TOM SWEITZER

Music Therapist, Actor, and Writer

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Tom Sweitzer

BIO

Tom Sweitzer – MTT, MT-BC – Tom is Co-Founder, Creative Director and Head of Music Therapy at A Place to Be, a non-profit organization serving over 200 families weekly, offering Music Therapy in Northern Virginia. Tom holds a B.F.A. in Music Theater, a Graduate Certificate in Music Therapy from Shenandoah University and a Master’s in Music Therapy from Berklee College of Music. Tom has created several therapeutic musical productions that focus on acceptance, diversity and empathy that toured schools and beyond. His Rock Opera about Suicide prevention, A Will to Survive, performed at the Terrace Theater at The Kennedy Center. Tom also produced, wrote, and performed in his one-man show “20 Seconds” Off Broadway in 2023.

20 SECONDS

"20 Seconds" is Tom Sweitzer's one-man show that was performed off-broadway in September and October of 2023. "20 Seconds" is a 90-minute raw look into a man’s life which promises to remind us that we are all human if we only allow ourselves to hear the music. The show is currently in Pre-Broadway Development.

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