Nov 16, 2017
On this episode, Frank talks the official launch of The Improv Your Character Workshop in 2018. Learn the six elements of the workshop that uses I.M.P.R.O.V. as its acronym.
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Frank Cardillo
is an Award Winning Creator & Producer, reveling in
Comedy & Entertainment for nearly two decades. Currently, he is the
host of 'The Improviser's Guide
Podcast', which examines how the
foundation of improvisation affects our day to day
life.
Frank has appeared throughout New York City performing
improvisation and standup comedy, including performances at Super
Bowl XLVIII, Turning Stone Casino, Gotham Comedy Club, Universal
Studios, Walt Disney World, and for 15 years off the shores of Lake
Ontario at the Sterling
Renaissance Festival as their emcee, Lenny Burrows. Most recently, Frank was part of the
cast for the New York City premiere of the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival hit, Joe's NYC Bar.
Since 2009, Frank has been the Founder and Producing Director of
the 'Raft of Comic Knockouts' known as [By The Mummers]. Known for their
'unpredictable, coming out-of-nowhere humor' (Backstage), their
musical 'BLOOD' was a Next Link Selection of
the New York Musical Theatre Festival and was named 'Best of the
Fest' by Davenport Theatricals. [By The Mummers] are the reigning,
defending Champions of the Down Under Improv Festival.
Besides serving as a member of the writing team for several
original [By The Mummers]
events, Frank has had public stagings of two original modern
Commedia dell'Arte performances and has devised several structured
scenarios for productions in New York City and across the state. In
September 2015, [By The Mummers] held a public staged reading of
Frank's historical, satirical, farce, 'The
Double Play' at Foley's, Home to the Irish American Baseball
Hall of Fame.
In June 2016, Frank debuted 'The Improviser's
Guide to Being a Better Birth Partner' onstage Off Off
Broadway. He has performed this one man piece in New York City on
multiple occasions with a book in the works. Following years as an
adjunct faculty member at Stony Brook University, Frank has applied
his improvisation experience in training employees at Macy's Herald
Square, Carnegie Hall, & the Sterling Renaissance Festival.
Frank has been the recipient of the Impresario Award for supporting
New Play Development, as well as a Rollie Award winner for his
service to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2008, he received
the Spirit of Christmas Award.