Mary Thoma

Mary Thoma

Award-winning Actress, Director, Coach and Instructor Mary has been teaching acting and “Reclaiming Your Creativity” to young people and adults for over 25 years. With credits in theater, film, television and radio, she is a versatile actress, commercial talent, director, coach, writer, and a proud member of the Screen Actor’s Guild. Her acting studio, TASA STUDIO (The Art and Soul of Acting) has been designated a sister studio to The True Acting Institute and the only studio with this distinction in the state of Louisiana.

In addition to her professional acting, directing and teaching, she is the founder of three theatre companies : the award-winning THIS IS WHO I AM © Summer Institute for marginalized youth; THE SIGN COMPANY created for hearing and deaf performers ; and she is co-founder of The Shreveport Little Theatre Academy where she created the Academy process and served as it’s first Academy Director and Director of Education before opening her own studio.