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 brand-new school production of Coronation will be mounted at Stansbury High School in February 2026 directed by Glen Carpenter! A Utah Regional Premiere!
A story of power, privilege, and visibility disguised as a teen comedy. When cornered by the no-nonsense guidance counselor, a charming but slimy high school senior tells the story of how he crafted a scheme to manipulate the vote for Homecoming Queen in favor of his kind-hearted but unpopular friend to settle a deep-seated score. His plan went horribly right.
Coronation is a play blending the cutting humor of Mean Girls and the 1999 film Election with the emotional undercurrent of Dear Evan Hansen as it explores manipulation, high school politics, and authenticity with an ensemble cast. Stansbury High School's Advanced Drama Class will be performing this show.
Visit Stallion Drama's website for more information and tickets.
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."