bennie (she/her) 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 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
Trifles | Mrs. Peters (Lead) | Brooklyn College
The Patron Saint of Elysium | Ember (Lead) | The Chain Theatre One-Act Festival
American Idiot | Fav. Son / Theo / Ensemble | brooklynONE Productions
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
readings
Writer Wanted, Actor Needed | Suzette | Crossways Theatre
Ghost Holes | Christina (Lead) | New Play Lab Festival
Revelations…T. Swift / Unabomber Play | Riley (Lead) | RE/VENUE NYC
No Entrance: A New Play | Victoria | Neurodivergent New Play Series
training
MFA, Acting (Expected 2026) | Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Acting, Alexander, Physical Theater, Voice, Speech, Heightened Text, Lucid Body, On-Camera
Judylee Vivier, Susan Myburgh, Laura Smith, Antonio Suarez, Katherine Knipp Willis, Virginia Scott, Tania Chelnov, Josiah Bania, Chris Coffey, Jon Shear
Evening Introductory Program | Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Acting, Scene Study, Improv, Voice & Speech, Movement
Julie Congress, Andy Schneeflock, Nick Piacente, Josh Davis, Jon Korkes
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 (tenor 2) | Rock High F | Improv
Generally Athletic | Dance/Mover | Hapkido (high-yellow belt)
