Thomas Morisada, Music Director

Thomas was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and has loved all things music since he was a kid. His mother was a local musician who encouraged him to sing and perform throughout his youth. Thomas was involved in choir throughout schooling and began performing theater in high school. By his senior year, he was a part of the select ensemble for choir, had been sets and props chair and had performed in several theater shows, including being the Leading Player in Pippin.

Thomas moved to Washington after high school to attend Pacific Lutheran University for his undergrad. Thomas was a part of the University Chorale for all of his years and was also a member of the all male choir, Knights Chorus, and the PLU Bell Choir. He took private voice lessons throughout his entire undergrad, where he studied both musical theater and classical opera. He was first cast during his first semester of college in the Night of Musical Theater production “What I Did for Love”, where he sang the solo “One More Day of Snow”. Thomas’s last performance was playing Louis in Pippin during his senior year at PLU. Thomas has always been passionate about theater and arts in the school. His senior capstone project was presented on “The Importance of Continued Funding for Theater Programs in Public High Schools”.

Thomas graduated in 2022 from PLU with a Bachelors in Music (Voice Performance) and a minor in theater. Following his graduation, Thomas began working at PLU and music directing for the Lakewood Institute of Theater. During the summer of 2022, he music directed Annie Jr. and Newsies.

Outside of performing, Thomas loves to wander around the cooking section of stores and eat rotisserie chicken. He loves getting away from the Washington rain and traveling home to spend time with family and go fishing.