Twin Cities playwright, screenwriter, actor, director and talent agent Tom Poole was hit by a car Saturday night in St. Paul. He suffered severe brain trauma and other injuries and has been in intensive care at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Poole, 56, had ridden a bus back to St. Paul after seeing a play at Red Eye theater in Minneapolis. He was in the crosswalk at Randolph Avenue and Albert Street when he was struck. Family members and friends have set up a CaringBridge and a Facebook page for him.
Poole's work has been produced at the Children's Theatre, the Illusion and the former Theatre de la Jeune Lune, among others. He has acted on a wide variety of stages and recently had completed a Web/TV series with actor Chris Carlson which they were shopping.
Actor Tracey Maloney, a longtime friend who collaborated frequently with Poole, including on Thirst Theater, said, "We're all praying for him to pull through."
The driver who hit Poole was not arrested or cited by St. Paul police, who are investigating the incident.
Poole, a native of Warren, Ark., studied theater at the University of Arkansas, where he earned a master's degree in 1976 in theater and film. He earned a master of fine arts degree in creative writing in 1980 from Bowling Green.
He and his wife, Geanette, own Talent Poole, an agency that represents scores of Twin Cities voice, screen and stage actors.
ROHAN PRESTON
