PETER FENTON
playwright + screenwriter
Peter Fenton is a writer and director crafting stories for stage and screen that make audiences laugh, think, and occasionally squirm. Born in a New York City suburb and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he completed a postgrad apprenticeship at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre and now works across the Philadelphia and New York theater and film scenes.
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His stage plays include dark comedy Abandon All Hope, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2023 as part of the Rogue Theater Festival, and I Think We're Lost, a young adult dark comedy retelling of Peter and Wendy, slated for its world premiere in Philadelphia in 2026. His theatrical work has been seen at Theatre Row and The Flea in New York City, Lambertville Hall, the Philly Improv Theater, West Art Lancaster, and in schools and community theaters nationwide.
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On screen, Fenton's work has toured the international film festival circuit. He earned awards for producing and co-writing the psychological thriller Night Voices with Dadley Productions, as well as for his directorial debut Inherently Special, a family drama he wrote and produced through his own company, Fenton Productions.
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Based in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Fenton is the Marketing Associate for Passage Theatre Company in Trenton, New Jersey. He also freelances with McCarter Theatre Center at Princeton University, Bucks County Playhouse, Premiere Stages at Kean University, Dadley Productions, Newtown Arts Company, and a range of individual clients.
UP NEXT
A free staged reading! A reading of a new dark comedy by Peter Fenton will be staged in downtown Trenton on October 19, 2025 at 2pm at Artworks (19 Everett Alley, Trenton, NJ 08611). This event is free and open to the public. Blue Skies Yonder, written by Fenton, has been in development since August 2024 and will see its first public presentation with this upcoming event. The reading will be directed by Trenton actress, writer, and acting coach Monah Yancy and will star Fenton himself in the role of Harrison Fowler. Joining Fenton in the cast are Avery Kellington, Samuel Cheng, Jim Fenton, Dave Garrett Sarrafian, Brittaney Delsarté Chatman, Minh-Chau Scott, and Hayley Jo Pellis.
This play is a contemporary Agatha Christie-inspired locked room murder mystery in the shadow of late-stage capitalism. At his lavish book launch party, a promising young author spirals under the weight of a mismanaged manuscript and the deadly ambitions of his colleagues and loved ones. In company with big money and bigger ambition, someone threatens to get away with murder, and in the cutthroat world of publishing, the real killer might be whoever tells the best story. This play is a dark comedy about queer survival, creative ownership, and the stories we tell to stay relevant—even if it kills us.
The reading will begin promptly at 2:00pm and is expected to end around 4:00pm. Admission and parking will both be free. You can reserve your spot here.
ON THE BLOG
"Fenton’s script was both interesting and optimistic. I think the show’s themes of self-improvement and self-forgiveness were highlighted especially well."
Rich Mehrenberg,
BROADWAYWORLD
REVIEWS
"Fenton's quirky sense of humor, his spot-on timing and pace, and his ability to understand what an audience likes have made The Thousand-Year Rose my favorite play."
Suzanne Fisher,
THEATER DIRECTOR
"Behind the dark comedy..., and indeed Fenton has quite the sense of humor and I found myself laughing out loud multiple times, lies an enduring message."