Martin Blank
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Martin Blank
- Washington DC, US
- Last Login: 9/30/2009
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Interests
General
Playwriting, Screenwriting, Directing, Comedy, Coaching Actors, Muscle CarsMusic
LoudMovies
SCREENPLAY:THE LAW OF RETURN, Detroit Film Yard Co.
PLAYS:
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, Washington Theater Festival, Outstanding New Play
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, Source Theater Company
BIG JOHN, D.C. Arts Center
ADVERTISING 101, Yale Drama School
READ MY LIPS, New Gate Theater
New Play Commission, American Jewish Theater
SCENES FROM LIFE IN AMERICA, EST Octoberfest
THE CALIFORNIA KID, Arizona Jewish Theater
New Play Commission, Theater Ariel
THE LAW OF RETURN, Center Stage Theater Jerusalem
THE LAW OF RETURN, Maryland Ensemble Theater
CROSSING ISRAEL, JCC Springfield, MASS
New Play Commission, Georgetown Theater Company
A NEW YORK MIRACLE, Jewish Theatre Workshop
HAMLET #44, Georgetown Theater Company
DRIVING GREEN, Journeymen Theater
Television
writer, 100 episodes, WOW, and the Emmy Award winning KIDS' BREAK, WDCA TV 20Books
Most influenced by: The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare, The End of The Day by Jon Robin Baitz, Jar the Floor by Cheryl L. West, The Dead Monkey by Nick Darke, and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayHeroes
Anyone who creates art.
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Washington, D.C.
- Orientation: Straight
- Height: 6' 5"
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Children: Proud parent
- Education: Grad / professional school
- Occupation: Playwright/Screenwriter
Schools
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Yale University
- New Haven, CT
- Graduated: N/A
- Student status: Alumni
- Major: Drama School/Playwriting
1993 to 1994 -
University Maryland
- College Park, MD
- Graduated: 1985
- Student status: Alumni
- Major: Bachelor General Studies
1982 to 1985
Latest Blog Entries
- Jun 24, 2009 6:33 PM see my new play Driving Green as part of...
- Feb 5, 2009 7:19 PM Two Books For Actors
- Mar 29, 2007 3:25 AM The Actor And The Target
Blurbs
About me:
WHO IS MARTIN BLANK?
1) A playwright and screenwriter. He has written ten plays produced in theaters across the U.S. and abroad. And has worked professionally as a screenwriter.
2) A producer and director. Credits include: Artistic Associate, American Jewish Theater and American Place Theater, New York City, as well as, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Literary Manager, and Theater J, Founding Artistic Director.
3) An acting coach. He works with actors on film.
4) Sometimes mistaken for “Martin Blank”, the hitman in the movie “Gross Point Blank.”
WHAT DOES MARTIN BLANK WANT?
1) To write and make well-made stories that are funny, entertaining, and have something to say.
2) With every artist I work with to help them in any way I can.
Who I'd like to meet:
Madonna, no Natalie Portman... Definitely, Natalie Portman.
Comments
Jun 12 2009 1:22 PM
A.J.
Jan 10 2009 5:26 PM
Happy New year to you and Penny and Francis and Max.
What are you doing. How are the acting classes and play writing going?
Bet you're glad to see the fall of gas prices. I know I am. whew! It was getting scary. How scary?...
I had to cut back on my Hugo Boss purchases.
Dec 29 2008 6:22 PM
Dec 26 2008 7:20 AM
Just read about Harold Pinter's passing...;(