Dana Hall (she/her) is a playwright, actor, and mental health therapist. She has been a multiple-time finalist for the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, as well as a finalist for the Morecambe Fringe John Clarke Memorial Prize for Scriptwriting, the Hear Me Out Monologue Competition, and a top finalist for the AACT NewPlayFest. She was also a semi-finalist for the Dramatists Guild Foundation’s National Fellows Program.
Her adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s Under the Floorboards was awarded Outstanding Theatrical Adaptation. Additional honors include Best Stage Play at The Her Vision International Festival, Winner of the New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards (2025), and Winner of New Works of Merit (2024) for Best Stage Play. Smith & Kraus Best Female Monologue, Best Psychological Screenplay Chicago Scripts Award.
Away from the stage, her best-selling children’s book Beyond Words, which focuses on inclusivity and kindness, won the Mother’s Choice Award in 2020. The New York Journal recognized her as one of their 50 under 50 most influential creators during the pandemic. She is currently in residence with the Dramatists Guild Institute's Certificate of Dramatic Writing program. She is also a member of the Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, Honor Roll!, and International Centre for Female Playwrights. DanaHallCreates.com Instagram: @DanaHallCreates