Sessions
NPP One-Act Play Readings #1- (Followed by response)
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Thu
NPP One Act Play Readings #2 - (Followed by response)
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Fri
NPP Full-Length Play Reading + Response = Radial Gradient
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Fri
NPP Ten Minute Play Festival (Followed by response)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sat
Benjamin (he/him) is a theatre generalist with experience in Lighting Design, Set Design, Sound Design, Technical Direction, Production Management, Direction, as well as Playwriting. He specializes in writing verbatim plays that highlight the stories of students who have in some way been marginalized. He also writes scenes and short plays for his students to use for contemporary scene work. Benjamin is currently a Lighting Design and Theatre Technology Instructor at the University of Central Missouri. He is a former Associate Clinical Professor at Washington State University. Benjamin recently earned an MFA in Theatre Arts (focused on Dramatic Writing) from the University of Idaho. He also has earned a Master in Teaching and a BA in Theatre Arts and Drama.
Benjamin currently serves as the National Vice-Chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's (KCACTF) National Playwriting Program (NPP) and has previously served as the Representation, Equity, and Diversity (RED) Coordinator.