Education
- B.A. Bethany Lutheran College in 2006 (Theater, Music)
- M.F.A Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2010 (Theatre Arts – Sound Design)
Academic Interests
- Sound Design
- Music Composition
- Music Technology
- Theatrical Directing
Memberships
- Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF)
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
- American Composer’s Forum (ACF)
Awards
- Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
- National Award for Sound Design Excellence (2007)
- Region V Sound Design Award and Kennedy Center Fellowship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- Regional Invited Production of Jam Jar Sonnets (2010)
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology/Northern Boundary Section
- National Conference Fellowship (2009)
Hobbies/Interests
- Biking
- Ping Pong
- Birdwatching
- Musical Instruments
- Adorable Animals
- Cooking
- Green Bay Packers Football
Biography
Benji has been a Bethany faculty member since 2006. Also at Bethany, Benji has designed sound and/or composed the music for over 40 productions and cowrote the musical Jam Jar Sonnets with fellow faculty member Peter Bloedel. Benji also works as a freelance composer and sound designer for video games and media projects, as well as a sound designer for theatre, recently designing at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Trinity Repertory Company, Brown University, and The Guthrie Theater.