Jim Frangione
Jim Frangione is an actor-director who divides his time between Great Barrington and his work in New York City and elsewhere. He has performed in the premiere of several Mamet plays, including The Old Neighborhood and Oleanna, and most recently in Mamet’s comedy, Romance, at New York’s Atlantic Theater Company and in Los Angeles. Jim performed in American Buffalo opposite Chris Noth during the summer 2005 season at The Berkshire Theater Festival. In New York, he has performed in The Night Heron, Hobson’s Choice, Edmond, Sea of Tranquility, and Hellhound on My Trail. Recently, he performed in The Front Page at Long Wharf Theatre, The Pursuit of Happiness at The Merrimack Repertory Theater, and directed Romance at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Jim was the founder and artistic director of The Stage Company of Boston, from 1987 to 1992, where he directed and acted in many plays, including Harold Pinter’s Victoria Station and Trouble In The Works, as well as the Athol Fugard play, Hello and Goodbye. He has appeared on television in episodes of Brotherhood, The Unit, Law & Order, New York Undercover, Another World, Spencer For Hire, and All My Children. His film appearances include Transamerica, Spartan, Heist, State and Main, The Spanish Prisoner, Homicide, Suits, Claire Dolan, Maryam, Frozen Impact, Rubout, Little Kings, and The Last Days of May.
