Frank Catalano

Frank Catalano holds a Masters Degree in Writing from the University of Southern California’s prestigious Professional Writing Program and a second Masters in Asian Drama from the University of Hawaii. He currently is part of the Theatre Arts, Film and Social Science faculties at Moorpark College, Pierce College and Pasadena City College.

As a playwright, Mr. Catalano has had play productions in New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hawaii and Dayton, Ohio: American Rose Garden, Cyclotron (La Mama, N.Y.C.), Evolution, Waiting For to Go (Kennedy Center, Hawaii) and Saturday Nights. His play Autumn Sweet, was produced by the Dayton Playhouse and was optioned for film by Warner Bros. studios. Autumn Sweet also received staged readings at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and the El Portal Theater in Los Angeles. His play The Resting Place has had a staged reading by the Echo Theatre Company as part of a grant from the Showtime Network and Myths and Tangos (written both in narrative and lyrical form) was produced on a bare stage and toured in Los Angeles.

Catalano has served in various executive 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 written and performed in animated television series and feature films including, “The Adventures of Dynamo Duck” for Fox TV, the Sci-Fi series” Robotech” and “Flint the Time Detective,” ABC television series including “LA Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Ugly Betty.”

He currently is the President of The Creative Edge providing seminar programs, consulting and program development services to individuals and creative organizations. He is also the author of The Art of the Monologue a theatre arts textbook.