The Writing Curriculum Vitae of Joel Frapart includes the following works:
• 2001: Gambling With Death
— Short comedy about bargaining with the Grim Reaper
— Won an award for it in middle school. Don’t remember the name of the award. shrug

• 2007: The Kemah Mermaid
— Short story about a romantic encounter with a mermaid

• 2008: Rumplestiltskin
— Darkly comedic take on the Rumplestiltskin fable
— Performed as part of Grimm’s Fairy Tales with Sundown Collaborative Theatre in 2008

• 2014 – Minions of an Evil Corporation (with George Morris)
— 2 act play, a comedy about a world-domination business & their zombie ninjas

• 2015: Prohibitioners (with George Morris)
— 2 act play, parody of the Untouchables

• 2017: Dear A$$#oles (with George Morris)
— 10 minute original play for a cast of 3, poking fun at who really writes advice columns & how messed up their personal lives are.
— Performed twice for the 2017 GUTS (Grown Up Talent Show) fundraiser at the Pocket Sandwich Theater in Dallas, Texas

• 2018: Children of the Night (with George Morris)
— 3 act play, comedic drama, “Fiddler on the Roof with Vampires”
— Selected for the 2018 “7 Plays in 7 Days Festival“ (a 2-night staged reading)
— Produced by Calavera Theatre Company at the Bathhouse Cultural Center (Dallas, TX), 2019

• 2019: The FBI
— A short comedy about the nature of relationships

• 2020: The Match
— A short comedy about a very opportunistic romance
— Produced on Youtube by Union Coffee

• 2020: Tiny Tim’s Gift
— A short darkly comedic sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
— Performed over Zoom as part of Twisted Dickens, a fundraiser for the Pocket Sandwich Theater

• 2021: Sleepy Hollow: The Hex of the Headless Horseman (with George Morris)
— 2 act melodramatic treatment of the Washington Irving tale

Joel Frapart is a 15 year veteran of the DFW theater scene. So help him. And it.

Here are some of his favorite roles:

• 2008: Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange – Sundown Collaborative Theater
— Where I learned the best way to get a good role is to be friends with a producer.

• 2012: Fu Manchu – Pocket Sandwich Theater
— Where I met George Morris and Lindsey Humphries
— And yes, Fu Manchu was played by a white guy. It was uncomfortable.

• 2014, 2016, and 2018: Santa Claus Vs. The Martains – Rover Dramawerks, and Camp Death Productions
— Where I got to play a hammy villian with a giant fake mustache. Maybe next time I can use a real mustache.

• 2015: Theatre of Death – MBS Productions
— My first experience with tying someone up and torturing them.

• 2016: Twelfth Night – Bare Bones Shakespeare

• 2017: The Hollow – Theatre Britain

• 2018: Marat Sade – Lip Service Productions

• 2018: Moon Over Buffalo – Theatre Frisco

• 2019: Children of the Night – Calavera Theatre
◦ Where I did my director cameo

• 2019: Triassic Trek – Rooftop Productions

• 2019: Troll Too – Rooftop Productions

• 2019: Scrooge Unhinged – Rooftop Productions

• 2021: Much Ado About Nothing – The Classics Theatre Project

• 2021: The Imaginary Invalid – The Classics Theatre Project

• 2021: As You Like It – Plague Mask Players

And Joel has also done some directing.

Directed by Joel Frapart:

• 2008: Rumplestiltskin – Sundown Collaborative Theatre
— Yes I directed my own show. Hadn’t learned my lesson yet.

• 2009: Closer – Shank Productions
— Again, best way to get a job is to be friends with a producer.

• 2017: Richard III – Bare Bones Shakespeare
— #MakeEnglandGeatAgain

• 2017: Portrait of a Man (with Mark Brian Sonna) – MBS Productions

• 2018: Children of the Night as part of 7 Plays in 7 Days – MBS Productions
— Still learning.

• 2019: Children of the Night – Calavera Theatre
— … and this is where I learned not to do this.

Other experiences:
• 2018 – Present: Insurance adjuster for State Farm
— You know that guy you screamed at over the phone after you got in that car wreck. That might’ve been me!

• 2019 – Present: Member of the nonprofit organization the Vampire Court of Dallas
— A wonderful Charity organization that does great things for the community
— My friends ask me if it’s a sex cult. It is not a sex cult. I swear.

• Before 2018: Worked other jobs. Not worth talking about.

Education:

• 2005 – 2009: University of North Texas. Graduated with a BA in Theater Arts
— A degree that comes in oh so handy in every day life.

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