David Wrigley
David Wrigley
David has been creating, directing, and performing science shows with The Franklin Institute since 2014.
At Muhlenberg College David studied pre-med Biology and Theatre while performing in at least one play a semester and singing in two choirs and an acapella group. After college David continued his theatre training and performances in the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
David's work with The Traveling Science Shows brings him to students in schools, libraries, and community centers from Connecticut all the way down to Virginia where he is able to combine his love of science and his love of theatre with dynamic, interactive, demo filled science shows.
David has created many short, original, science themed plays for Science After Hours, the Philadelphia Science Festival, and other events held by The Franklin Institute. In addition to his work at TFI, David runs a small theatre company called Brotherly Love Theatre Company.
Photo: David as William Penn in his newest musical creation “The William Penn Story”.
Recent Blogs by Author
Creating Tesla's Dream: The Artist
Tesla enthusiast, museum exhibition creator, 3D animated movie collaborator, storyteller and globally-minded artist Helena Bulaja Madunichas helped me understand Nikola Tesla better than I had before. Instead of viewing him an ineffectual business person who died penniless and alone in a New York hotel room, we should think of Tesla as an arti
Creating Tesla’s Dream
Paul Taylor, the Creative Coach of Museum Programs at The Franklin Institute, and I are in the process (my favorite part of creating a new play) of crafting a world-premiere production about the 1894 Franklin Award-winning scientist -- and key figure in providing usable alternating current to power our homes, businesses, and industry -- Nikola Tesla. This play will be performed during the 2019 Philadelphia FringeFestival this September 11-15. Most of our collaborative work has