Thomas A. Bogar

Thomas A. Bogar holds a Ph.D. in Theatre History/Criticism/Literature from Louisiana State University. He taught theatre for forty years, including at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia and Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. He is the author of six books: Theatre on the American Frontier (2023), Champagne Sparkle: Maggie Mitchell (2020), Thomas Hamblin and the Bowery Theatre (2018), Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination (2013), American Presidents Attend the Theatre (2006), and John E. Owens (2002), along with numerous journal articles. He has served as a judge for Washington, D.C.'s Helen Hayes Theatre Awards, and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.