Frank Catalano to speak in Europe in July and August - 2009

July 17, 2009 - PRLog -- Frank Catalano, author of  The Creative Audience (2009), Art of the Monologue (2007) and White Knights Black Night (Fall of 2009)  is set to speak in Rome, Athens and Istanbul. Catalano is a faculty member at the School of Theatre of the University of Southern California and is part of the Theatre Arts, Film and Social Science faculties at Moorpark College, Pierce College and Pasadena City College. As a playwright, his works have been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hawaii and Dayton, Ohio including The American Rose Garden, Cyclotron (La Mama, N.Y.C.), Evolution, Waiting For to Go (Kennedy Center, Hawaii), and Saturday Nights. Catalano’s play Autumn Sweet, produced by the Dayton Playhouse was optioned for film by Warner Bros.




As an executive, Catalano has served in various capacities at Lorimar Studios, Beverly Hills Playhouse, Southern California Center for the Arts and Warner Bros. where he had a “first look” writing deal for the development of television and motion picture properties. He has also written and performed in animated television series and feature films including DIGIMON DIGITAL MONSTERS, THE ADVENTURES OF DYNAMO DUCK for Fox TV, the Sci-Fi series ROBOTECH and ABC television series including LA LAW, NYPD BLUE, MURDER ONE, CIVIL WARS  and UGLY BETTY.  He was the voice of “Rand” in the animated series ROBOTECH and the voice of “Ken’s Dad” in DIGIMON DIGITAL MONSTERS.
His most recent book White Knight Black Night, ( due to be release this Fall 2009), is a collection of theatrical monologues for auditions. The Creative Audience (2009) is an exploration of the modern audience’s collaborative role in the creation of the Visual and Performing Arts. The Art of the Monologue published in 2007, is a collection of 52 original monologues  and theatre arts textbook used internationally.
The Midwest Book Review recently described the Art of the Monologue text:
“A monologue makes the speaker the sole star - no other people, no props, it's all on their own skill.”Art of the Monologue: Monologues They Haven't Heard Yet" is a guide to the art form and how to do it well. Ranging from an acting monologue, such as the famous ones from plays such as Hamlet, to soliloquy, to Stand-Up Comedy, to storytelling to any act of standing on a stage and speaking to entertain a crowd. "Art of the Monologue" is a great study for would be actors or comedians of any type, highly recommended.”

Catalano’s books are available at bookstore internationally and online at www.amazon.com  On this speaking tour Catalano states: “I’m looking forward to speaking in Europe and want to create a “hands on” approach to the audience’s relationship with the visual and performing arts.