Raymond
Benson majored in Directing and spent several years
directing plays in Texas and New York. Listed below
are the major works.
TOTAL
ECLIPSE
(Christopher Hampton)
(University of Texas at Austin; 1977)
BIG
DOINGS AT THE GWYNES FARM
(Andy Nance)
(E. P. Conkle Workshop for Playwrights; 1977)
ROSIE
(Terri Wagener)
(University of Texas at Austin; 1977)
THE
THEATER OF THE SOUL
(Nikolai Evreinov)
(University of Texas at Austin; 1977)
SILENCE
(Harold Pinter)
(University of Texas at Austin; 1978)
BOTTICELLI
(Terrence McNally)
(University of Texas at Austin; 1978)
MOONCHILDREN
(Michael Weller)
(Alley Theatre; 1979)
THE
RESURRECTION OF JACKIE CRAMER
(Frank Gagliano/Raymond Benson)
(New Dramatists Inc.; 1979)
LUDLOW
LADD
(Michael Colby/Jerry Markoe)
(Lyric Theatre of NY; 1979)
THE
RESURRECTION OF JACKIE CRAMER
(Frank Gagliano/Raymond Benson)
(American Theatre of Actors; 1980)
PAPER
TIGER
(Thomas Brasch/Raymond Benson)
(New York Theater Ensemble; 1980)
FAIR
GO!
(Leilah Blake)
(Empire Stage Players; 1980)
BOX
AND COX
(John Maddison Morton)
(New York Stageworks; 1981)
HANDFUL
OF LIGHTS
(Dan Duling)
(New York Theater Ensemble; 1981)
STUNNING
ACHIEVEMENTS IN IOWA
(Mark Kaufman)
(Empire Stage Players; 1981)
A
DREAM OF FRANKENSTEIN
(Dan Duling)
(Beacon Project; 1986)
A
MORNING IN MAY
(cutting only) (Rosemary Frisino Toohey)
(Darknight Theatrical Productions; 2007)
Raymond
has also served as Assistant Director, Stagemanager,
Actor, Sound Designer, and on Technical Crews for
dozens of productions.