Editor's note: The following is a press release.

 Longtime West Roxbury resident and Roxbury Latin English teacher and Director of Dramatics, David Frank, has recently published his first major publication, "Monarch Man." 

Born in Baltimore, David attended the Baltimore Friends School before attending Harvard University and graduating with a degree in English. After receiving a Master’s Degree in Teaching from Stanford University, Frank embarked on a dual career of various theatrical endeavors and classroom teaching that has continued to the present day.

Frank has been with Roxbury Latin School for 34 years. He has worked on and behind stages on both coasts, throughout New York, New England and in New Mexico.  

While several of his plays and adaptations have been performed, "Monarch Man" is Frank’s first major publication and is available from Bradley Publishing.