Theatre Artist│Musician
Founding Artistic Director: INTRAMURAL THEATER │Lead Singer/Songwriter: TV POLE SHINE
Bennett Kirschner is a theatre artist and musician based out of New Orleans.
As a theatre maker, he directs ensemble-generated works and is the founding Artistic Director of Intramural Theater, a New Orleans based theatre collective that has been producing original, site-specific works since 2015. He received his MFA in Playwriting from the University of New Orleans in 2019. His theatre directing reel can be viewed here.
As a music maker, Bennett uses his voice to write ditties that are occasionally turned into complete songs by people who have musical training. His band, TV Pole Shine, a 12-piece pop-funk outfit, started playing music in New Orleans in 2016 and released their first full-length studio album, To Screw in a Lightbulb, in April 2021. They more recently released an EP, …TONIGHT!, in December 2023.
He also acts in films made by his friend and ex-roommate, Harry Bartle.
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I work primarily as a copy writer, theatre teacher, director and playwright. Shoot me a line if you've got something cooking and you're looking for help!
