He also was a freestyle skateboarder. He spend his
freshman year at Whitter College - left and went to Colorado College, meeting Patrick Kealy, Bruno
Santini and Encho Avramov, a crazy genius
Bulgarian who sent him to DAMU in Prague.
At DAMU, he spend most days asking
Jitka Nohova what was going on, and played Gaspar in a insane work directed by Arnost Goldflam. He also collaboarted with the Serbian director Nikola Zavasic, on 'Kupe'. He also saved Nikol's life (twice). Once at
Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips is a Director, Creator, Designer & Actor who takes a wildly innovative & playful approach to theatrical creation. He has been comissioned to devise original works for the BAM NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL, DISNEY THEATRICAL, NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP, BARROW STREET THEATRE, TEATRO LA ABADIA (Spain) & TEATERI (Sweden).
His own work has toured to festivals across Asia, North America, South America, Europe & Australia.
Using anything from a polaroid photo to a train map to a old chair as a starting off point, his creative work seeks to get to the heart & soul of any subject matter using limited means to maximum effect.