Jonathan Blitstein


Jonathan Blitstein is a current American film producer, former American playwright, and indie filmmaker. He currently runs Tandem Pictures, and previously was an executive at Astronauts Wanted, and Disney Digital Network, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
Blitstein directed the independent mumblecore film Let Them Chirp Awhile and a play, Keep Your Baggage With You, for which he won the New York Innovative Theatre Award in 2011.

Personal life and Education

Blitstein was born on October 28, 1982 in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Blitstein graduated with a BFA from the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television Production at the Tisch School of the Arts." Blitstein previously studied acting at The Second City, the Piven Theatre Workshop, LAByrinth Theater Company, and Primary Stages.

Plays