Frank Episale

frankepi [at] gmail [dot] com

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Graduate Center, City University of New York, PhD in Theatre. In progress. (2006–present)

Research Fields: Theories of Space, Theories of Identity, Representing History, Representing Violence.

Other research interests: Film and Media Studies, Asian Theatre(s), Theatre Economics, Actor Training, Queer Theatre, Puppetry, Theatre and Nation, Political Theatre, etc.

 

University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa (Honolulu, HI). MA in Theatre. Thesis: “(Meta)Theatrical Representations of Imprisonment in Contemporary Drama.” Completed May 2006.

New York University (New York, NY). BFA in Theatre (Acting). Completed May 1996.

Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). Undergraduate coursework in theatre, cinema, anthropology, sociology, literature. No degree received; transferred to NYU in 1993.

 

 

Marymount Manhattan College

  Power Plays: Poliitcs, Theatre, and Social Change (Fall 2011, Adjunct Lecturer)

 

Brooklyn College:

  History of the Western Theatre I (Fall 2010, Adjunct Lecturer)

History of the Western Theatre II (Spring 2010, Teaching Fellow; Spring 2011, Adjunct Lecturer)

Theatre in Asia (Fall 2009, Teaching Fellow)

Introduction to Theatre (Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Teaching Fellow)

Introduction to Acting (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Teaching Fellow)

 

Purchase College:

Cinematic Expression I (Fall 2010, Adjunct Lecturer/Teaching Assistant)

Cinematic Expression II (Spring 2011, Adjunct Lecturer/Teaching Assistant)

 

Borough of Manhattan Community College:

Fundamentals of Speech: (Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008Fall ’08, Spring ’08, Adjunct Lecturer) 

University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa:

Introduction to World Drama (Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Teaching Assistant)

 

 

“Gender, Tradition, and Culture in Translation: Reading the Onnagata in English,” Asian Theatre Journal (forthcoming).

"Global Crosscurrents: Tadashi Suzuki" in The Theatre Experience, 12th ed., by Edwin Wilson. New York: McGraw Hill, 2010.

“The Emerging Puppetry Renaissance,” PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art 86 (May 2007).

“Genet Meets Fassbinder: Sexual Disorientation(s) in Querelle,” Bright Lights Film Journal 53 (2006). Available online at: http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/53/querelle.htm

 

In Revision:

“Confronting the Past, Reflecting the Present: Performing History in Our Country’s Good and The Island”

 

 

Journalism and Popular Criticism:

CUNY Graduate Center Advocate ongoing monthly theatre column, primarily reviews. List of articles upon request.

offoffonline.com Many reviews of New York theatre. Full list available.

offoffoff.com Many theatre and film reviews, including detailed coverage of the 2004 and 2005 Hawai‘i International Film Festivals. Full list available.

off-off-Broadway Review Many reviews of New York theatre. Full list available.

"Brecht (Not) in Asia: on the mis-application of Brechtian ideas to Ta`ziyeh and other 'traditional' theatres," presented at the 13th Symposium of the International Brecht Society, Honolulu Hawaii, May 2010.

Conference committee, "(Re)making (Re)presentation," Graduate Student Conference CUNY Graduate Center theatre department, May 2010.

“Rethinking ‘Asian Theatre,’” Coordinator and Chair, Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), New York, 2009.

“Remarks on Queer Space,” presented at the GLBT pre-conference, ATHE. Denver, 2008.

“Spectacles of Incarceration: (Im)prison(ment) and/as Performance,” Coordinator and Chair, ATHE 2008.

“Plato in Australia: Our Country’s Good and Wertenbaker’s ‘Threatening Theory.” Presented at Translations and Transformations: A Symposium on the Theatre of Timberlake Wertenbaker. Georgetown University, April 2006.

“The Nation, the State, and the Puppet: Vietnam, Mua Roi Nuoc, and the Formation of a ‘National’ Identity.” Presented at People, Places, and Emerging Ideas in Asia and the Pacific: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Asia and the Pacific. School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, UH Mānoa. March 2006.

“Plays Within Plays Within Prisons: Revolution and Rehabilitation in the Total Institution.” Presented at (dis)junctions 2005: Theory Reloaded. UC Riverside, April 2005.

Presidential Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center, 2008–2010.

Theatre Department Travel Grant, 2008 (CUNY Graduate Center)

Sue Zalk Travel Grant, 2008 (CUNY Graduate Center)

CUNY Graduate Center Chancellor’s Fellowship, 2006-2010.

John Young Scholarship for the Arts, 2006. (UH Mānoa).

Ed Langhans Award in Western Theatre and Dance History, Literature and Theory, 2006. (UH Mānoa).

Arts and Humanities Travel Grant, 2006 (UH Mānoa).

Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, 2004 (UH Mānoa).

Full Tuition Waiver (Merit), Graduate Division, 2004-2006. (UH Mānoa).

As Director:

The Captive. Earl Ernst Lab Theatre (Honolulu, HI), 2005.

The Stronger. Earl Ernst Lab Theatre (Honolulu, HI), 2004.

The Compleat Angler. Pulse Ensemble Theatre (New York, NY), 2001.

 

As Dramaturg:

Vinegar Tom. Earl Ernst Lab Theatre (Honolulu, HI), 2005.

As Actor:

“Living Difficult Dialogues: LGBTQ Playwrights Engaging the World,” ATHE 2008 (Denver, CO).

Insurgency/Counterinsurgency. SIPA, Columbia University (New York, NY), 2007.

Another Heaven. Kumu Kahua Theatre (Honolulu, HI), 2006.

Vinegar Tom. Earl Ernst Lab Theatre (Honolulu, HI), 2005.

Arabian Night. Earl Ernst Lab Theatre (Honolulu, HI), 2005.

Murder on the Nile. Pulse Ensemble Theatre (New York, NY), 2002.

King Lear, Pulse Ensemble Theatre (New York, NY) 2001.

The Asthma Conspiracy. Theatre for the New City (New York, NY), 2001

The Tempest. Pulse Ensemble Theatre (New York, NY), 2001.

Towards Zero, Pulse Ensemble Theatre (New York, NY), 2001

The Libertine. Flatiron Theatre (New York, NY), 2000.

The Unnatural Combat. Abingdon Theatre (New York, NY), 1999.

The Devil’s Law-Case. Theatre 22 (New York, NY), 1999.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Expanded Arts (New York, NY), 1998.

Crimes and Crimes. Expanded Arts (New York, NY), 1998.

The Ghost Sonata. Clemente Soto Velez (New York, NY), 1997.

The Mary Magdalene Project. Todo Con Nada (New York, NY), 1996.

Line, 13^th Street Repertory Theatre, (New York, NY), 1994.

2008–present Assistant Editor, Cinema Journal

2010 founding member, Media Studies Working Group, DTSA, CUNY Graduate Center

2010 founding member, alumni outreach panel, Theatre Department, CUNY Graduate Center

2010 Coordinator and chair of 2010 Edwin Booth Award, presented to Charles Mee, May 2010.

2010 Media Board, Doctoral Student Council, CUNY Graduate Center

2009–2010 2^nd Vice President, Doctoral Theatre Students’ Association.

2009 Panelist, “Reviewing the Reviews: The Relationship Between Contemporary Theatre and Contemporary Theatre Criticism,” Brooklyn College, Spring 2009.

2009 Interviewed for and appeared in the forthcoming Puppet: A Film About Puppets, directed  by David Soll.

2008–2009 Doctoral Student Council (DSC) representative, Theatre Department, CUNY GC.

2008–2009  DSC Health Issues Committee.

2008–present Theatre Editor, offoffoff.com

2007–present Light/Sound/Media Technician/Consultant, Martin E. Segal Theatre Center.

2007–2008 ESL/EFL Instructor, Aspect/Kaplan, New York.

2006–2007 Research assistant to Professor David Savran, CUNY Graduate Center.

2006–2007 Circulations Assistant, Martin E. Segal Theatre Center (Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Western European Stages, Slavic and East European Performance).

2006–2007 Admissions Assistant, CUNY Graduate Center.

2005–2006 Graduate Student Representative, Faculty Meetings, UH Mānoa.

2005–2006 ESL/EFL Instructor, Global Village Hawai‘i.

2004–2006 Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa. House Manager.

2004 Test Preparation Instructor, GRE. Kaplan Center (Binghamton, NY).

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