Jonathan Blitstein

Jonathan Blitstein (born 1982 Lincolnshire, Illinois) is a former American playwright, and indie filmmaker. He currently works in branded entertainment for Maker Studios, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Blitstein previously created the film Let Them Chirp Awhile and a play Keep Your Baggage With You for which he won the New York Innovative Theater Award (2011).[1][2]

Education

"He is an honors alumnus of the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television Production at the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU."[3] Blitstein previously studied acting at The Second City Workshop and The Piven Theater in Chicago, LAByrinth Theater, and Primary Stages in NYC.

Plays

  • Squealer produced with Lesser America in Spring 2011[4]
  • Keep Your Baggage With You (at all times) (2009) (First produced at Theater for the New City part of the Dream Up Festival, Summer 2010)

Films

References

  1. "2011 Award Recipients Announced - News from the IT Awards". nyitawards.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. "Jonathan Blitstein - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. "Woodstock Film Festival". woodstockfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. "Jonathan Blitstein's SQUEALER, Directed by Daniel Talbott, Set for Theater for the New City May 5". theandygram.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. "Woodstock Film Festival". woodstockfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. "The Chicago Maroon — Precocious Blitstein chirps awhile about value of following your own path". chicagomaroon.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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