As Charles Bentham opposite Ciarán Hinds in Juno and the Paycock directed by Howard Davies at the National Theatre, London

As Bentham opposite Ciarán Hinds in Juno and the Paycock directed by Howard Davies at the National Theatre, London

The day I turned nineteen I went to the National Theatre, London bookshop and spent more money than I had, on several plays that I read cover to cover on my journey home. I loved the National but after five years in London I left in 2010, assuming I would never work there, burned out trying. But a year later I returned, in one of my favorite plays.

Every second of the experience was a gift.

It was the culmination of everything I hoped theater could be, story, friendship, and community.

A reel of theatrical highlights.