Ben Prusiner

Director

Ben directs classical theatre that is politically provocative and aesthetically bold. He also loves immersive projects, site-specific plays, community casts, and anything involving puppets.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Love Song, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 1 week, 2020 (delayed due to COVID-19)
DIRECTOR, Cymbeline, York Shakespeare Project, 1 week, 2019
DIRECTOR, The Harrowing of Hell, York Mystery Plays Supporters' Trust, 2 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Volpone, York Intl. Shakespeare Festival, 1 week, 2017
DIRECTOR, King Lear, York Shakespeare Project, 2 weeks, 2016
DIRECTOR, The Taming of the Shrew, American Theatre of Actors, 1 week, 2014
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Blood Wedding, Salisbury Playhouse, 3 weeks, 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, While Shepherds Watched, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 4 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Changeling, Lucille Lortel Theatre (New York), 6 weeks, 2015-16
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare & Company, 6 weeks, 2014

Training

MA Drama Directing, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (graduating July 2020)
MA Applied Theatre, City University of New York

Location

Bristol

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Music - Can Read
  • Prop Making
  • Puppetry
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Video Design
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Basic French & Arabic (Gulf & Levantine)

Social

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