ABOUT

Blake Pfeil is a multidisciplinary musician, writer, and performance artist. His original theatrical work has been featured in notable stints at Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Rockwood Music Hall, Highline Ballroom, NY Live Arts, Kasteel Well (The Netherlands), Icaro Teatro (Mexico), Gyeonggi English Village (South Korea), Concordia College, Emerson College, Purchase College, and the National YoungArts Foundation, among others. As an actor, Blake has worked at the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Huntington Theatre Co., New Repertory Theatre, Company One, among others. He is the creator of the Joni Mitchell-inspired THE BBC, 1970 (originally commissioned by 54 Below), his debut album Wallpaper is available wherever you can find it, and he is one of the cofounders of NYC-based folk-fusion band Macabre Americana. Blake hosts "The Pfeil File" on Radio Kingston/WKNY (107.9 FM/1490 AM in the Hudson Valley) and currently serves as Operations & Programs Manager at Hudson Valley-based nonprofit storytelling organization TMI Project. His current project is All-American Ruins, a multimedia travelogue in which he recounts his experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United States and transforms them into fantastical essays of prose and poetry, audio storytelling, and documentary film. ​MA, Purchase College; BFA, Emerson College.