Brenden Dahl (he/they) is a 23-year-old scuba-certified writer, comedian, and Eagles fan from Philadelphia, PA, currently based in Chicago, IL. He has worked as a playwright, screenwriter, director, actor, teaching artist, social media manager, dramaturg, babysitter, video editor, and Emotional Support Gay™ for his friends. Along with single-handedly dismantling the gender binary by adding "they" to their pronouns, Brenden is pursuing a BS in Theatre (Bachelor of Science, not Bullshit) at Northwestern University in the Class of 2025 with a concentration in Playwriting and Screenwriting. Outside of classes, Brenden currently performs with Titanic Players Improv and Mee-Ow Comedy. His produced plays include Camp Goes On! (Northwestern University), abSolution (Temple University, Theatre Exile), Pintop (Ball State University, Northwestern University), and Imaginary (Temple University). Brenden has also taught improv, playwriting, and screenwriting classes at high schools, elementary schools, and summer camps for several years, including Germantown Friends School and Independent Lake Camp. Brenden has received multiple Northwestern Performance Hour Grants, a Scholastic Portfolio Award, and was the inaugural 2020 Playwright-in-Residence at Philly Young Playwrights. And he does a great impression of Roz the receptionist from Monsters, Inc.

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