bennie (she/they) is a Brooklyn-based actor with a passion for new works and messy plots.

a lifelong actor, bennie has been actively performing since moving to New York in 2021. she’s built her own curriculum to sharpen her skills, which landed her in CUNY-Brooklyn College’s MFA Acting program starting Fall 2024.

she works as a Broadway Production Accountant.

CONTACT

bennie@bennietrela.com

resume

theatre

Revelations…T. Swift / Unabomber Play | Riley (Lead) | RE/VENUE NYC

The Patron Saint of Elysium | Ember (Lead) | The Chain Theatre One-Act Festival

American Idiot | Fav. Son / Theo / Ensemble | brooklynONE Productions

No Entrance: A New Play | Victoria | Neurodivergent New Play Series

My Body/My Health/My Choice | Avery | New York Theatre Festival

Rising and Gliding Out | Malcolm | Urban Waves @ Open Hydrant

The Comeback Cabaret | Performer/Ensemble | The Drama Company NYC

The Comeback Cabaret | Performer/Ensemble | The Drama Company NYC

The Secret Garden | Archibald Craven | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

Don’t Drink the Water | Fr. Drobney | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

The Diviners | Buddy Layman | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

Children of Eden | Cain / Japheth | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

Anything Goes | Ensemble | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

See How They Run | Rev. Arthur Humphrey | Cabrini Monarch Theatre Troupe

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Charlie Bucket | Southgate Community Players

Pippin | Theo | Downriver Actors Guild

training

MFA, Acting (Expected 2026) | Brooklyn College, City University of New York

  • Acting, Alexander, Physical Theater, Voice, Idiolect, Lucid Body

Evening Introductory Program | Stella Adler Studio of Acting

  • Acting, Scene Study, Improv, Voice & Speech, Movement

Singing Voice | Jared Trudeau | BroadwayVox Studios

MT Dance Workshop | Elyn Collier | Broadway Dance Center

Ballet Workshop | Deanna Doyle | Broadway Dance Center

Fundamentals of Theatre | Mary Cooney | Wayne State University

skills

Singing (Baritenor) | Rock High F | Improv

Generally Athletic | Dance/Mover