Priscilla Krahn

I am a playwright and screenwriter from South London with an interest in telling underrepresented stories, often leaning towards culture, relationships and community. I am an alumna of Soho Theatre Writers Lab, Royal Court Theatre’s Introduction to Playwriting Group and Seven Black Women's Writers Programme.

Credits

Theatre:
Director, A Grave Situation by Tom Draper (Rapid Write Response), Theatre503, June 2024

Writer and Co-Producer, Best Fit (full-length play), Theatre Peckham, May 2024

Writer, Nucleus (R&D), Theatre503, January 2024

Writer, Best Fit (rehearsed reading), Theatre Deli, August 2023

Writer, Best Fit (R&D), Young Vic, April 2023

Writer, Best Fit (extract), HiddenViewz Scratch Night, The Lion & Unicorn Theatre, April 2023

Writer, You didn't see me (monologue), Duke of York's Theatre, February 2023

Resident Artist - Writer/Producer, Best Fit (R&D), Blue Elephant Theatre, February 2023

Writer, Nucleus (extract), Unshaded Scratch Night, Omnibus Theatre, October 2022

Shadowing opportunity, Scroogelicious, Theatre Peckham, September - October 2022


Film:
Writer, short film (pre-production), Seven Black Women, 2021

Writer, Keri (monologue), Seven Black Women, 2021

Director, I Bought You Rice (monologue), Seven Black Women, 2021


Other:
Curator, Black Futures Open Mic Night, City University, School of Communication & Creativity, October 2024


Recognition:
Shortlist, Off/Stage The Theatre Black List, 2024
Shortlist, Women in Theatre Lab, 2024
Shortlist, Pleasance Theatre Charlie Hartill Fund, 2024
Shortlist, Radical Love Commission, Bush Theatre, 2024
Second Round, Top 22% of 1,468 applications, Papatango Prize, 2023
Shortlist, Let’s Try This Again Short Play Night, Beardance, 2022
Shortlist, Grey Moth Originals Short Film Fund, 2021

Training

Southwark Playhouse Black Writers Collective, ongoing

Producing workshop, The Project People, August 2023

Mentee on Victor Adebodun Foundation mentoring scheme 2022/23

Royal Court Theatre Introduction to Playwriting Group 2022/23

Soho Theatre Writers Lab 2021/22

Elysium Entertainment Writers Development Programme 2022

MediaThirsty Productions and Accra Independent Film Festival Screenwriting workshop 2022

Seven Black Women Writers Programme 2021

National Youth Theatre, Epic Stages, Member 2018 - 2021

How to make a short film, Wildcard Theatre, 2021

Scriptwriting masterclass, Almeida Theatre, 2021

Scriptwriting workshop, Fully Focused, 2021