IN HIS HANDS

This is a list of things Christian believes in: logic, banana Laffy Taffy, video games, and Daniel. This is a list of things Christian doesn't believe in: caffeine, alcohol, monogamy, and God. Daniel, a Mario Kart wizard and aspiring Lutheran pastor, is falling for Christian. But as these men explore the potential of their new relationship, voices from Christian's past threaten to overpower the connection they share - with one another, and something bigger than themselves.

“Sublime..a superbly written and complex show brought to lustrous life…”

— Theatrely

“With vivid characterizations, poetry and smarts, [it] testifies to the talent of playwright Benne”

— The Washington Post

“Benne’s work as a poet in playwright’s clothing includes absolute mastery of repetition…”

— Broadway World

*denotes First Floor Theater company member

Benjamin Benne (he/him) is a member of Primary Stage's Dorothy Strelsin New American Writer Group and a Playwrights' Center Core Writer. His plays include Alma (Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre, American Blues Theater, ArtsWest Playhouse, Curious Theatre Company, Central Square Theater), In His Hands (Mosaic Theater Company), and What / Washed Ashore / Astray (Pillsbury House + Theatre). He has been the recipient of Portland Stage's Clauder Competition Grand Prize, Arizona Theatre Company's National Latinx Playwriting Award, the Kennedy Center's KCACTF Latinx Playwriting Award, American Blues' Blue Ink Playwriting Award, and the Playwrights' Center's McKnight and Many Voices Fellowships, among others. The L.A. Times named him part of "LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, investigators, and power players breaking through barriers." He has been commissioned by South Coast Rep and Seattle Rep. MFA: Playwriting, David Geffen/Yale School of Drama '22. www.benjaminbenne.com
As of June 2023.

Micah Figueroa (he/him) is a Chicago based Director, Actor, Choreographer, Teaching Artist, and First Floor Theatre Company Member. He most recently adapted and directed The Distance for The Actor’s Gymnasium Spring Youth Circus, directed the zoom recording of Makasha Copeland’s Fabuloso! at Sideshow Theatre Company, Peter and the Wolf by Rachel Copel at Odradek Theatre, and asst. directed Act(s) of God by Kareem Bandealy at Lookingglass Theatre. He has been a combination of Fight, Intimacy, Movement, and/or Circus Director variously at First Floor (Mike Pence Sex Dream, Plano, Botticelli in the Fire), Remy Bumppo, Writer’s, Actor’s Gymnasium, TimeLine, Steep, Haven, Northwestern University, UIC, Texas Christian University, and Northbrook Theatres as well as Dallas Theatre Center, and Shakespeare Dallas among others. Micah holds a degree in Theatre Studies (Directing and Playwriting) from Southern Methodist University and attended the British American Drama Academy in London, England.
As of February 2024.