Frank Henry Kaash Katasse
907-957-6128
Personal Details:
Height - 5’11”
Weight - 250 lbs.
Build - Athletic
Eye - Brown
Hair - Black
Awards:
Lucie Bentley Award for Excellence in Acting - 2008
Von Marie Atchley Excellence in Playwriting Award – 2015
Mayorʼs Award for the Arts - 2017
Haa Yoo X̱'atángi Deiyí Scholars Grant - 2020 - 2022
Emmy Nomination for Molly of Denali - 2022 (2 nominations)
Emmy Nomination for Molly of Denali - (2023 1 nomination)
Performer:
Kapiolani Community College (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Roosters by Milcha Sanchez - Spring 2004
University Of Hawaii: Mānoa (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Jaguar Priests: Our Culture is a Myth by Cee - Fall 2004 - Earl Earnst Lab
The Odyssey by Gregory A. Falls and Kurt Beattie - Spring 2005- Earl Earnst Lab
Twelf 'Nite o Wateva by James Benton - Spring 2005
Women Generals of the Yang Family as taught by Madam Shen Xiaomei, Mr. Lu Genzhang, Mr. Zhang Ling and Mr. Zhang Xigui translated by Elizabeth Wichmann- Walczak and Huimei Chang - Spring 2006
Skupper Duppers by Flora B. Atkin - Fall 2006
As You Like It by William Shakespeare- Spring 2007
Rejoice in the Lamb by Kemuel DeMoville - Fall 2007- Earl Earnst Lab
Kraken-Ka: The Komodo Dragon Written by Tamara Montgomery and Jodi Parry Belknap; adapted by Kemuel Demoville - Fall 2007
The Servant of Many Masters based on Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters - Spring 2008
Chuckleburgers? by the No Class Clowns Improv Group - Spring 2008- Earl Earnst Lab
Mark's Garage: Lizard Loft (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Director's Under the Influence by Reb Allen - Summer 2005
4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane - Spring 2006
Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca - Summer 2006
Pillowman by Martin McDonagh - Summer 2006
24 Hour Directing Competition with Improv This! - by Improv This!- Spring 2006
Bit Parts by Alan Shepard- The Great Roberto - Summer 2007
No Class Clowns at Mark's Garage by The No Class Clowns Improv Group - Spring 2008
Kumu Kahua (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Age Sex Location by Dennis Carroll - Fall 2005
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme by Frank McGuinness - Spring 2005 – Dark Night Production
Dark Night, Silent Night by Wayne Takabayashi and Denny Hironaga - Fall 2006 - Dark Night Production
Haditha Wal-Martt Killing Machine by Taurie Kinoshita - Spring 2007 - Dark Night Production
Perseverance Theatre (Juneau, Alaska)
Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogul - Fall 2008
Battle of Fire and Water by Dave Hunsaker - Spring 2009
Marisol by Jose Rivera - Spring 2009 – 2nd Stage
Skin of Our Teeth by Thorton Wilder - Fall 2009
The Reincarnation of Stories - by Ishmael Hope - Spring 2010
Cedar House by Ishmael Hope - Summer 2010
Oklahoma! by Rodgers and Hammerstein – Fall 2012
Chicago by John Kander and Fred Ebb - Fall 2014
Our Voices Will be Heard by Vera Starbard - Fall 2015
William, Inc by Lucas Rowley - Spring 2018
Our Town by Thorton Wilder - Fall 2018
Whale Song by Cathy Tagnak Rexford - Spring 2019
Tlingit Christmas Carol adapted by Vera Starbard - Fall 2020
Cold Case - Fall 2024
Kutulagaaw (Tlingit Opera) - Fall 2026
Native Voices at the Autry (Los Angeles, California)
Antikoni by Beth Piatote - Fall 2024
Independently Produced
Up and Down the River by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel and Madeline Sayet (digital) - Fall 2020
Southwest Shakespeare
Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare (Digital) - Fall 2020
Arena Stage (Washington, DC)
The Delivery by Nina Belenitskaya (Digitally performed for the Flash Acts Festival) - Fall 2020
Theatre in the Rough (Juneau, Alaska)
Cyrano de Bergerac by Nikolai Gogul - Fall 2010
Juneau Symphony (Juneau, Alaska)
Sweeney Todd by Nikolai Gogul - Fall 2011
Sparkfest (Ft. Worth, Texas)
The Fish by Madeline Sayet - Summer 2025
New Native Theatre (St. Paul, Minnesota)
The Bird Blind by Kira Apaachuaq Eckenweiler - Spring 2026
Director/Producer:
Perseverance Theatre (Juneau, Alaska)
Oscar Night featuring One Acts From Around Alaska by UAS Script Naked – Fall 2010 – 2nd Stage
Vashon by Schatzie Shaefers- Fall 2010 – 2nd Stage
Spirit of the Valley by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse - Fall 2020
Where the Summit Meets the Stars by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse - Fall 2022
Native Voices at the Autry (Los Angeles, California)
Where the Summit Meets the Stars by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse - Fall 2023
Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse - Spring 2025
Producer:
Juneau Douglas Little Theatre (Juneau, Alaska)
24-Hour Miracle by JDLT - Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
Shakespeare Monologue Competition by JDLT - Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2016
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood – Spring 2016
Women Playing Hamlet by William Missouri Downs – Spring 2017
Film:
Hollywood for Mortals by Jeff Freeman – Fall 2009
Time Machine Cocktail by David Reed – Spring 2010
Love is Fare by Corin Hughes- Skandijs – Summer 2014
1990 Something by Corin Hughes- Skandijs – Summer 2016
Television:
Alaska Daily - ABC – Fall 2022
Avatar: Seven Havens – Nickelodeon – Fall 2025/2026 – Cultural Consultant
Commercials:
“Way of Life” - Alaska USA Federal Credit Union - 2014
“Alaska Insiders” - Cruise Insider / Uncruise Alaska - 2018
“Health. For All” - SEARHC - 2024
“Cayole-Juneau” - Cayole Cruises - 2024
“Frank and Frank” Social Media Reels- Sealaska - 2025-2026
“Internet” - AP&T - 2026
Writer:
Sons of the North Star – Full-Length Screenplay
Notes –Short Film
They Don’t Talk Back – Native Voices at the Autry- Playwrights Retreat and Festival of New Plays
Reeling – Native Voices at the Autry – Short Play Competition – Winner
Bear In Stream – Native Voices at the Autry – Short Play Competition
They Don’t Talk Back – Rolling World Premiere with Native Voices at the Autry, Perseverance Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse - 2015-2017
Woman Who Married a Bear – Children’s Book Through Sealaska Heritage Institute
Am’ala – Children’s Book Through Sealaska Heritage Institute
Where the Summit Meets the Stars - as La Jolla Playhouse Writer in Residence - 2017
Reservations - La Jolla Playhouse “Without Walls Festival” - 2019
Spirit of the Valley - as La Jolla Playhouse Writer in Residence / Perseverance Theatre 2020 Zoom production
Once Upon a Tide - Theater Alaska - 2022
“Molly of Denali” - PBS - Various episodes- 2019 - 2025
Retention: An academic Pentathlon - Theater Alaska - 2026
Writing Cohorts:
Alaska Writerʼs Circle - 2017
La Jolla Playhouse Playwright in Residence - 2017
Alaska Writerʼs Group - 2021
Theater Alaska Playwright in Residence - 2020 - present
Alaskan Writing Fellow for “Molly of Denali” - 2019
Staff Writer for “Molly of Denali” - 2020 - present
Improv:
Improv This – 2006 – University of Hawaii: Mānoa
No Class Clowns – 2007 – 2008 – University of Hawaii: Mānoa
Script Naked – 2010-2011 – University of Alaska Southeast
Scared Scriptless – 2011-2014 – Juneau, Alaska
Misc:
Juneau Douglas High School – 2001
Dueling Arts Academy Intensive – 2007
B.A. from University of Hawai’i: Mānoa – 2008
Founded the UAS Improv Club - 2010
Basic Arts Institute – 2015 – Teaching Artist Instructor
Ping Chong Intensive - 2015
Kennedy Center Arts Integration Conference – 2016
State Poetry Competition – 2016 – Judge
Juneau’s Got Talent – 2016 – Judge
Alaska Native Voices Education Program – 2016 - Presenter
Artful Teaching Mentorship – 2017 – Teaching Artist Apprentice
BAM Theatre Project – 2017 – Teaching Artist
Trained in Shakespeare, Commedia dellarte, Northwest
Certificate in Indigenous Language Education - University of Alaska