Throughout his career as a playwright and actor, Frank has stepped into many roles offstage. Though a technician in his head, he is an actor’s-director in his heart, a supportive and dedicated teacher, and a skilled and conscientious editor.
Directing
- Players Circle Theatre, Fort Myers, Florida
4000 Miles by Amy Herzog, 2026 - Norris Center Auditorium, Naples, Florida
Afternoon Tea with Historical Women Festival by Janina Birtolo, 2026 - The Nina Iser Federation – Development, Naples, Florida
Lois Long: An Original New Yorker by Judy Isserlis, 2025 - The Studio Players, Naples, Florida
Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl, 2024 - The Laboratory Theatre of Florida, Fort Myers, Florida
Crocodile Fever by Meghan Tyler, 2024 - Center for Performing Arts, Bonita Springs, Florida
Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival, 2017-2023
Funny Shorts LIVE!, 2018-2023
Just for Laughs: A Comedy/Variety Show, 2019-2023
A Lovely Day to Kill Your Spouse, 2022
Dr. Dolittle (youth production), 2021
The Addams Family (youth production), 2021
Belated Blue Valentine (youth cabaret), 2021
All the King’s Women, 2021
James and the Giant Peach (youth production), 2020
My Favorite Things (youth cabaret), 2020
CLUE!, 2019
Macbeth: The Murder Mystery, 2019 - Stage Left Studio, Manhattan
Scenes for Forbidden Kiss LIVE!, 2008-2011
Frank Women, 2011
Dreams of Martha Stewart, 2010 - Creative Mechanics, Fn Productions, and E-Merging Writers, Manhattan
Stage THIS! 10-Minute Play Festival, 2004-2008
Teaching
Frank has been a guest lecturer at New York University, Jacksonville State University, Clayton State College and University, and Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Available workshops include “Becoming Someone Else” for actors and “Let’s Get You Writing” tailored to writers who are facing a block, and the light atmosphere makes it welcoming to those just getting started…but serious about it.
He was also a long-term artist-in-residence with Stage Left Studio/Manhattan and The Visceral Company/Los Angeles.
Editing and Dramaturgy
Frank has edited ten volumes of short plays now in publication. He edited the science fiction novel The Slaves of Votarus and the compilation of Russian artist Tatyana Nazarenko’s book Family Portrait, for the AG Gertsman Gallery in New York.
He has assisted with editing, consulting and dramaturgy for several playwrights including Murray Scott Changar, Topher Cusumano and Cheryl King.
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