6.06 A Conversation with Mark Frank
This week Jimmy talks with Oklahoma theatre professor, Mark Frank. He talks about community colleges, playwriting, and children's theatre!
Mark Frank
Professor and Playwright
Mark Frank is enjoying being the Coordinator of Theatre/Associate Professor at Tulsa Community College since 2013 after spending the last 19 years at Coffeyville Community College. In 2002 Mark became a published playwright having published A Collection of Plays by Mark Frank Volume I, Volume II in 2006, and Volume III in 2009. His plays have been produced in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New York. He also has written a children's book called The Adventures of Princess Atlantis Part 3-4 and also a musical based on the same name. He is currently teaching Scriptwriting I and II at TCC and presenting Writers Alternative Trial Theatre (WATT FESTIVAL) for a third year. He is recently wrote a musical , Jump In Jacks which features the music of Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell and just completed, A Purrfect Life 3: Jasper's Homecoming, He latest play is Vampires of the Wild West (A parody) which he will produce at Tulsa Community College in October 2022. He is also working on children books for ages 5-6 which include, The Lost Princess and Harry the Hosta with illustrations. Go to Mark Frank plays: https://newplayexchange.org/users/13333/mark-frank
