Faculty Profile for Tom Delbello

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Tom is a Co-head of Musical Theatre: Head of Production and New Works. They hold a Masters in Directing from Texas State University. At TXST, Tom has directed Spring Awakening, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, Hair, Speech and Debate, the New Musical workshop of Dylan Spencer’s Cat Obedience School, and many other new works. In Texas he has worked as an associate director at regional theatres such as The Zach Theatre in Austin, and Theatre Under the Stars in Houston. Select acting credits include, the world premier and Toronto companies of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Boys in the Photograph and the North American tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat. He has performed at regional theatres across North America and cruised the high seas as a lead vocalist with both Disney Cruise Lines and Princess Cruises.

Teaching Interests

As a multidisciplinary theatre-educator, he encourages students to use theatre as a tool to question and reveal the complex emotions surrounding identity, generational gaps, race, and class.

Research Interests

Pete & James - Development of a new musical. Selected as Semifinalist National Musical theatre Conference for 2023 - Moving to Finals April 2023. Director and Co-Producer - Selected and hosted by Theatre 4the People to complete a 10 day workshop at “The Barn” Summer 2022. Selected to have a second workshop at TXST.

Co-Founder of Lavender Public Production Company - Researching and exploring Intergenerational works by Queer artists in several mediums.

Icons - Co-creator and writer. Television pilot based on the way Queer Icons have and continue to impact the lives of Queer people in the USA. Co-wrote an episode based on the music of Brandi Carlile. In the pitch phase currently.