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Thomas F. Maguire

Tom Maguire is co-founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Actor of Duende.

Tom has more than fifty years experience in professional theater, film, and television. He is a member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA unions. In Northern California he has worked with such theaters as San Francisco Poverty Theatre, San Francisco Actors Ensemble, Berkeley Stage Company, Magic Theatre, Eureka Theatre Company, Sierra Repertory Theatre, California Stage, and Stage 3. In San Francisco he premiered Rick Foster’s award-winning play The Heroes of Xochiquipa and later performed the play in Los Angeles. His Southern California theater credits include work with East/West Players, Burbage Theatre, Dynarski Theatre, the Complex, and Santa Monica Playhouse. As Principal Actor for Duende, he took over the one-person play Friendly Fire and toured it throughout California, premiered the one-person shows The Stephen Hill Affair and Seabiscuit, appeared in Wicked Dick Three Eyes, created multiple roles in On Fire!, created the role of Bret Harte in Inventing the West, the role of Galileo in The Starry Messenger, the role of Joseph Priestley in The Air We Share, and the role of Alexander Hamilton in Money Man. He also directed David Maloney in The Great Blight and directed Ed Giles Jr. for Sacramento performance of Friendly Fire. He maintains the Duende web site. His film and television credits include Lethal Weapon II, Tough Guys, Max Headroom, Amazing Stories, Quincy, and Archie Bunker’s Place. Maguire also has a strong business and technical background. He holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California. He worked for Ford Motor Company as a research engineer and product planner and for Chevron Research Company as a research engineer group leader.

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ABOLITION

ABOLITION tells the story of two friends, Frederick Douglass and John Brown, during the tumultuous decade leading up to the Civil War. Produced as an acclaimed two-man stage play in Sonora and Sacramento, Duende is now in production of a broadcast quality film adaptation.

Learn more about the progress of the film version, as well as the historical background of the stage play.

Theater venues interested in presenting our production of ABOLITION should contact us to discuss the possibilities.

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On the Blog

Tribute to Frederick Douglass

July 4, 2020 By Rick Foster

A Thumbnail View of Abolition

June 28, 2018 By Rick Foster

A Thumbnail Early Life of Frederick Douglass

June 28, 2018 By Rick Foster

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