Skip to main content
    Kent State University logo
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    School of Theatre and Dance
    College of the Arts
    • About
      Close
      • About Overview
      • Schedule a Visit
      • History
      • Our Facilities
      • Porthouse Theatre
      • Guest Artists
      • Summer Study Opportunities
      • News
      • Study Away Opportunities
      • Why Theatre and Dance?
      • Regional Campuses
      • Contact Us
    • People
      Close
      • People Overview
      • Emeritus Faculty
    • Dance
      Close
      • Dance Overview
      • Dance Performance – B.F.A.
      • Dance Studies - B.A.
      • Dance - Minor
      • Dance Lookbook
    • Theatre
      Close
      • Theatre Overview
      • Theatre Studies - B.A.
      • Musical Theatre - B.F.A.
      • Theatre Design, Technology, and Production - B.F.A
      • Theatre Design and Technology - M.F.A
      • Acting - M.F.A.
      • Minor in Theatre
      • Theatre Lookbook
    • On Stage
      Close
      • On Stage Overview
      • 2024-2025 Main Stage Season
      • Buy Tickets
      • Main Stage Playbills
    • Audition
      Close
      • Audition Overview
      • Dance Auditions
      • Musical Theatre Auditions
      • Design/Tech Portfolio Requirements
    • Resources
      Close
      • Resources Overview
      • Advising
      • Callboard
      • Classroom and Theatre Scheduling
      • Important Links and Forms
      • Photo Archive
      • Production Calendar
      • Student Organizations
    • Alumni
      Close
      • Alumni Overview
      • Alumni Notes
      • Alumni On Stage and Backstage
      • Theatre & Dance Alumni in the News
      • Alumni Update Form
    • Porthouse Theatre
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    Menu Search
    Live Chat
    Tome Humes Headshot

    Tom Humes

    School of Theatre and Dance
    Assistant Professor of Stage Management
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    thumes2@kent.edu

    Biography

    Tom comes to Kent State University having served the professional theatre community of Cleveland for 13 Years.  He has been a professional stage manager with Cleveland Play House, Cain Park, McCarter Theatre Center, Dobama Theatre, Karamu House, and Beck Center for the Arts. In addition to theatre stage management, Tom has worked as an opera assistant stage manager with Opera Cleveland and the Cleveland Orchestra.  He has worked as an Events and Senior Production Manager at Cain Park for several wonderful summers.  

    Tom spent part of his career as an Electrician for Cleveland Play House and extra stagehand for the Greater Cleveland area.  He will sometimes work in the various theaters, concert venues, and conference centers loading in/out equipment, focusing lights, and running shows for the larger touring artists and Broadway shows.

    Education

    B.A., Bowling Green State University

    Affiliations

    • Actors' Equity Association
    • International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
    • Moving Picture Technicians
    • Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States
    • Its Territories
    • and Canada (I.A.T.S.E.
    • Local 27)
    School of Theatre and Dance
    College of the Arts

    Street Address

    B141 Center for the Performing Arts, Kent, Ohio 44242


    Mailing Address

    800 E. Summit St.
    Kent, OH 44242

    • 330-672-3000
    • info@kent.edu

    Contact Us

    330-672-2082 theatre@kent.edu
    Facebook
    Twitter
    YouTube
    Flickr
    Instagram
    Quick Links
    • Buy Tickets
    • Photo Archive
    • Alumni
    • Porthouse Theatre
    • facebook
    • instagram
    • youtube
    • linkedin
    • TikTok
    • X
    • snapchat
    • ...
    Information
    • Accessibility
    • Annual Security Reports
    • For Our Alumni
    • For the Media
    • Health Services
    • Jobs & Employment
    • Privacy Statement
    • HEERF CARES/CRRSAA/ARP Act Reporting and Disclosure
    • Website Feedback
    Kent State University logo
    © 2025 Kent State University All rights reserved.