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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