Frank DiPalermo is an American actor, playwright and poet known for the plays Public Transit, Private Parts (1996), Something in Common (1995), and Common Human Being (1990). Two of DiPalermo's poems were finalists for the Steve Kowit Poetry Prize and he earned several ensemble awards for We All Die Alone (2021).
Personal life DiPalermo earned a degree in Master of Fine Arts at Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2021.
Career In the 1990s, DiPalermo was the solo performer for five characters in two plays he wrote; Something in Common and Public Transit, Private Parts. He portrayed Frankie, Thommy or Tommy, Sonny or Sunny, Joe, and Rozz or Roz.
1995: Something in Common DiPalermo's play Something in Common premiered at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, California. It was a one-man show where five characters interact at a bus stop. Pat Stein at North County Blade-Citizen praised DiPalermo's performances and writing. William Fark at Escondido Times-Advocate said the show "can still be tightened and polished."
1996: Public Transit, Private Parts DiPalermo's play Public Transit, Private Parts, which touched on topics of AIDS and Alzheimer's disease, premiered in San Diego before continuing at Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco, California. Chad Jones at Bay Area Reporter said it "is 30 minutes too long and tends to ramble" and praised DiPalermo's performance over writing.
2010–2020 In 2010, DiPalermo's "Body of Christ" was published in Slow Trains Literary Journal. His essay Diver Dan, initially titled A True State Of Grace, was broadcast on Living on Earth.
Kathy, a short film, is based on DiPalermo's experience as a gay man being raised in a religious environment. In 2020, DiPalermo's short story "The Friendship Gallery" was published in Beyond Words and a piece he wrote was published in Ruminate Magazine. Two of his essays were published in The Whole Alphabet: The Light and the Dark.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleLocationNotesRef.1987Boys and Girls/Men and WomenAlexOdyssey Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles, California1988Senior PromPerformerRamp Theatre, Hollywood, Californiaco-starring Cynthia Geary1990Common Human BeingPerformerBack Door Theatre, San Diego State University1991The Heidi ChroniclesPeterGaslamp Quarter Theatre, San Diego, CaliforniaCircus CafePerformerFritz Theatre, San Diego, California1992The American ClockLeeOld Globe Collaboration1995Something in CommonVariousDiversionary Theatre, San Diego, CaliforniaAlso writer1996Public Transit, Private PartsVariousSan Diego and Theatre RhinocerosAlso writer1997A Midsummer-Night's DreamDemetriusFritz Theatre, San Diego, CaliforniaCafe DepressoBrianSushi Performance Gallery, San Diego, California2022Life SucksThe ProfessorCygnet Theatre Company
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2018KathyWriter2021We All Die AlonePeter
Accolades List of awards and nominationsEventYearAwardTitleResultRef.San Diego Poetry Annual2019–20Steve Kowit Poetry PrizeThe Danger of MoonglowHopeAtlanta ShortsFest2022Best Ensemble CastWe All Die AloneDowntown Film Festival Los AngelesSan Diego Film AwardsSimply Indie Film Fest2023
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Diver Dan at Living on Earth