Ensemble Member Bio

NAME: Jennifer Benoit

MIT MAJOR(s): Biological Oceanography G

MIT YEAR: G

SHAKESPEARE ENSEMBLE ROLES:

The Lion in Winter (summer 07):		Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry V (spring 07):		Stage Manager
Scene Night (IAP '07):		The Misanthrope: Alceste All's Well That Ends Well: First Soldier
The Tempest (fall 06):		Stephano

OTHER ROLES:

The Malcontent (Dramashop workshop, spring '07):		Bilioso
Our Town (Dramashop, spring '07):		Joe and Si Crowell
Improbable Mutabilities of the Third Kingdom (Dramashop, IAP '07)		ASM
Belles (Baker Little Theatre, '04):		Audrey Hart
Love, Sex, and the IRS (Baker Little Theatre, '01):		Kate Dennis
Hansel and Gretel (Baker Little Theatre, '01):		Lydia, the Gypsy
Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will? (Alpha Psi Omega, Oglethorpe U, Atlanta, '99):		Mama Wheelis
Exhaustion (Student Film, Oglethorpe U, Atlanta, '99):		Cybil Hendrix
Excerpts from Story Theater and More from Story Theater (Playmakers, Oglethorpe U, Atlanta, '99):		Various Roles
Search for Signs of Intelligent Life (Student Honors Project, Oglethorpe U, Atlanta, '98):		Trudy
Eleemosynary (Apprenticeship Production, Oglethorpe U, Atlanta, '98):		Echo
Student and Playmakers productions at Oglthorpe Univerity in Atlanta, GA		Additional acting credits
Alpha Psi Omega (national dramatic honorary fraternity)		Member

FAVORITE SHAKESPEREAN PLAY?
Midsummer Night's Dream (boring, I know)

FAVORITE SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTER?
Portia - from Julius Caesar - she kills herself by eating coals!

WHICH SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE LUNCH WITH:
They likely all have horrible table manners.

OTHER INTERESTS OUTSIDE THEATRE?
Dance

EMAIL: j_benoit at mit.edu