Join Dana Benedict as she speaks with John Ryan Benavides about falling off stages, dealing with hecklers, and getting tipped drugs from audience members.

Welcome back to Breaking Character! Join me as I discuss the act of discovery,  life adding to the performance, collaboration, and reflective aspect to define character choices with Freddie Dilsdale. I find similarities between creating my character Twirly and Freddie’s character Eidderf and we reminisce on how we connected in the Long Beach music scene.

“Shinbone Theatre Company is a creative collective focusing on immersive, unexpected, and entertaining productions. From group therapy for the undead to high school reunions gone wrong to virtual reality couples therapy, their diverse audience-driven experiences balance cutting satire with interactive storytelling.”

Join me this week as I speak with Zachariah the Witch. We discuss staying true to your art and saying yes to the universe.

Join me as I speak with Sarah Uplinger, my baby Vampire sister. We've done quite a few immersive projects together. Here we reminisce on said projects and the topic of port o potties is brought up again 😂

Join me this week as I speak with producer, director and co-founder of Think Tank Gallery, Jacob Patterson about Satanic dog rituals in elevators, how he is adapting art to a new world plus other stories from owning an art gallery and venue for immersive events in DTLA.

Join me as I talk with special guest number two on my number two episode! We get into the world of pro wrestling, gush about the Grand Ol Opry, and more.

Join me on my very first episode as I talk with Micah Cover about porta potty monsters, drunks in a castle, and so much more!

Here is a little reasoning behind why I started yet another project 😂