Brenden Dahl (he/they) is a 20-year-old playwright and theatre artist from Philadelphia, PA. He has worked with theatre companies and nonprofits in Philadelphia, New York, and the Midwest as a playwright, director, actor, teaching artist, social media/communications manager, and video editor. He attends Northwestern University as a Theatre Major in the Class of 2025 with a concentration in Playwriting. Outside of classes, Brenden currently performs with Titanic Players Improv and competes on Northwestern’s Mock Trial Team. His produced plays include abSolution (Temple University, Theatre Exile), Pintop (Ball State University), The Glennanike Colonists (Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2020), and Imaginary (Philadelphia Young Playwrights/Temple University). He has also taught improv and playwriting classes at high schools, elementary schools, and summer camps for several years. Brenden is the recipient of a 2019 Senior Portfolio Award as well as multiple National Gold Medals through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, was a 2019 YoungArts National Merit Selection, and was the inaugural 2020 Playwright-in-Residence at Philadelphia Young Playwrights.

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