Benjamin Walton

Benjamin Walton

Benjamin Walton is a writer, composer, music director, educator, dramaturge, and performer from Gainesville,
Georgia. He’s been based in Chicago for the past three years where he’s performed with Pride
Films and Plays and Chicago Kids Company, and music directed for the Chicago Musical
Theatre Festival, the Wilmette Children’s Theatre, and the Highland Park District. He’s worked
as...
Benjamin Walton is a writer, composer, music director, educator, dramaturge, and performer from Gainesville,
Georgia. He’s been based in Chicago for the past three years where he’s performed with Pride
Films and Plays and Chicago Kids Company, and music directed for the Chicago Musical
Theatre Festival, the Wilmette Children’s Theatre, and the Highland Park District. He’s worked
as an educator and private music instructor in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Benjamin
received his BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from the University of Central Florida with
minors in Music and Creative Writing. During his time there, he researched and wrote a thesis:
“Anything but Crazy: How American Musical Theatre Can Change Societal Stigmas Against
Mental Illnesses” including a performance of original music, working towards the
destigmatization of mental illnesses. Additional credits include Florida Festival of New
Musicals, Florida Repertory Theatre, and Gulf Coast Symphony. He is currently attending New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program as a composer in Cycle 33.

Plays

  • Mark; or Just Beyond Pluto by Benjamin Walton
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: aerospace, absurd + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: aerospace, absurd, family, abstract, abstract staging
    In development, might be extended into a one-act.

    What happens when space programs detect a unobservable celestial body directly past Pluto, and when they finally send a manned ship to retrieve information, instead they find Mark floating in space.
  • Playground by Benjamin Walton
    Cast: 
    6–99
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: kids, mental illness + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: kids, mental illness, ADHD, anxiety, Depression, one act
    This play in development by Benjamin Walton follows Kai, a non-binary 6 year-old, as they push through their manifested mental illness to try and find their place in a new school.

Recommended by Benjamin Walton

  • Freestyle Hand Entry by Elise Wien
    26 Mar. 2023
    “ I was lucky enough to have seen this show this past weekend and it is gorgeous. The piece feels so authentic, and the audience is provided with a surplus of images that will stick with me for a long time. It’s an important piece about self-discovery, it has so much heart, and again, I feel fortunate that I was able to watch it. Definitely recommend. ”
  • I Name You (full-length) by Rebecca Kane
    28 Feb. 2021
    “ I am currently working on a production of this show and I continue to be amazed at the depth in which Kane explores the "grayer" areas of consent. I admire the way that she displays these complexities in such a such an accessible way, particularly through the eyes of high schoolers in different communities. It's an outstanding play written by an outstanding, insightful playwright. ”
  • Among the Dead by Hansol Jung
    10 Apr. 2019
    “ Just read this a few weeks after seeing the Chicago production of Cardboard Piano. Completely different play but just as intriguing. Content and form are integrated seamlessly into an intense story. Can’t wait to continue reading more by this wonderful playwright! ”