], where he has played Bob Cratchit in the Goodman's annual production of “A Christmas Carol”. He has directed for Eclipse Theatre Company, [[Piven Theatre Workshop]], and his own Joseph Jefferson-nominated adaptation of ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]'' for Lookingglass. During the summers, he and his wife, the stage manager Chris Freeburg, have worked at the ''[[Weston Playhouse Theatre]]'' in Vermont, where he has appeared in productions ranging from ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', and ''[[Urinetown]]'', to ''[[Tartuffe]]'', and ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)|Blithe Spirit]]''.
Additionally, for the Playhouse, Cox served as co-director of their Young Company, in which capacity he directed two musical productions. He has also taught at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago as an adjunct faculty member. Cox's film and television acting credits include: ''[[Since You've Been Gone (film)|Since You've Been Gone]]'' ([[Miramax]]), ''[[Chi-Girl]]'', and ''[[Brotherhood (2006 TV series)|Brotherhood]]'' ([[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]) [[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]] ([[NBC]]).
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