
THE TEMPEST
Elm Shakespeare Company
Elm Shakespeare Company
- "Curns' Caliban is wonderfully monstrous...[He] also brings depth to the role: Caliban's lifelong woundedness, his sense of being both lonely and wronged, makes him a surprisingly sympathetic character..." New Haven Arts
- "As played by Curns, Caliban most resembles something like a boar, an effect achieved through a committed physical performance from guttural line readings to lurching body language to even a less human breathing pattern..." New Haven Independent
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG,
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, Elm Shakespeare Company
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THE PARCHMAN HOUR, Virginia Stage Company
- "For Benjamin Curns... the production proves a great showcase to display [his] conspicuous versatility in crafting character." The New Journal & Guide
- "Benjamin Curns soars with a version of The Rooftop Singers' 'Walk Right In,' backed by a glorious chorus that is obviously primed and ready to deliver." The Virginian Pilot

INTIMATE APPAREL, Playmakers Rep
- "The show's most moving moments come in Esther's encounters with Mr. Marks, whom Benjamin Curns fills with beaming humanity and bittersweet regret." The News & Observer
- "Benjamin Curns... gives the most fully realized performance of his time at Carolina as Mr. Marks. He and Esther share a deep love of fabric - and maybe they could share more, but it cannot be. The scenes between them pierced my heart." The Five Points Star
PETER & THE STARCATCHER, Playmakers Rep
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DISGRACED, Playmakers Rep
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ROMEO & JULIET, American Shakespeare Center
- “Benjamin Curns, so memorable as the Bastard in last season's King John at ASC, makes a compelling Nurse in a twisted-gender master-stroke from [director] Warren. Curns is expressive and matronly, much more a grand character than a comical conceit..." Shaltz Shakespeare Reviews
- "Curns’s Nurse is certainly the funniest transgender work I’ve ever seen..." DC Theatre Scene
- "In the hands of Curns, the Nurse is a towering terror...yet there is a gentle warmth to Mr. Curns...he gives us a complex woman, Juliet's true mother who loves her charge fiercely.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, American Shakespeare Center
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HENRY VI, PART 3 / RICHARD III,
American Shakespeare Center
KING JOHN, AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER
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JULIUS CAESAR, AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER
- "Of particular note was Benjamin Curns’ Caesar... confident but not overblown, striding and hubristic, but likable in the same vein. He was a leader and he led the show." C-Ville Weekly

"Benjamin Curns completely stole the show as Bottom. If there were Tony Awards given to for Off-Off-Broadway actors, Curns would win one; his every gesture, articulation, and inflection were outstanding. His performance was so amazing that it is just too astonishing to describe in words." -OOBR.com