Corey Blake

Actor, writer & professional goofball

It’s Your Up – this Saturday at Santa Monica Public Library

I’m doing actor stuff in a Directors’ Showcase this weekend! You should come see!

This Saturday, November 21st, at 2 PM at the Santa Monica Public Library, four directors will be putting up various works for the general public. I’ll be in a very funny satire on realtors. The one-act takes place in Arizona about 3-4 years ago when the whole housing market was just on the verge of going bust. I play a young husband looking at a house he can’t afford. From the press release:

Misti Barnes will be directing a scene from her original webisode series entitled, It’s Your Up, a satire about realtors who’ll do anything to make a sale in a small town where the competition is fierce.

The Santa Monica Public Library is at 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Visit SMPL.org or call (310) 458-8600 for more information.

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November 15, 2009 Posted by Corey Blake | Show | , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

On Comic-Con panel to discuss Dig Comics

I will be one of the panelists for a brief Q&A panel just prior to the screening of Dig Comics, a documentary I associate produced. Also on the panel will be host/writer/creator Miguel Cima and others from the production staff as yet to be confirmed.

The Q&A/screening takes place on Saturday, July 25, 6:30 PM, in Room 26AB in the San Diego Convention Center, during Comic-Con International. As previously announced, we have been accepted into Comic-Con’s Independent Film Festival.

We’re very excited about this world premiere screening taking place at Comic-Con, the biggest annual celebration of comics. I’ve been going to Comic-Con every year since I moved to Los Angeles almost 10 years ago. I think I missed one year because of a show I was in. So it’s particularly exciting for me.

The bad news is that Comic-Con is completely sold-out. However, Comic-Con is selling passes on eBay. If you’re on Twitter, closely follow Comic_Con for notices of new auctions getting posted. They go REALLY fast. Good luck!

If you’ve already got your passes, I’ll see you there!

June 27, 2009 Posted by Corey Blake | Dig Comics, Show | , , | Leave a Comment

Corey stars in Two Out Of Five

I’ll be starring in the 10-minute play “Two Out of Five” directed by Cindy Marie Jenkins (Voices From Chornobyl) and written by Jonas Oppenheim (Earth Sucks, A Cosmic Rock Musical). It co-stars Abby Wilde (Zoey 101). I play a self-obsessed wordsmith who writes pretentious restaurant reviews online as a way to express himself. Abby plays the women I pine after.

The piece is part of the debut production of Moveable Piece, which sneaks theatre performances into unconventional spaces in Los Angeles. This show will take place at the Mandrake Bar & Gallery in Culver City on Monday, March 30 at 7 PM. 

See you there!

March 27, 2009 Posted by Corey Blake | Show | , , , , | Leave a Comment

LA Times calls Drama After Dark a Weekend Pick

Today’s Los Angeles Times calls this Saturday’s “Drama After Dark: A Night of the Macabre with Poe and Gorey” as a Weekend Pick:

Actors from the Guild of St. George troupe should scare the pants off you with a dramatic presentation of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Edward Gorey on the moonlit grounds of the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, natch. “Drama After Dark: A Night of the Macabre With Poe and Gorey” will feature more than a dozen works by the spooky pair, including “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “The Gashlycrumb Tinies” and “The Evil Garden.” 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. 6-10 p.m. Sat. $25-$30. Recommended for ages 10 and up. (626) 405-2128, www.huntington.org.

It’s also listed in The Guide as a Best Bet:

Over a dozen chilling tales by Edgar Allen Poe and Edward Gorey will be acted out on the grounds of the Huntington: “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “The Gashleycrumb Tinies,” “The Evil Garden” and more. The actors of the Guild of St. George promises to give you goosebumps. Not suitable for children younger than 10.

I’ll be there! Will you?

October 16, 2008 Posted by Corey Blake | Bloggy-blogging, Show | , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A rather odd couple

Here’s a little preview of what sort of oddities you’ll experience at Drama After Dark: A Night of the Macabre with Poe & Gorey: 

This is from Edward Gorey’s The Listing Attic, which is full of characters that range from murderous to lecherous to just plain peculiar. It is one of five Gorey stories we’ll be performing on October 18th at The Huntington starting at 6 PM. More details here.

Tickets are selling out fast, if they aren’t already, so call 626-405-2128 to make reservations. I hope you’ll be able to make it.

(Thanks to BookLust for the image scan.)

October 12, 2008 Posted by Corey Blake | Bloggy-blogging, Show | , , | 5 Comments

Corey does Gorey

I’ll be performing portions of Edward Gorey scenes for a Halloween show at The Huntington on Saturday, October 18. 

It’s a great show where you get to walk around and watch multiple shows of material by Gorey and Edgar Allen Poe. It’s a unique Halloween experience that’s been playing at The Huntington for 6 years. I’m very excited to be a part of it. I hope you can make it out! I’m told this event sells out every year, so be sure to call for tickets.

Reservation required: 626-405-2128. Tickets: $30. Click on the above image for the flyer.

October 7, 2008 Posted by Corey Blake | Show | , , | 1 Comment