Joe J. Thomas: Press

"Electronic Yodeling Pickle: ...it's Archie McPhee's best-selling item of the season ($12.95 at McPhee.com). There's lots of charm lurkin' in this gherkin. Not only that, it comes equipped with better pipes than Melinda Doolittle, belting out a 10-second yodel that puts country stars -- and most Austrians -- to shame."

- Cleveland Plain Dealer (John Campanelli), Electronic Yodeling Pickle for Archie McPhee

"Soulful"

- LA Times, Anatoly in Chess

"Without any attempt at contemporary parallels, those parallels are evident, particularly the quasi-religious fervor of Sir Douglas Haig (Joe Thomas) rationalizing his policy of attrition, sending wave after wave of British troops into the trenches."

- LA Weekly, Sir Douglas Haig in Oh! What A Lovely War

Nominated: Best Musical

- LA Weekly, Sir Douglas Haig in Oh! What A Lovely War

"Thomas grabs you in this scene and never relaxes his grip on your emotions or your intellect. It's a tricky evolution from complacent Oxford don to smitten lover, but Thomas walks the path without faltering."

- Fort Worth Star Telegram, C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands

Nominated: Best Actor In A Leading Role

- Dallas Theatre League, C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands

"A Good Night All Around"

- Dallas Morning News, Saint George in The Saint Plays

Nominated: Best Supporting Actor

- Dallas, Abe in Beau Jest

"Vividly Pompous"

- Columbus Dispatch, Polonius in Hamlet

Thespian of the Year

- International Thespian Society, Cleveland Ohio