ABOUT
Ben's passion lies in designing and providing pathways for performance artists to develop their unique talent, and use it to produce authentic, funny, dramatic, heartwarming, mind-blowing performances... fulfilling for players and audiences alike.
In addition to teaching people at all levels ā from corporate clients to theatrical artists to film actors to teen improv troupes ā he performs regularly in five different duos who have been invited to feature on stages throughout New Zealand, Australia, North America, The Philippines, and Europe.
Ben started his improv training in 1994 at The Second City and Chicago, as well as studying and/or performing Improv Olympic (iO), Annoyance, The Playground and UCB, as well as workshops with over a hundred teachers and coaches over 30 years.
He has had the honor to share scenes with Susan Messing, Dave Razowsky, Fred Willard, Mike O'Brien (SNL), Florence Pugh (East of Eden), Lindsay Drummond, Bianca Casusƶl,Ā Brendan West, Rik Brown, Oliver Georgiou, as well as perform for Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Peter Gwinn (Colbert Report), John Lutz (30 Rock), Garth Davis (Lion), Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) and dozens of other legendary, wonderful people.