Thomas Ryder Payne is a composer and sound designer for theatre, dance and film. Selected past theatre work includes designs for National Arts Centre, Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Mirvish Productions, Soulpepper, Canadian Stage, Tarragon Theatre Theatre, Factory, Theatre Passe Murialle, Young People’s Theatre, Crow’s Theatre, Modern Times, Aluna, Buddies in Bad Times, Theatre Gargantua, Nightwood Theatre, Toronto Dance Theatre, Theatre Calgary, GCTC, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and many others. Thomas has received six Dora Mavor Moore Awards.