Frank V Toti (he/him)
Lecturer College of Arts & Sciences Humanities Providence
Biography and Expertise
While working towards my M.A. in History at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. I began interning for my home state Congresswoman, Claudine Schneider (RI). Prior to graduation, I began working full-time in her Capitol Hill office.
After two years of working on the Hill, I was recruited by a national business trade association, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). I worked at NFIB for five years as an analyst and lobbyist on a wide range of issues, before the Congress and the Administration.
In 1990 I was appointed Regional Advocate for Region IX of the U.S. Small Business Administration under President George H.W. Bush. After serving in that capacity for three years, I returned to New England and began college again for a degree in Theatre Performance.
I received my second B.A. in 1998. While performing locally, I began working in retail in a variety of positions for Banana Republic, rising to the position of Head of Store. After working for ten years for Banana Republic, I took a management position with COACH, until my return to graduate school in 2007.
I began teaching as an Adjunct Instructor in the History Department at Rhode Island College (RIC) in 2008. In 2010, I received my M.F.A. in Theatre Performance and Society (Theatre for Social Justice) and began teaching as an adjunct at several local schools. These included RIC, Roger Williams University and Johnson & Wales (JWU).
In 2016, I was hired by JWU as a Lecturer in the Humanities Department, where I still am at present.
Education
MFA
Rhode Island College
BA
Rhode Island College
Certificate of Study
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
MA
The Catholic University of America
BA
Providence College
Shinn Study Aboard Scholarship – Summer Study Abroad
History Department at Rhode Island College
Trolley Tour will show you why Providence is still the Renaissance City (Newspaper)
Providence Journal
May 27, 2022
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/05/27/gallery-night-returns-providence-art-scene-amys-rhode/9853785002/
American Historical Association
Ancient Practices in Contemporary Settings
Panel Presentation
History and its Discontents: Theory and Practice – Stories from the Classroom
International Society for History Didactics
Rhode Island College
Providence
RI
United States
Coming Together
Film Screening
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Waterfire Arts Center
Providence, RI
Coming Together
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
Shout!
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
TRANS Views
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
June, 2018
Baggage
Theatre Performance
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Black Box Theatre – WOMR
Provincetown, MA
August, 2017
TRANS Views
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
June, 2017
This is My Story: Mayses
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
April, 2016
Baggage
Theatre Performance
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
June, 2015
Almost Within My Reach – an Evening of Classic One Act Plays
Production
Theatre students at Roger Williams University
Performing Arts Department at Roger Williams University
The Barn Theatre
Bristol, RI
February, 2015
TRANS
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
June, 2014
Trust in the Journey
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
March, 2014
Baggage
Theatre Performance
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
June, 2013
Talking to Plants and other Stories
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
June, 2012
We Served Too
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
March 22, 2012
The Journey Out
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
The Provincetown Theatre
Provincetown, MA
June, 2011
The Journey Out
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein
Various High Schools across Rhode Island
RI
March, 2011
Trust in the Journey
Production
The Florida Holocaust Museum
The Florida Holocaust Museum
St. Peterburg, FL
The Journey Out
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
October, 2010
Edward II
Production
Theatre Department of Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College
Forman Theatre
Providence, RI
February, 2010
Angels in America
Production
Theatre Department at Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College
Forman Theatre
Providence, RI
November, 2009
Trust in the Journey
Production
University of Rhode Island/Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education
Paff Auditorium
Providence, RI
March, 2009
An Ideal Husband
Production
The GAMM Theatre
The GAMM Theatre
The GAMM Theatre
Pawtucket, RI
October, 2008