Director:

Blake Bradford is a writer/director that hails from the small Appalachian Mountains town of Marion, North Carolina. He currently is on the writing/script staff for The Big Gay Sketch Show (LOGO/MTV), Showtime at the Apollo (NBC), Drama Desk Awards (PBS) and Tony Awards (CBS). He's most proud of his work with Christine Vinh in creating the theatre company Phare Play Productions, where he now serves as Artistic Director.

Blake's theatrical work has appeared all over the US and internationally in Mexico, Greece, Scotland, and Denmark. His original plays Dance at Bataan, The Last Cloud, Bitter, Bitter, Burnt and Gay Slave Handbook are actively seen in the regional circuits and have all been produced in NYC. As a director, his most acclaimed work has been with Emmy winner Joan Darling and Christopher Award winning playwright Bill Svanoe. Blake has directed Ms. Darling all over the US in Svanoe's Pants on Fire, Callback, The Last Silver Zephyr, and The Last Laugh. For Phare Play he has directed Snake in Fridge, Callback, The Cherry Orchard, The Tempest and Dark of the Moon ("ingenious" - Backstage). Also noted as a teacher, Blake teaches graduate level courses each August for the University of Wisconsin at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Performing Arts. Member: SSDC, DGA, WGA, AFTRA.