Rob Frankel

Onstage

Writer

A Chicago native, Rob recently returned from a 4-month engagement in North Carolina in, “The Lost Colony”. Twin Cities performances include Harry Roat in, “Wait Until Dark” (BCT), James Tyrone in, “Long Day’s Journey into Night” (TRP), Nicolas Fouquet in the area premiere of “Power” (TRP) and the title role in “Sign in Sydney Brustein’s Window” (Starting Gate Productions). He also played Matt in, “Talley’s Folley” (John Hassler Theatre). Other roles include Starbuck (“The Rainmaker”), Henry Higgins (“My Fair Lady”), King Arthur (“Camelot”), and title roles in “The Foreigner” and “Becket”. Rob has also performed in a number of industrial films - both on camera and voiceover. Rob has also authored over thirty published plays – and three children.

Affiliations

Theatre in the Round
Starting Gate Productions
Bloomington Civic Theatre

Contact information

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Primary telephone: (507) 254-9404
Web site: Rob Frankel's home page

General availability

Weekdays
Weeknights
Weekends

Experience

IS HE DEAD? Papa Leroux St Croix Festival Theater
THE LOST COLONY Governor White The Lost Colony
SPRING OF FREEDOM/FEAR Grandfather Tablesalt Productions
INDIAN BLOOD Harvey Theater in the Round (TRP)
WAIT UNTIL DARK Harry Roat Bloomington Civic Theatre
13th OF PARIS Jacques The Public Theatre (Maine)
CASTING CHRISTMAS Duke Richards The Seasons Dinner Theatre
POWER Nicolas Fouquet Theater in the Round (TRP)
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT James Tyrone TRP
SIGN IN SYDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW Sydney Brustein Starting Gate Productions
LEADING LADIES Leo Clark Albert Lea Civic Theatre
VOICE OF THE PRAIRIE David Theater in the Round (TRP)
FOXFIRE Dillard Nations Theater in the Round (TRP)
A NUMBER Salter The REP Theatre Company
RAINMAKER Bill Starbuck Rochester Civic Theater
ON GOLDEN POND Norman Thayer Brave Community Theater
WALK IN THE WOODS John Honeyman Long Lake Theater
TALLEY’S FOLLY Matt Jon Hassler Theatre
OLIVER Bill Sykes Rochester Civic Theatre
BECKET Thomas Becket Rochester Civic Theatre
HARRY AND SAM DIALOGUES Sam The REP Theatre Company
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW Guide Mayo Clinic Humanities
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY Dr. Mortimore Rochester Civic Theatre
SEA MARKS Colm Primrose Rochester Civic Theatre
WAIT UNTIL DARK Mike Talman Rochester Civic Theatre
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Biff Rochester Civic Theatre
LEND ME A TENOR Tito Merelli Rochester Civic Theatre
THE PRICE OF FAME Roger Carstairs Feast & Footlights
MY FAIR LADY Henry Higgins Rochester Civic Theatre
THE FOREIGNER Charlie Baker Rochester Civic Theatre
CAMELOT King Arthur Rochester Civic Theatre
A THIRST FOR EDEN (premier) Jake The REP Theatre Company
CORPSE! Evelyn/RupertRochester Civic Theatre
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS King Balthazaar S. Minnesota Chamber Series
NOISES OFF Lloyd Dallas Rochester Civic Theatre
OF MICE AND MEN George Creative Theater Group
ROMANTIC COMEDY Jason Creative Theater Group
CRIMES OF THE HEART Barnett Lloyd Creative Theater Group
RAINMAKER Starbuck Poughkeepsie Theater Group
SHADOW OF HEROES Rajk's Understudy St. Nicholas Theater (Chicago)
IDIOT'S DELIGHT Pittaluga Power Center
THE LOVER Richard Arena Theatre

Photos

Video

PDF files

Rob Frankel - Acting Resume.pdf

Rob Frankel - Writing Resume.pdf

Education

B.S., Computer Science (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Minor in Acting (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

Training

Acting training at University of Michigan

Physical profile

72" tall
Plays ages: 40s 50s 60s
Large
Athletic
Tall build
Caucasian
New York Jew
Italian

Onstage skills

Actor

Musician

Singer

Accents

British Cockney
French
U.S. Southern
Irish
Italian
Russian
Scottish
Minnesotan
Chicago
US Southern
Yiddish
Cockney
General New York
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) dialect training
Standard British English
Texan
British
Can learn any accent quickly
New York

Acting skills

Magic
Voice over
Juggling
multiple roles
Character Voice
Hosting
IPA Proficient
Improv
Theatre in the Round
Most sports
Working with Children
Teleprompter

Acting styles

Classical
Comedy Situational
Comedy Sketch
Improvisation
Naturalism
Shakespeare
Music Theater Broadway
Contemporary
Stanislavski (Method)
Stanislavski Method
Mamet
Solo Monologue