As a writer and solo performer, Blake develops intimate, character-driven theater that explores the fault lines of contemporary life. His plays have been workshopped at theaters throughout the New York City area, and are known for approaching complex, often divisive subjects with humor, vulnerability, and unexpected humanity.
1M
1 hour
OUTRAGE
Inspired by real-life internet commentary revolving around the 2016 U.S. Election, OUTRAGE is a one man show challenging a severely polarized America to listen more closely. The trolling, cyberbullying, and name calling we engage in on a daily basis behind the safety of the internet takes center stage in this bold portrayal of our national turmoil. OUTRAGE cries out from inside the crucible of America in the age of Trump—striving to create a channel for empathy through the embodiment of Americans staring fearfully across the political divide.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
DIXON PLACE LOUNGE, 2018
DIXON PLACE MAINSTAGE, 2019
THE TANK, 2022
(in development)
An exhausted new father finally says out loud the things he could never tell anyone else—while his infant daughter sleeps beside him.
1M
PARENTESE
1 hour
THE TRUANT FOOTNOTES
1M
1 hour
Adapted from House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
A junkie tattoo parlor worker inherits an old man’s papers after he was found dead among massive claw marks on the floor of his apartment in LA.
THE GOOD OL’ BOYS
2F, 6M
A quantum mechanical exploration of a nationally televised family tragedy, and of how easily our lives might have gone in a very different direction.