Marty Bongfeldt is a New England based playwright, director and performing artist. She is the recipient of the 2019 Denis Johnston Playwriting Prize for her full-length play, “In Session (or My Life is Hell);” and the 2018 Denis Johnston Playwriting Prize for “Four Collected Plays.” Her short play “ALWAYS” was named a winner in the 2019 Radius Festival and received a production with the Berkshire Playwrights Lab. Ms. Bongfeldt has been a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA for over 30 years. As a teacher, choreographer, and theatre director, Ms. Bongfeldt has helped develop educational theatre programs and produced theatrical productions in Texas, New York City and throughout Connecticut. As an actress, Marty has performed, professionally, throughout the United States in both musicals and straight plays, including originating roles in several astounding musicals that never saw the light of day after their NYC workshops. Currently, Ms. Bongfeldt resides in Northampton, MA; she received her MFA in Theatre and Playwriting from Smith College under the mentorship of Len Berkman.