This edition: Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
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Original tape date: December 5, 2025. First aired: January 26, 2026.In this episode of Italics, distinguished professor Fred Gardaphé speaks with actor, director, and playwright Frank Ingrasciotta about his critically acclaimed off-Broadway one-man play, Blood Type: Ragu. In the performance, Ingrasciotta portrays over 20 characters, exploring Italian American identity, culture, and family through the lens of food—particularly Sicilian cooking and traditions. The play blends comedy and drama in a moving story of heritage and belonging.
Guest List
Frank Ingrasciotta Actor, Director, and Playwright, Independent
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Host, Italics
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Monday, April 13 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, April 14 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Wednesday, April 15 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Thursday, April 16 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, May 5 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, April 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, May 6 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, April 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 23 - 9:30am
- Thursday, May 7 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, April 22 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, April 27 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 28 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 29 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 30 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 4 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Tuesday, March 31 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Monday, March 23 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, March 24 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, March 25 - 9:30am
- Thursday, March 26 - 9:30am
- Monday, March 30 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 9 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Thursday, March 19 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 8 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Wednesday, March 18 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 7 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Tuesday, March 17 - 9:30am
- Monday, April 6 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Monday, March 16 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 2 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Thursday, March 12 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 1 - 9:30am
