Christopher Blank is an award-winning arts journalist and critic. He is a fellow of the prestigious Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program in Los Angeles. He has also participated in two critical institutes hosted by the National Endowment for the Arts, one in theater and another in dance.

Mr. Blank is the lead theater critic for the Commercial Appeal and also writes about the arts for Memphis Magazine. His primary focus at Florida State University was dramatic literature and theater history. Before becoming a journalist, he was a professional actor and theater teacher. He has been a guest speaker for the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Tennessee Association of Dance.