Markham Woods Middle School (Lake Mary, FL)

Jennifer Bennett is a theater arts educator, actor, director, and playwright originally from
Miami, Florida. She has been teaching theater for over twenty years, focusing on building
creativity, community, and audaciousness in her students. She has directed at the Orlando
International Fringe Festival and Breakthrough Theatre. Favorite acting roles include Mistress
Quickly (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Ivy Weston (August: Osage County), and Deliverance
Hobbs (A Salem Story). Her most recent project, Florida School Board Meeting, premiered at
the New Play Festival at Breakthrough Theatre, where it sold out both shows and was invited
back for a longer run. Jennifer lives in Orlando, Florida.