Acting and Theater

Benny Rendell is a company member of Firebird Theater NYC (recent off-Broadway roles include Hal in Boy My Greatness and Dr. Gall in R.U.R). He trained with New Genesis Productions where he played many roles, including Hamlet, Brutus, Mercutio, Malvolio, Bottom, and Benedick. In 2018, he won a National Youth Arts "Outstanding Lead Actor" award for his performance as Romeo in Firebird Theater's off-Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet. For Benny's acting resume, click here.

Boy My Greatness (2024) Firebird Theater NYC

What happened to the boys who played Shakespeare's women?

At the Globe Theater in the summer of 1606, six boy players warm up, run lines, gossip, and fall in and out of love all in between rehearsals for the premieres of Antony and Cleopatra and Twelfth Night. As the plague and rising religious conservatism threaten their way of life, they are all forced to reconsider their futures on the stage. A play about growing up, gender, and a chapter of theater history we seek to forget.

Benny Rendell plays Hal in this Firebird Theater production of Boy My Greatness (written and directed by Zoe Senese-Grossberg) which premiered at the Hudson Guild Theatre, NYC – March 8-16 2024

Currently on tour:

9/8 New Genesis Productions in West Shokan, NY

9/12 Evolution Festival at Center At West Park, NYC

9/15 The Phoenix Festival in Nyack, NY

9/29 CitySpace, Easthampton, MA

R.U.R (2023) Firebird Theater NYC

By Karel Capek, adapted by Leo Lion
Directed by Zoe Senese-Grossberg & Leo Lion

100 years after its English publication, Karel Čapek’s sci-fi epic is reborn in this sleek, modern, dire retelling. R.U.R., the play that coined the word “robot,” tells the twisted, tragic tale of humanity’s last day on Earth. This futuristic thriller, exploring the ethics and decision-making behind robotics and artificial intelligence, screams out with relevance in the wake of today’s AI tech revolution, asking why we insist upon creating technology in our own image.

Benny Rendell played Dr. Gall in this production that premiered at the Alchemical Studios, NYC - June 9th-17th, 2023.