Work Experience

Lehigh mountaintop projects are interdisciplinary deep dives where faculty, students, and external partners come together and take new intellectual, creative, and/or artistic pathways that lead to transformative new innovations, new expressions, and new questions. Students take radical ownership in their projects, and envision faculty mentors as partners and co-creators striving to propel their projects forward on the journey towards tangible, sustainable impact: impact which builds the skillsets, mindsets, and portfolios of pioneers and change-makers in a rapidly changing world.

Thomas was the media and marketing intern under the direction of Assistant Vice-Provost Bill Whitney and helped document various mountaintop projects through interviews and other film media.

Each summer, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival produces a season of Shakespeare and other classics, musical theatre, and children’s theatre. About an hour north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is summer home to over 200 artists, and every year 40,000-50,000 patrons attend Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival from 30+ states.

Thomas was an On the Green performer with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival for three seasons between 2022 and 2024. As an On the Green performer, Thomas was in charge of entertaining patrons with pre-show performances for up to an hour while they host picnics "on the green" of the lawn in front of the theatre. Specializing in late-renaissance music, Thomas performed primarily on the cello in small chamber groups, but was also featured solo and on the piano. Furthermore, he was in charge of all amplification and sound mixing among multiple musicians, serving as both a sound technician and musician.