Background
Galati, Frank Joseph was born on November 29, 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph and Virginia Frances (Cassel) Galati.
(Presents the drama version of Steinbeck's story of the Jo...)
Presents the drama version of Steinbeck's story of the Joad family's struggle for survival during the Depression. Title: The Grapes of Wrath Author: Steinbeck, John Publisher: Dramatist's Play Service Publication Date: 1991/12/01 Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: 92129027
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Galati, Frank Joseph was born on November 29, 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Joseph and Virginia Frances (Cassel) Galati.
Galati attended Western Illinois University (Macomb, Illinois) for one year and transferred to Northwestern University, receiving a Bachelor of Surgery in Speech, with a concentration in Interpretation in 1965. He taught at the University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) and then earned a Master of Surgery in Speech from Northwestern in 1966, and received his Ph.
He taught at Northwestern University for many years. Doctorate. in Interpretation from Northwestern in 1971. During this time, he both directed and performed in many plays.
Galati was an associate director at the Goodman Theatre from 1986 to 2008.
In 2004, Galati was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. He is the recipient of nine Joseph Jefferson Awards for his contributions to Chicago theatre.
The drama also received six more nominations, including recognition in acting categories for Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, and Lois Smith. Since his success with The Grapes of Wrath, Galati has gone on to adapt As I Lay Dying in 1995, and Haruki Murakami"s After the Quake in 2005.
He has also written original work, such as Everyman (1995).
Most of his work debuts at Steppenwolf. Galati occasionally appears as an actor, and has directed Tony Kushner"s Homebody/Kabul at New York Theatre Workshop. Foreign Broadway, he directed the musical Ragtime in 1998 and The Pirate Queen in 2007.
He has directed two productions of The Visit, at the Goodman Theatre in 2001 and at the Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia) in May 2008, with Chita Rivera.
The Frank Galati Papers are at Northwestern University. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University,having retired in 2006.
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Member Steppenwolf Ensemble. Member Actors Equity Association, Speech Communication Association.