PETER FENTON
writer + director
Peter Fenton is a playwright and screenwriter best known for ABANDON ALL HOPE, his dark comedy/drama play that premiered Off-Broadway as part of the Rogue Theater Festival in 2023. Born in a New York City suburb and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Fenton holds a BA from Wheaton College in Illinois and completed a postgraduate apprenticeship at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre.
Fenton's cinematic work has been showcased on the international film festival circuit, earning awards for both his role as producer and co-writer of the psychological thriller NIGHT VOICES with Dadley Productions and for his directorial debut, family drama INHERENTLY SPECIAL, which Fenton wrote and produced through his own company, Fenton Productions.
Fenton's stage plays have been presented at Theatre Row and The Flea in New York City, Lambertville Hall, the Philly Improv Theater, West Art Lancaster, and various community and school theaters. Fenton most enjoys stories exploring identity, relationships, and the meaning of life (or lack thereof), blending layered plots with sharp-witted dialogue.
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Currently based in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Fenton works as the Marketing Associate for Passage Theatre Company in Trenton, New Jersey and additionally freelances for McCarter Theatre at Princeton University, Bucks County Playhouse, Premiere Stages at Kean University, Dadley Productions, and various individual clients.
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Bonnie & Clyde
April 24-27, 2025
Newtown Arts Company
Newtown, PA
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Music by Frank Wildhorn
Book by Ivan Menchell
Lyrics by Don Black
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Directed by Peter Fenton
Music Directed by Lee F. Milhous
Produced by Melissa Victor
Assistant Directed by Mary Liz Ivins
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BONNIE: Minh-Chau Scott
CLYDE: Liam Sullivan
BUCK: Joe Cutalo
BLANCHE: Amanda Cutalo
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​At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement’s worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated Bonnie & Clyde is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country.
"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."