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Franklin’s Key (premiere June 2025)Pig Iron Theatre Company
Plays and Players, Philadelphia
co-writer with Dan Rothenberg
The internationally acclaimed Pig Iron, an award-winning physical theater company based in Philadelphia, presents the world premiere of a new adventure imagining Ben Franklin's legacy in an alternate universe where science and magic collide.
During the war of independence, the British feared that Ben Franklin could control the weather. Franklin’s Key asks: what if that were true? In an alternate universe where Benjamin Franklin’s undiscovered technology has been hidden for centuries underneath Philadelphia’s landmarks, a mystery is unfolding. Two high school prodigies—Temple, a self-taught scientist, and her brother Arturo, a brilliant musician—find themselves caught in a struggle between secret societies dedicated to safeguarding Franklin’s discoveries.
written by Robert Quillen Camp & Dan Rothenberg
directed by Dan Rothenberg
scenic design by Anna Kiraly
costume design by Maiko Matsushima
lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker
video design by Dave Tennant
effects design by Skylar Fox
Plays and Players, Philadelphia
co-writer with Dan Rothenberg
The internationally acclaimed Pig Iron, an award-winning physical theater company based in Philadelphia, presents the world premiere of a new adventure imagining Ben Franklin's legacy in an alternate universe where science and magic collide.
During the war of independence, the British feared that Ben Franklin could control the weather. Franklin’s Key asks: what if that were true? In an alternate universe where Benjamin Franklin’s undiscovered technology has been hidden for centuries underneath Philadelphia’s landmarks, a mystery is unfolding. Two high school prodigies—Temple, a self-taught scientist, and her brother Arturo, a brilliant musician—find themselves caught in a struggle between secret societies dedicated to safeguarding Franklin’s discoveries.
written by Robert Quillen Camp & Dan Rothenberg
directed by Dan Rothenberg
scenic design by Anna Kiraly
costume design by Maiko Matsushima
lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker
video design by Dave Tennant
effects design by Skylar Fox