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The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
a staged reading commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial
a staged reading commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial
July 18th, 2025
St. John's Episcopal Church, Lancaster PA
role: producer [as The Foundation Project], narrator
written by Peter Goodchild
directed by Erin Vago
produced by Benjamin Wesley
licensed through The Marton Agency, Inc.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ♪
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ♪
The Musical Box Theatre, May 1-3, 2025
role: pit conductor/pianist
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
directed by Shana McCoy
Wind-Chasing:
Wind-Chasing:
a word-for-word recitation of Ecclesiastes
an original (mostly) one-man show
a word-for-word recitation of Ecclesiastes
an original (mostly) one-man show
March 22, 2025 at 3pm & 7pm
St. John's Episcopal Church, Lancaster PA
conceived and performed by Benjamin Wesley
co-produced by Joanna Becker
featuring choreography by Alysha Argot
In my first self-produced show, I licensed the Common English Bible translation of Ecclesiastes to perform as a circus-themed one-man show, titled Wind-Chasing. An ancient work of "wisdom literature," Ecclesiastes contrasts wisdom and foolishness, but it can also be very critical of "wisdom" itself and cynical towards the world and God. To emphasize these themes, I dressed up as a jester being exhibited as a sideshow: THE WISEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
Falsettos ♪
Falsettos ♪
Susquehanna Stage, February 2025
role: synth player
music and lyrics by William Finn
book by William Finn and James Lapine
directed by Keifer Kemmerly
music direction by Sarah Repkoe
Log Cabin Murder Mystery
Log Cabin Murder Mystery
an interactive murder mystery dinner experience
The Log Cabin restaurant, October 2024
role: "Theodore Brooks," pianist
written and directed by Joanna Becker
The Trail to Oregon ♪
The Trail to Oregon ♪
The Orpheus Theatre Company, June 2024
role: pianist
originally produced by StarKid
directed by Tyler Rossi
A Year with Frog and Toad ♪
A Year with Frog and Toad ♪
The Musical Box Theatre Company, May/June 2024
role: pit keyboardist
book and lyrics by Willie Reale
music by Robert Reale
based on the books by Arnold Lobel
directed by Shana McCoy
The Little Mermaid ♪
The Little Mermaid ♪
Red Land High School, February/March 2024
role: keyboardist (Keys 2)
book by Doug Wright
music by Alan Menken
lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
directed by Caitlin Shepski
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
The People's Shakespeare Project, February 2024
written by William Shakespeare
directed by Jeremiah Miller
role: "Cadwal (Arvirargus)"
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
Narçisse Theatre Company
September 1—9, 2023
written by Christopher Marlowe
directed by Frank Henley, Jr.
roles: Chorus, Sin of Wrath, Spirit of Alexander the Great, Asmodeus
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ♪
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ♪
Lebanon Community Theatre
July 19—30, 2023
book by Hugh Wheeler, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
directed by Kevin Biddle
music direction by Ryan Dean Schoening
role: pit keyboardist
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The People's Shakespeare Project
June 20—25, 2023
written by William Shakespeare
directed by Rachel Strayer
role: "Robert Shallow, Esq."
"Stop Time" Spring Showcase ♪
"Stop Time" Spring Showcase ♪
Lancaster Mennonite School
April 20—23, 2023
directed by Dean Sauder
role: piano accompanist
Twelfth Night ♪
Twelfth Night ♪
York Country Day School, March/April 2023
music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
directed by Paige Hoke
musical direction by Dr. William Wolfgang
role: pit keyboardist
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
The People's Shakespeare Project, February 2023
written by William Shakespeare
directed by Jeremiah Miller
role: "Shepherd's Son"
Lancaster Mennonite School, October 2022
adapted by Bettye Knapp from the book by A.A. Milne
directed by Dean Sauder
role: incidental music improviser
Spring Awakening ♪
Spring Awakening ♪
DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, June 2022
music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater
directed by Deidre and Gabriel Casey
role: rehearsal pianist & pit keyboardist
It's a Fairy Tale! ♪
It's a Fairy Tale! ♪
Cobblestone Players, May 2022
book and lyrics by Christina Myers MacCloskey
music by Benjamin Wesley
directed by Christina Myers MacCloskey
role: composer (5 original songs), keyboard accompanist, "Miles"
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, December 2021
adapted by Barbara Field from the book by Charles Dickens
directed by Gregory DeCandia, Deidre Casey, & Gabriel Casey
roles: "Marley"/Narrator/Other Roles, pianist
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, February 2020
adapted by Joseph Robinette from the book by C.S. Lewis
directed by Amanda Nowell
role: "Tumnus"
Other Roles
Other Roles
keyboardist - Alice in Wonderland, written & directed by Christina Myers MacCloskey. Cobblestone Players, June 2018
"Elmer" - April Morning by Jim Potter. York Homeschool Drama Camp (in collaboration with the Academy of Arts), November 2012
"Chester" - Professor Phineas T. Boggs and His Incredible GOBAC Time Machine: Elijah and the Famine. Book by Nicole Chavers Stratton, music and lyrics by Nicky Chavers. York Homeschool Drama Camp (in collaboration with the Academy of Arts), November 2011
Ensemble - Raise the Flag by Nicky Chavers. York Homeschool Drama Camp (in collaboration with the Academy of Arts), fall 2010
"Clown #2" - The Tiny Train that Tried, York Homeschool Drama Camp (in collaboration with the Academy of Arts), fall 2006
"Willard the Rat" - Freddy, the King of Detectives. Adapted by Sandra Fenichel Asher from the book by Walter Brooks, with music by Robert Cucinotta. DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre, spring 2006
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