Thomas Burns Scully

In addition to his work as an actor and a musician, Thomas is also an award winning writer for the stage and screen, and a much sought after freelancer. His handiness with a keyboard has lead to engagements spanning everything from simple copywriting to Escape Room scripts. 

 

Thomas' dramatic work presents fresh takes on the dilemmas of modern times, at turns veering into discussions on love, the absurdity of being alive, and the place of the artist in the world. His play 'Dorothy of Nowhere' follows the story of a young Irish girl discovering her poetic voice in relation to the women in her life, her boyfriend, and the work of WB Yeats. It went on to win Origin Theatre's WB Yeats Emerging Playwright Award (In Association with The Abbey Theatre Dublin) as well as the Origin 1st Irish Festival Audience Choice Award.

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His interactive play "The Fall of Asa Packer" was co-written with Sarah Sutliff as a site specific piece for the historic Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe, PA. It reimagines the events following the death of real-life steam mogul Asa Packer, bringing the turbulent history of an industrializing America to life in the house where it all really happened. It has been running since 2023 to rave reviews.​

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In addition to all of this, Thomas has written the scripts to several Escape Rooms. The most illustrious of these was Anheuser-Busch's '15 Minutes to Make History' experience, which he designed, voiced, and ran. The room was demoed at SXSW in 2018, and has since gone on to be a campus recruiting tool, and corporate event utility for the company. You can learn more here.

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Finally, Thomas also works to commission as a script-editor, room escape consultant, biography, ghost and copy writer. Clients have included Adam Doleac, Harper Grae, Brennley Brown, David Fanning, Chase Martin, Macy Martin, Yang Wang, Exodus Escape Rooms, and many others. Please enquire for rates.