Daph is a playwright, originally from Philadelphia. They are a 2023 Macdowell Fellow, produced at colleges and universities nationally, and currently pursuing their MFA in playwriting at the University of Texas at Austin.
Their plays include:
VERY BLUE LIGHT (UTNT, Univ. of Texas at Austin)
DIRTBAG STACKS (Crashbox)
I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME (Playdate @ Pete's)
SIX YEARS OLD (Corkscrew Festival)
POUND (Semi-finalist, 2019 Relentless Award)
POLYCULE (Little Theater @ Dixon Place.)
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She also collaborates with the band Go Home, releases music as sa_phne, and makes collage.
The Latest
SIX YEARS OLD is now available for purchase and licensing through Dramatists Play Service.
"Six Years Old is a gem of a play… special and different... [it] treats all its characters, including the fascinating children, evenhandedly and with an odd dignity making the play a vivid character study."

Photo: Justine Gelfman