Patricia Thomas
@gmail.com

Patricia Thomas is a performer, director, writer, and teacher. Based in New

Bedford, MA, Patricia has facilitated theatre and music workshops,

including playbuilding, acting and music-creation, in learning communities

globally. Patricia co-founded Culture*Park Theatre with Rebecca Schade in

2001, where she continues to serve as Artistic Director, fulfilling C*P’s

mission of fostering new and emerging plays and playwrights. As Director

of the Culture*Park Short Plays Marathons, Patricia has curated and

presented nearly 500 plays. She is the author/editor of Two

Portuguese-American Plays, published by Tagus Press UMassDartmouth,

which features her full-length play, Through a Portagee Gate, adapted from

the memoir by Charles Reis Felix. Patricia began her acting career with the

Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI, where she was a company

member, and has been a member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1985.

She is current co-editor, of The Culture*Park Short Plays Marathons: An

Anthology of 25 Years of Short Plays, 2000-2025, and Co-Director of the

20th C*P Short Plays Marathon, upcoming on November 22, 2025, at

Steeple Playhouse in New Bedford. Patricia is founder and director of Play

Lab, a dedicated incubator for plays and musicals, and founder and director

of the Uncommon Lunch Presents Short Plays! a regional touring program.