THOMAS NEWBY

Composition and Sound Design

Thomas Newby has been making music, film and live theatre for the past 15 years. He received his MFA in sound design from UMKC in 2023. He is a cofounder of the Green Zoo Arts Collective and has released several albums as vocalist and songwriter for his two bands, The Green Zoo and By Fire and Sword. He has written and produced several original plays with his theatre company Green Zoo Theatre. His play, “Waiting Games” was chosen as a regional finalist for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. He has recently worked with The Unicorn Theatre, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City Actors Theatre, The Living Room Theatre, Fishtank Theatre and the College of Idaho Studio Theatre.  He’s a gifted whistler.