Ben Scranton
Ben Scranton is a New England-based playwright, actor and singer. He has written 14 plays that have been staged by theaters across the country.
The Head of Shamus Delaney was named first place winner in Clan na Gael's 2022 One-Act Playwriting Contest in Fairfield, CT. It will have a staged reading in March 2023. His two-act comedy, The Back-Porch Gang was produced in May 2022 at The...
Ben Scranton is a New England-based playwright, actor and singer. He has written 14 plays that have been staged by theaters across the country.
The Head of Shamus Delaney was named first place winner in Clan na Gael's 2022 One-Act Playwriting Contest in Fairfield, CT. It will have a staged reading in March 2023. His two-act comedy, The Back-Porch Gang was produced in May 2022 at The Overtime Theater in San Antonio. In the fall of 2022 the one-act version was in the Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays in Ontario, and performed at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville, NY.
Additional 2022 productions: 50th Playwrights’ Platform Festival of Short Plays (Boston), Crafton Hills College Festival of New Works (CA), and Gi60 (gone in 60 seconds) One Minute Theater Festival (Houston).
Other productions: The Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PA), Equity Library Theater Summer Virtual Play Festival (NY), The Drama Studio (Springfield, MA), International Festival of Arts and Ideas (New Haven, CT), Westfield State University (MA), and the Nantucket Short Play Festival (MA).
Ben's short plays have been published in the Stonecoast Review Literary Arts Journal, and Fresh Words Literary magazine.
Readings have taken place on the Tiny Theater Facebook page, The Depot for New Play Readings (CT), PIC (Play Incubation Collective), and Play Zoomers both is Massachusetts.
Ben is the recipient of a dramatic writing fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a two-time recipient of the Robert R. Lehan Playwriting Award from Westfield State University (MA), and a finalist for the James Stevenson Prize of Short Comedic Plays.
Ben has worked as a professional actor and singer appearing on the national tour of the Broadway musical Annie and in regional theater. For seven seasons he was a member of the resident acting company at StageWest in Springfield, MA appearing in 17 productions. He has appeared at Hartford Stage (CT), ArtPark in Lewiston, NY, and Theater by the Sea in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
He had a successful 32-year career in Realtor® Association management. The last 10 years as CEO for the Realtor® Association of Pioneer Valley in Springfield, MA.
Ben is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Screen Actors Guild, The Dramatists Guild of America, and The Playwrights Platform where he serves on their Board of Directors.