Philip Dawkins

Philip Dawkins is a Chicago playwright and educator. His plays include FAILURE: A LOVE STORY (Victory Gardens Theater), LE SWITCH (About Face Theatre, the Jungle), THE HOMOSEXUALS (About Face Theatre), THE BURN (Steppenwolf for Young Audiences), DR.SEUSS’S THE SNEETCHES, THE MUSICAL with composer David Mallamud (Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis), and THE GENTLEMAN CALLER (Raven Theatre, Chicago; Abingdon Theatre, New York), as well as many plays for young audiences and performers. He received the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work for his plays CHARM (Northlight Theatre; MCC) and MISS MARX: OR THE INVOLUNTARY SIDE EFFECT OF LIVING (Strawdog Theatre), as well as the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Solo Performance for his play THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH (Sideshow Theatre/Greenhouse Theater Center). Philip frequently teaches playwriting at his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago, Northwestern University, and the Victory Gardens ACCESS Program for writers with and without disabilities. Most of his plays, including his many scripts for young performers, are available through Playscripts, Inc. and Dramatic Publishing. He is also a performer with the French language improv group Frogprov at Chicago’s Second City.