tomas parrish-chynoweth
Director
AUS
tomas parrish-chynoweth (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working on the unceded Lands of the Wurundjeri-Balluk. Their work centres questions of justice, care and ancestry, often exploring queer lineage and familial ties.
Malthouse Theatre: As Assistant Director – BLACK LIGHT.
Other Theatre: As Cast – Our Monster’s Name is Jerry (Dirty Pennies Theatre Project/Theatre Works); GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Hayes Theatre Co.); METROPOLIS (Little Eggs Collective/Hayes Theatre Co.); WHAT IF IF ONLY (Melbourne Theatre Company) and THREADBARE (Nick Mayer Productions/St Martins Youth Arts Centre).
Television: IN OUR BLOOD (Hoodlum Productions/ABC)
Other: As playwright, their debut play, THREADBARE, premiered at St Martin’s Youth Arts Centre in 2025.
Training: Victorian College of the Arts (VCA); Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
tomas is currently studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where they are a doctoral candidate researching care practices within music making and composing their first symphony.
Headshot: Harvey House Photography
Current as of February 2026.
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