The Bubble – Cast Bios

Frank J. Avella (Author/Director)

THE BUBBLE marks Frank’s tenth full length play. His sexual taboo-shattering stage farce, IRIS, was produced by the Know Theatre Tribe in Cincinnati, Ohio this past Spring to great acclaim. Frank has been commissioned to write the 2006-07 season mainstage production for the group.

NY Stage, wrote & directed: TURBULENCE & TURBULENCE 2 in June 2004 & November 2004, respectively; ABOUT CHRISTINE, workshopped at the Ground Floor Theatre in December 2002; LEXY which ran five weeks in early 2002 and MICHAEL’S #1 FAN which bowed in Winter 2000.

In the 90’s, Frank wrote and directed 3 CAINS which debuted at the Bank Street Theatre. His first stage play, UNHINGING, opened along theatre row at the Judith Anderson Theatre. A modernized version has been successfully workshopped recently. His stage plays also include: GREENER; M4M and the Hollywood satire SCREW THE COW.

Frank has completed three screenplays, UNHINGING and SCREW THE COW both adapted from his plays and 3 of 10. He is currently working on LANDSLIDE, a dark road movie. A film and theatre critic for NewYorkCool.com, Frank received his M.A. in Cinema Studies from New York University..