Blake Hackler
Blake has worked as an actor on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theatres throughout the country, as well as in TV and film. He has held faculty positions at Roosevelt University, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, the National Theatre for the Handicapped, and is currently the director of Yale University’s Summer Conservatory. In 2015, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Bulgaria, where he taught at the National Theatre Conservatory and worked with some of Bulgaria’s most celebrated actors. Most recently he has appeared with the Tony Award winning Dallas Theatre Center and the Trinity Shakespeare Festival. As a playwright, Blake’s work has been seen across the country, and won several awards. The 2017-2018 season will see two world premieres of commissioned works by Mr. Hackler. He is a lifetime member of the esteemed BMI Lehman Engel Workshop, and was the winner of their Harrington Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre writing. MFA, Yale School of Drama. Click here to view Blake's video introduction to the Yale Conservatory for Actors.