Writer/director Thomas Meloncon is a Professor in the Fine Arts Department of the historically black Texas Southern University, and is a longtime playwright of educational drama. Meloncon is a native of Houston, Texas where he lives with his wife of thirty-seven years. They have two daughters, Maisha and Kimaada Meloncon. Thomas earned both his Bachelor’s Degree (Journalism) and Master’s Degree (Communications) from Texas Southern University. In 1975 Thomas Meloncon formed Truth Theater Productions and began a series of Educational Dramas addressing social and health issues. These dramas focus on topics such as Male/Female relationships, Prenatal Care, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Colon Cancer, HIV/AIDS and Teen Pregnancy, to name a few. He has been commissioned by various agencies such as The American Cancer Society, The March of Dimes, The National Head Start Bureau, University of Texas Health Science Center, The Houston Area Women’s Center, The Jesse Tree, and the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine.
Two of his most recent projects are, a Radio Drama series, The Robeson Family Chronicles, which airs weekly on KTSU Radio FM and a new drama, “The Man who saved New Orleans” which chronicles the Katrina Disaster of 2005 . Thomas Meloncon also coordinates a unique Senior Citizens Drama Program for Harris County Precinct One that involves Senior Citizens in fully staged dramas as actors, dancers, singers and technical crew. The program utilizes drama as a vehicle to raise awareness among Seniors about healthy lifestyles. He also teaches Playwriting and Theater at Texas Southern University where he recently had the honor of contributing some of his written works to the Robert J. Terry Library. Thomas’ published works include Poetry in E Minor (1991) and Recollections (2004). Thomas created “Jump the Broom” as an educational tool for stimulating thought and positive discussion about what makes a healthy marriage.
Thomas is familiar to some as the author of the stage play “The Diary of Black Men”, which had two runs in London, England and toured the U.S. for over twenty years. He has received many awards which includes The Excellence in Community Health Education Award from the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center of Baylor College of Medicine, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Texas Southern University, Salute to Texas Playwrights from The Ensemble Theatre, The Houston Area Women’s Center Community Service Award, The Julia C. Hester Trailblazer Award, Creative Writing Award from the Houston Chapter of The National Association of Black Journalist, The Impact Award from Texas Southern University, Outstanding Texan Award from The Texas Legislative Black Caucus and many others. Thomas believes that husbands and wives, fathers and mothers walking together to the same music can make a world of difference.
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