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The Importance of Being Earnest has opened at the Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, AZ.
"...Bentz is exquisitely adept in her ability to portray Cecily's budding maturity while also making us see that this is an artistic woman who relishes living in the fantasy world she has created." -- Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
The McMillin Fellowship.
For the last 8 months, Bentz has had the privilege of working with TheatreWorks in Peoria, AZ as the resident McMillin Fellow. Focusing on acting and theatre education, she has worked with many programs, including AdaptiveWorks, PuppetWorks, KidsAlive, and even acting in their MasterWorks series-- while also developing theatre administration skills.
Check out her work on their blog, specifically the "How to Get on the Line" Series!
Stephens College.
Clara graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, MO, in May of 2017, with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts with and emphasis in Acting. This three year, two summer, intensive program contributed significantly to her growth as an artist and as a person. During that time she acted in the following productions: Anne of Green Gables, What Every Girl Should Know, Seven, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Traces in the Wind, Sweet Charity, Emma, and Everything You Touch. Clara also worked on many other productions in various capacities. One of her favorite projects was directing Brewed for the student-run Warehouse Theatre Company.
She was also a member of Kappa Delta Sorority, and was proud to represent Courage in the Ten Ideals, '17.
life in the 605.
Born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (aka "the 605"), Clara grew up between ball fields and ballet class. With her grandparents feeding her love of stories, and her mother's Shakespeare club, she soon found a passion in storytelling and performance. Summer Drama Camps and ballet recitals set her up to completely fall in love with the Theatre. By the time highschool rolled around, she was tending to a slight obsession that would grow into a passion. Her senior year, Clara was balancing a schedule of AP classes, Speech Team Captain, Concert Choir, Varsity Show Choir, Chamber Choir, all 4 productions in the Drama Department (including a "Superior" Award for the One Act Play Festival performance), while also volunteering with the local Plays for Living Program. Upon graduation from O'Gorman Senior High in 2014, she was awarded the Outstanding Thespian Award for Leadership and Work Ethic.
Post-college she also had the opportunity to work with The Bare Bodkins in their production of Macbeth, and with the Monstrous Little Theatre Company's production of Bhutan.
Though currently living in Phoenix, AZ, Clara makes it home when she can for amatuer baseball, Stensland ice cream, and her family-- to whom she owes everything.