MFA Stony Brook University 2004
BA University of Central Florida 1998
AA Nassau Community College 1995

A native Long Islander, Frank has spanned the theatre as an Actor, Director and Stage Manager, reveling in all of them. Creatively, he has worked at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, with Shakesperience Productions and Macy's Herald Square, and for the last eight seasons as a performer/director at the Sterling Renaissance Festival, under the guidance of Improvisation/Interactive Theatre guru Gary Izzo ('The Art of Play').

Recently, Frank has served as the Script Doctor for Blind Dog Entertainment's latest projects, the documentary 'Don Juan & Miguel: An Inside Look' and the film 'I Sense Danger', planned for a Spring 2008 release where he also appears as an actor. Blind Dog's previous film, 'The Lost Princess' was represented at the Santa Fe Film Festival, the Gloria International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, and the Stratford Upon Avon Digital Film Festival in England.

While pursuing his MFA, he directed five productions including Eric Bogosian's 'subUrbia' as part of the 2nd Annual Long Island Play Project and 'Ephemera' the first winner of the John Gassner New Play Festival. A
recipient of the John Gassner Award in Dramaturgy at SBU and the Departmental Award at NCC for Excellence and Dedication, Frank also directed Anton Chekhov's 'The Bear' at the 78th Street Theatre Lab in New York City as part of TheatreVision-Playtime's Chekhov Fall Scenelets Festival in November, 2007.

As the departments' "utility infielder", Frank has had the pleasure of teaching courses in Acting, Improvisation, Play Analysis, Understanding Theatre, and Performing & Performance, and also serves as the faculty advisor for the undergraduate club, Pocket Theatre.

Contact: fmcardillo@yahoo.com

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