Molly Allen of Dave Ken and Molly in the Morning on 92.9 zzu was thrilled to spend 3 years as The Playwright in residence at Stage Left Theater. Radio personality and co-founder/Executive Director of the non-profit Safety Net. She is a grandma by day and theater lover by night. Molly's original comedy Closing it Up played to sold out audiences in the 2018/19 season at Stage Left and went on to win several awards at the Kaleidoscope festival. Before that she took home the "audience favorite" award at the Civic Theater's 29th Playwrights Forum Festival for "The Hostage." She also entertained overflow crowds at Ignite! Theaters 2016/17 season with On Shaky Ground. Most recently on the stage was the debut of her most recent works Spaceman and Broadway at Stage Left. Currently her first short film Good Neighbors written with her partner Steven Wylie is making its  way through the festival world. She is mostly focusing on screenplays now, and excited about what's next.