Following in our tradition of only working with the best in their fields Harte Comedy proudly partners with Frank Licari and Jessie Furman of The Jove to provide world class corporate training. Because of their deep backgrounds in both the corporate and entertainment arena they approach corporate training from a significantly different avenue. Based on past results and glowing testimonials it is an avenue with a well proven track record.
The possibility exists to save your company thousands of dollars in employee turnover and firing, misplacement and mismanagement by training all of your employees for a fraction of the cost. Find out if your employees are in the right department and have the right skills to maximize your company’s potential. Through psychological, physical and task oriented training including the industry standard Disc profiling, we can make sure your company is hiring the right employees and placing them correctly
FRANK LICARI - Founder/Performer/Director Frank has been a professional actor, musician and director for 20 years and has a Certificate in Theater from The American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York. He was a member of the Obie and Drama Desk award winning show “Blue Man Group” for over 21/2 years. He has performed in over 70 Stage Plays in New York, Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Florida. His TV Credits include “Law & Order”, and CBS’s short-lived “Dellaventura” starring Danny Aiello. His film work has been featured at the NY, LA, Breckenridge, Brooklyn and Milan International Film Festivals. His last film “House of Heartbreak" won Best Short Film at The Palm Beach International Film Festival. His previous film, "The Fallen - Letters From The Dead” won best picture at The Milan and Brooklyn International Film festivals and is available through Hollywood Video and Netflix. His latest film, "House of Heartbreak" just premiered at The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Frank has done commercial, voice-over and industrial work for companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Winn Dixie, Staples, Fleet Bank, GNC, Prodigy, Duffy's, RJ Gators and The Big Brother Assoc. Frank is also an award winning director and playwright and has won The Sears Drama Festival and Village Gate One-Act Festival (NYC). He is the owner/founder/artistic director of Atlantic Arts Academy and The Atlantic Theater in Jupiter, Florida for the past 11 years. Frank is also an accomplished singer and musician, playing piano, bass guitar, guitar and percussion. Some of his work has been featured on WFNX Radio, Boston’s #1 alternative radio station. Frank has toured upstate New York and Ontario Canada with his music and has performed at Fleet Center in Boston and most recently at Sunfest 2005 & 2006 with The Jeff Harding Band. Frank has been a SAG member for 17 Years and is an AEA member on Hiatus.
JESSE FURMAN - Founder/Performer/Director Jesse Furman has been an Acting Instructor with Atlantic Arts Academy for the past 8 years. His acting credits include: 6 years with The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, the Spotlite Players, and 5 years with Northstage. Over the last 7 years he has had the privilege to assistant direct and perform with The Atlantic Theater, appearing in Misery as Paul Sheldon, A Christmas Carol as Jacob Marley and as Huey in Italian American Reconciliation. His film credits include roles as Frank Drevin in Scary Tales 2, and as Prowler inChristian Soldiers and a lead role in the feature film "Film Contest?" Jesse lives happily at home with his wife Jen, his son Miles and a farm’s worth of animals.
TRAVIS THOMAS – Founder/Performer/Director
Travis has been an Acting Instructor for the Atlantic Arts Academy for the past 4 years. He spent the previous 5 years in Boston where he performed for the nationally acclaimed “Improv Asylum”. He is a member of the first ever graduating class of the Improv Asylum Training Center, and performed with the Improv Asylum Touring Company and then with both the Improv Asylum NET cast and finally with the Improv Asylum Main Stage Cast. He performed hundreds of shows with the Asylum and served as an instructor in the Training Center assisting in Corporate Training workshops. Travis is also the former Community Supervisor for the website where he hosted and moderated hundreds of online events as well as hosting numerous live video Web Casts. Most recently he hosted the World Blu Forum on organizational democracy in Washington, D.C. Travis is the proud father of three beautiful children, Trinity, Holland and Shepherd and is also a world renowned lover to his wife Hollister.
Travis has been an Acting Instructor for the Atlantic Arts Academy for the past 4 years. He spent the previous 5 years in Boston where he performed for the nationally acclaimed “Improv Asylum”. He is a member of the first ever graduating class of the Improv Asylum Training Center, and performed with the Improv Asylum Touring Company and then with both the Improv Asylum NET cast and finally with the Improv Asylum Main Stage Cast. He performed hundreds of shows with the Asylum and served as an instructor in the Training Center assisting in Corporate Training workshops. Travis is also the former Community Supervisor for the website where he hosted and moderated hundreds of online events as well as hosting numerous live video Web Casts. Most recently he hosted the World Blu Forum on organizational democracy in Washington, D.C. Travis is the proud father of three beautiful children, Trinity, Holland and Shepherd and is also a world renowned lover to his wife Hollister.
