Dan Rothenberg
About
Dan Rothenberg is a Philadelphia-based director, founding member and co-artistic director of Pig Iron Theatre Company, and 2002 Pew Fellow. He has directed and co-created more than 30 original works with Pig Iron, including OBIE Award-winning productions Hell Meets Henry Halfway and Chekhov Lizardbrain. His work has toured to 15 countries on four continents. Rothenberg co-wrote Franklin's Key with Robert Quillen Camp, which premiered in 2025 and won a Barrymore Award. He has directed English-language premieres of plays by Toshiki Okada and co-directed Shut Eye with legendary director Joseph Chaikin. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College.
At The Orchard Project
- 2016Performance Lab
with Pig Iron
- 2014
with Pig Iron
- 2012
with Pig Iron
- 2007
with Teatr Slava
Recent news
- Jun 11, 2026Franklin's Key remount, June 11-28, 2026, for Philadelphia's 250th anniversary BroadwayWorld
Pig Iron Theatre Company remounted the Barrymore Award-winning sci-fi adventure at Plays & Players Theatre as part of their 30th anniversary season.
- Jan 9, 2026Pig Iron Theatre revives Philadelphia Contraption Contest for middle schoolers WHYY
Dan Rothenberg and Pig Iron sponsored the return of the Rube Goldberg machine contest for middle school students, tied to Philadelphia's semiquincentennial celebration.
- Jun 3, 2025Franklin's Key world premiere at Pig Iron Theatre Company, June 3-29, 2025 BroadwayWorld
Co-written by Dan Rothenberg and Robert Quillen Camp, this sci-fi theatrical adventure about Benjamin Franklin's hidden discoveries ran at Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia.
- Jan 1, 2025Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training partnership with Rowan University, 2025 Wikipedia
After University of the Arts closure, the Pig Iron School MFA program resumed in 2025 in partnership with Rowan University, with Rothenberg continuing as co-artistic director.