Biography
Marjorie Sokoloff is the head of the Camden County College Theatre Department in New Jersey. She is also the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Philadelphia Children's Theatre, a professional theatre company specializing in theatre for young audiences. She has directed professionally across the country including work for Florida Repertory, Hartford Children's Theatre, TADA! in New York City, the international tour of The Magic School Bus Live, and numerous colleges and universities.
Her own adaptation of Summer of My German Soldier was nominated for a Moss Hart Award for Best Children's Production of 1999. Ms. Sokoloff was awarded both the 2002 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship Award and the 2003 New Jersey Council on the Arts Fellowship Award for Excellence in Playwriting. Her work has been produced professionally by numerous theaters including the Florida Repertory Theatre, New York's Hangar Theatre, and New Hampshire's Peterborough Players. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild.
