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Martin Blank

MARTIN BLANK

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    The Gersh Agency, NY  represented by Leah Hamos

Martin Blank is the author of ten plays, most recently, the one-man musical "Character Building." His spy thriller "The Law of Return" was produced Off-Broadway at the Fourth Street Theater. He has received new play commissions from the Maryland State Arts Council, American Jewish Theater, and Georgetown Theatre, and is published by Smith and Kraus and American Ensemble Books. He has served as Artistic Associate for the American Place Theatre, New York City, as well as Literary Manager, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and Founding Artistic Director, Theater J. He attended the University of Maryland and the Yale School of Drama.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Martin Blank's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Avenue Of the Americas         Character Building         Closing Time         Crossing Israel         Driving Green         Hamlet 44         Law Of Return, The         New York Miracle, A         Read My Lips         Scenes From Life In America
Avenue Of the Americas

Avenue Of the Americas
a woman escapes a mental institution to write television advertisements that become dangerously successful.

Notes:
Avenue of the Americas 2W 3M | Comedy | 50 minutes - A woman on the lam from a New Jersey mental institution becomes the queen of Madison Avenue as her ad campaigns are wildly popular. Still, her commercials wreak havoc with her boss, the Catholic Church, and certain cat owners. Avenue of the Americas is a dark, comic ride that asks: how far would you go to have it all? Driving Green 1W 1M | Comedy | 10 minutes - A politically opposite married couple tries to survive going green and a morning commute from hell. Read My Lips 5W 2M | Comedy | 30 minutes - A play with dance in which a young man comes to terms with the loss of the grandmother that raised him. These three plays can be performed individually or together for a full evening of theatre.

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Genre:
Comedy One act

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Character Building

Synopsis:
A one-man musical for middle, high school, and adult audiences adapted by Martin Blank from Booker T. Washington's inspirational talks given to his students at Tuskegee University.

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1st Produced:
The Kennedy Center's Page To Stage, Washington, DC     2016

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1st Published:
American Ensemble Books (April 18, 2018)   

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Genre:
musical 50 mins

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Closing Time

Synopsis:
Two comic monologues evolve into a divorced woman's and man's nightmare, as they struggle with their loss and newfound sexual freedom.

Notes:
The Kennedy Center hosts its 10th annual Page-to-Stage festival, featuring more than 40 D.C.-area theater companies. This three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers.

1st Produced:
Innatum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia    

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Genre:
two act comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Crossing Israel

Synopsis:
For young audiences - the history of Israel through historical figures and people one would meet in modern day Israel

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1st Produced:
Jcc Youth Theater, Springfield Ma    

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Genre:
comedy One act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Driving Green

Driving Green
a politically opposite married couple tries to survive going green and a morning commute without killing each other.

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Avenue of the Americas 2W 3M | Comedy | 50 minutes - A woman on the lam from a New Jersey mental institution becomes the queen of Madison Avenue as her ad campaigns are wildly popular. Still, her commercials wreak havoc with her boss, the Catholic Church, and certain cat owners. Avenue of the Americas is a dark, comic ride that asks: how far would you go to have it all? Driving Green 1W 1M | Comedy | 10 minutes - A politically opposite married couple tries to survive going green and a morning commute from hell. Read My Lips 5W 2M | Comedy | 30 minutes - A play with dance in which a young man comes to terms with the loss of the grandmother that raised him. These three plays can be performed individually or together for a full evening of theatre.

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Journeymen Theater    

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Genre:
comedy Ten Min

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Hamlet 44

Synopsis:
Madonna brings Shakespeare back from the dead to rewrite Hamlet for her.

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1st Produced:
Georgetown Theater Company    

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Genre:
comedy Ten Min

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Law Of Return, The

Synopsis:
A crafty spy with allegiance beyond the United States? A misguided analyst? Or just a man with access to classified information seeking to profit? "The Law of Return" draws inspiration from the factual events surrounding the polarizing 1984-85 Jonathan Jay Pollard espionage case.

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1st Produced:
4th Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003     2014

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1st Published:
American Ensemble Books (August 6, 2019)   

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Genre:
full length Play/Drama 85mins

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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New York Miracle, A

Synopsis:
a Jewish immigrant's husband suddenly dies, leaving her and her daughter to struggle for their family's survival.

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1st Produced:
Jewish Theatre Workshop    

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Genre:
Drama short play Ten Min

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Read My Lips

Read My Lips
a play with dance in which a young man comes to terms with the loss of the grandmother that raised him.

Notes:
Avenue of the Americas 2W 3M | Comedy | 50 minutes - A woman on the lam from a New Jersey mental institution becomes the queen of Madison Avenue as her ad campaigns are wildly popular. Still, her commercials wreak havoc with her boss, the Catholic Church, and certain cat owners. Avenue of the Americas is a dark, comic ride that asks: how far would you go to have it all? Driving Green 1W 1M | Comedy | 10 minutes - A politically opposite married couple tries to survive going green and a morning commute from hell. Read My Lips 5W 2M | Comedy | 30 minutes - A play with dance in which a young man comes to terms with the loss of the grandmother that raised him. These three plays can be performed individually or together for a full evening of theatre.

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New Gate Theatre    

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Genre:
Comedy with dance One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Scenes From Life In America

Synopsis:
Follows a group of friends from the time they finish college for ten years after as they struggle to survive in a competitive world.

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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theater - Octoberfest    

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Genre:
full legth Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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