Brenden Dahl (he/they) is a 21-year-old playwright and comedian 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 Mee-Ow Comedy. 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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