Meet the team

Marilyn Plotkins

Marilyn Plotkins has directed, produced, and facilitated professional and student productions at Suffolk University for almost 30 years.  As Chair of the Suffolk University Theatre Department and Artistic Director of Suffolk University’s new Modern Theatre, Marilyn has nurtured collaborations with the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, the Actors’ Shakespeare Project, and URT to develop new work, build a collaborative environment for theater in Boston, and provide educational opportunity for Suffolk students. Marilyn is the Founding Director of Boston Music Theatre Project at Suffolk University, which develops new musicals for the professional stage. She also supports development of new work by serving on the National Alliance for Music Theatre’s New Works and Festival panels.  Marilyn is the author of The American Repertory Theatre: The Brustein Years.