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Philadelphia: A Shot in The Arm for New Play Development
Danielle Lenee and Brenson Thomas in BACKING TRACK at Arden Theatre Company. Photo by Wide Eyed Studios
Danielle Lenee and Brenson Thomas in BACKING TRACK at Arden Theatre Company. Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.

COVID-19 did its best to shut down theatre this season, but here in Philadelphia, it seems to have had the opposite effect on new play development. 

First there were the world premieres.

Even in a year where theatres were playing catch-up with their seasons, Philly theatres managed to keep their focus on new work.

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Marjorie Bicknell
Marjorie Bicknell

(1949-2023) received the Joseph Jefferson Award and the John Gassner Memorial Playwrighting Award, won the TNTPops! New Play Contest, and was nominated for the Weissberger Prize. She is published by Dramatic Publishing, Heartland Plays, and ARTemis Arts. She is the founder of Playwrights Alliance of PA, Marathon Acts, and was president emeritus of Philadelphia Dramatists Center.