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THOM RIVERA

* Masters in Fine Arts, University of California

* Teaches: The Character Key, The Pathology Key, Myth in Movies & The Creative Process, Introduction to Shakespeare, History of Theatre, The Foundation of the Stella Adler Technique, Play Production 1, Play Production 2, The Actor’s Showcase, Introduction to the Sanford Meisner Technique

* 20 years performing arts experience

MFA in Acting, UC Irvine. Television, film, stage and voice actor. Teaching Credits: UC Irvine, The Acting Company, Oregon Shakespeare Company, Will Power to Youth and The New York Film Academy.  TV and Film credits: Shameless, Comedy Bang Bang, Llama Cop, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI and As the World Turn; worked at Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Culture Project, Wo Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Acting Company in New York; and regionally, 3 seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Shakespeare Theatre Company of DC, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage, Denver Center, South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Dallas Theater Center, and Shakespeare/LA.