Hannah Benitez

In a small conservative town in Florida, a lesbian couple must get creative to save a historical house the locals believe to be haunted. With the help of a psychic, a handyman and a stripper, they just might pull it off. A contemporary farce. PREMIERING at freeFall theater April 11-May 11, 2025.

Four young adults are catapulted into whimsical chaos by a strange, contagious, other-worldly spec of light.
An energetic, alternative rom-com adventure. 90 mins.

​ "In evolutionary biology, adaptive radiation is the process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms."-science

New York premiere with Denizen Theater

After two years of separation, a pair of sisters from an ecclesiastical family reunite to navigate the murky waters of identity. The four young women united by this reunion struggle for clarity in their most significant relationships; those with God, those with lovers, those with family. A wrenching exploration of love, sexuality, and sisterhood, Dike questions the walls religion and social conditioning build in us.

In this sequel to the play DIKE, a young religious teacher must reconcile with her own morality when a scandal breaks at her Catholic School, forcing a reckoning with her estranged lesbian sister. This plot-driven romance explores queer identity and the families we build within the boundaries of religion.

Selected as 1 of 3 plays for Pride Plays 2024 at Rattlestick Theater, NY, NY. June 24, 3pm.

Returning to the country he escaped from 50 years ago, a man returns to Cuba in search of a family heirloom. Accompanied by his non Spanish-speaking son and fluent daughter, the family commences on a journey of closure, truth, and an examination of their cultural identities.

In the subtly dystopian future of 2070, media and internet is reserved for the privileged. Alexis, a top-ranked computer engineering student turned hacker, risks everything to bring free information back to the people. After the sudden death of her mother, she hunkers down in a basement for nine months, engaging in digital warfare with the government. Visited only by her step-sister Jessica, the two women challenge each other on what it means to be a true patriot.

An intimate, high-action two-character play.

2 women
90 minutes

A dark period piece, reminiscent of a Lorca or Steinbeck story.
On an isolated farm, a family struggles to adapt to famine.
The arrival of an outsider propels a challenge of family structure, gender dynamics and education traditions.
Puppetry. Graphic violence and explicit content.
90 minutes