Michael Y. Bennett

Artistic Work/Performances

PROFESSIONAL

Dramaturgical Consultant. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. The Gamm Theatre. Warwick, RI, January 25-February 8, 2024.

Dramaturg. Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco. American Players Theatre (APT). Touchstone Theatre. Spring Green, WI, June 30-September 27, 2018.

Assistant Dramaturg. Eyewitness Blues by Mildred Ruiz and Steven Sapp. New WORLD Theater. Northampton Center for the Arts, November 12-13, 2003.

UNIVERSITY

Dramaturg. The Liar by Pierre Corneille. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Theatre Department. Whitewater, Hicklin Studio Theater. Whitewater, WI, April 24-May 2, 2026.

Dramaturg. Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Theatre Department. Whitewater, Hicklin Studio Theater. Whitewater, WI, October 3-11, 2025.

Dramaturg. No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Theatre Department. Whitewater, Hicklin Studio Theatre. Whitewater, WI, April 25-May 3, 2025.

Dramaturg. Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Theatre Department. Hicklin Studio Theatre. Whitewater, WI, October 4-12, 2024.

COMMUNITY

Dramaturg. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Strollers Theater. Bartell Theater. Madison, WI, April 28-May 14, 2022.

Playwright. Calling it Home. Staged Reading (of full-length play). Madison Theatre Guild. Incubator Series. Bartell Theater. Madison, WI, February 25, 2019.

Dramaturg. Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. Strollers Theater. Bartell Theater. Madison, WI, November 3-18, 2017.

Dramaturg. A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee. Strollers Theater. Bartell Theater. Madison, WI, September 15-30, 2017.

Playwright. Calling it Home. Invited Reading (of full-length play) at Missouri Playwrights Workshop. University of Missouri. Columbus, MO, September 20, 2016.

Director. Boredom and Ecstasy by Gregory Ramos. Queer Shorts 10. StageQ. Bartell Theater. Madison, WI, June 12-20, 2015.

ACADEMIC

Director. Staged reading of Dangerous Moonlight by James Purdy. Assessing James Purdy Conference. UMASS, Amherst, October 24, 2003.