| Martin Blank | |
| Birth Place: | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Occupation: | playwright, screenwriter |
| Spouse: | Penelope Blank (m. 2003) |
Martin Blank is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical producer.
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]
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. 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]