article_title occupation
frank a. barnhart
 stage actor
frank a. barnhart

frank a. barnhart is an american actor , producer , director , and college professor .
an openly gay man , his primary work is in gay and lesbian theatre .
he was responsible for moving `` the national gay and lesbian theatre festival '' to columbus , ohio in 2002 .
he was director of the columbus national gay and lesbian theatre festival through 2006 .
in 2003 he received the oobr award for outstanding off-off broadway play for his production of `` members of the tribe '' .
his one-man version of marlowe 's edward the second , titled `` one edward 2 '' , played the wings theatre in nyc in 1997 .
he is the former executive director of actors ' theatre of columbus , ohio , which produces classic theater in a wonderful outdoor setting in the heart of german village .
frank barnhart is also a professor for theater and communication at columbus state community college located in columbus ohio .
honors and awards forte award , gay men 's chorus 2011 outstanding director , central ohio theatre roundtable 2007,2008,2011 critic 's circle award , central ohio critic 's circle 2004 outstanding production , oobr award , -lrb- off-off broadway review -rrb- 2003 community service award , stonewall union 2003 harold award , theatre roundtable 2002 critic 's circle award , central ohio critic 's circle 2002 community service award , stonewall union 1997 critic 's circle award , central ohio critic 's circle 1997 citation in the arts , state of ohio 1992 citation , who 's who in society and business 1992
