Kirby Bennett

Kirby has appeared at numerous local and regional theatres including productions at Park Square Theatre, History Theatre, Yellow Tree Theatre, Commonweal Theatre Company, Minnesota Jewish Theatre, Paul Bunyan Playhouse, and the Mary Worth Theatre Company. Kirby is the founder of Girl Friday Productions, for which she produced and performed in their acclaimed productions of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth in 2009 and Our Town (“Pioneer Press” Top Ten List for 2007). Kirby also has extensive commercial/industrial credits and holds a B.A. in Dramatic Arts from Macalester College. Kirby will be appearing next in Blithe Spirit at the Jungle Theater (Feb.-March 2010) and Women’s Minyan at the Minnesota Jewish Theatre (April 2010).

NUTS ltd
Girl Friday Productions

For Girl Friday Productions:
The Skin of Our Teeth (selected as one of MinnPost's 2009 favorite productions)
Our Town (selected as one of Pioneer Press' top 10 shows for 2007)

Role/Production/Theater

Mrs. Bradman/Blithe Spirit/Jungle Theater (February 2010)
Chana/Women's Minyan/Minnesota Jewish Theater (April 2010)
Mary/The Thugs/Red Eye Theater
Mrs. Antrobus/The Skin of Our Teeth/Girl Friday Productions
Kate/Sylvia/Yellow Tree Theatre
Pearl Brisistsky/Chaim’s Love Song/MN Jewish Theatre Company
Kate Alterman & others/The Triangle Factory Fire Project/MN Jewish Theatre Company
Mom and Mrs. Simmons/Peace Crimes/History Theater
Sarah/The Magic Dreidels/MN Jewish Theatre Company
Mrs. Gibbs/Our Town/Girl Friday Productions
Claire/The Left Hand Singing/Park Square Theatre
Mother and others/Machinal/Theatre Pro Rata
Mademoiselle/An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf/Girl Friday
Leontine/The Triumph of Love/Park Square Theatre
Lori Martin/Hanukkah Lights in the Big Sky/MNJewish Theatre Company
M’Lynn/(understudy/fill-in for 10 performances)/Steel Magnolias/Commonweal Theatre
Belinda-Flavia/Noises Off/Park Square Theatre
Melissa/Dahlia/Love Letters-Hate Mail/Girl Friday Productions
Maria/Twelfth Night/Paul Bunyan Playhouse
Lillian Davis/16 Spells to Charm the Beast/Mary Worth Theatre Co.
Ensemble/The History of the Devil/Mary Worth Theatre Co.
Reba/Last Night of Ballyhoo/Park Square Theatre
M’Lynn/Steel Magnolias/Paul Bunyan Playhouse
Grace/Bus Stop/Paul Bunyan Playhouse
Margie/Leaves/Cheap Theater
Myra /Deathtrap/Paul Bunyan Playhouse
Edith/The Women/Park Square Theatre
Lenny/Crimes of the Heart/Dakota Civic Theater
Lady Chiltern/An Ideal Husband/Park Square Theater
Darlene/HurlyBurly/Theatre Hits One
Clarisse/When You Comin’ Back Red Ryder?/Spirit of the Horse
Greek Chorus/The Trojan Women and Medea/Park Square Theatre

Send Email
Primary telephone: (612) 729-1071
Web site: Girl Friday Productions

B.A. Dramatic Arts - Macalester College

Additional Training: Julia Carey, Jim Detmar, Steven Dietz
David Feldshuh, Emily Mann

65" tall
Plays ages:   40s  
Average build
Caucasian
Eastern European

Actor

British London
British Cockney
German
Irish
Yiddish
Southern
Maine
Can learn any accent quickly
New York

multiple roles
period style and classics
Teleprompter