Martin Blank (playwright)
Martin Blank | |
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| Born | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Occupation | playwright, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Penelope Blank (m. 2003) |
Martin Blank is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical producer.
Biography[edit]
Martin Blank was born in Bethesda, Maryland, where he attended Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.[1] He attended the University of Maryland and the Yale School of Drama.[2]
Career[edit]
Two of Blank's plays were produced Off Broadway: The Law of Return at the Fourth Street Theatre,[3] and Avenue of Americas at The Tank Theater.
The Law of Return is a political thriller inspired by the real-life case involving Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. intelligence analyst who pleaded guilty to charges of spying for Israel.[3] In 2017, he was developing a screenplay of The Law of Return for producers Rory Koslow and Gail Berman of The Jackal Group.[4][5]
Blank's comedy Driving Green was produced at the Journeyman Theater in Washington, D.C.[6] Blank's comedy Read My Lips was produced by New Gate Theater in Providence, R.I. '[7]
In 2018, a one-man musical adapted from talks by Booker T. Washington titled Character Building was produced at Capital Hill Arts Workshop.[8]
Blank was Founding Artistic Director of Theater J.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Walker, Jeffrey (2014-08-07). "DC playwright Martin Blank's Pollard play hits Off-Broadway". DC Theatre Scene. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Penelope Perlman, Martin Blank". The New York Times. 2003-01-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ a b Collins-hughes, Laura (2014-08-10). "'The Law of Return' Revisits the Jonathan Pollard Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2015-07-28). "Jonathan Pollard Spy Movie in the Works". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ Langeroodi, Marnie (2015-07-29). "Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, to be subject of feature film". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Treanor, Tim (2009-07-24). "It's Not Easy Being Green". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ Gale, William (1994-09-17). "Men's Stories are provocative and worth seeing". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Jackson, Debbie (2018-02-05). "Booker T. Washington's messages in Character Building". Retrieved 2018-02-14.