Tom Rowan is a playwright, author, and director. His produced plays include Kiss and Cry (GLAAD Media Award Nomination), The Second Tosca, Faye Drummond, David's Play, and The Blue Djinn (Best Short Play in the Fresh Fruit Festival, 2014). He has held commissions from The Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Maryland Opera Studio, where his libretto for the opera The Young King (music by Martin Hennessy) was heard in concert in 2017. Tom’s many directing credits include A Little Night Music, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Denver Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Director), Landscape of the Body (Westword Award for Best Director), Master Class, and the fortieth anniversary New York production of A Chorus Line (Queens Kudos Award for Best Director of a Musical, 2016). Tom was a Drama League Directing Fellow, and has an MFA in Directing from the University of Washington School of Drama. He has also worked as a Casting Director and Literary Manager. He is the author of the books A Chorus Line FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Broadway’s Singular Sensation and Rent FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Broadway’s Blaze of Glory, both published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.