RESUME


Benjamin Hughes

Acting / Print / VO
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Dark Brown Jacket: 41R

 BOOKING/
CONTACT


W R I T I N G S / F R E E L A N C E
THE WRITERS CRIB Featured Writer Current
FREE CHOICE MEDIA Contributing Writer Current
POETICNITES Featured Writer Current
SPOKENVIZIONS Magazine - St. Louis, MO Contributing Writer Current
ONE MIC ENTERTAINMENT - Atlanta, GA Contributing Writer Current


P E R F O R M A N C E S
2004 National Poetry Slam St Louis, MO Indy Slam Competition August 2004
2004 Southern Fried Slam Miami, FL Host June 2004
Word Up IV Poetry Slam Norfolk, VA Slam Competition April 2004
Austin International Poetry Festival Austin, TX Spoken Word, Reader/AIPF Slam April 2004
Phoenix Features Phoenix, AZ Feature Performer December 2003
Delta Cofee House- Miami University Miami, OH Spoken Word, Featured November 2003
Spit Dat! @ Java Head Café Washington, DC Spoken Word, Featured November 2003
Open Mind Poetry Washington, DC Spoken Word, Featured November 2003
MYTH poetry series Washington, DC Spoken Word, Featured November 2003
SLAMicide poetry series Baltimore, MD Spoken Word, Featured November 2003
Teen Read Weeks, "Slammin at your library" Cincinnati Spoken Word, Slam October 2003
Black Family Reunion Cincinnati Sing August 2003
National Poetry Slam Chicago, Il Spoken Word, Slam August 2003
A Way Out Foundation Cincinnati Spoken Word July 2003
Dayton Black Culural Festival Dayton, OH Spoken Word July 2003
SSNOVA – Arts Benefit Cincinnati Spoken Word May 2003
The Greenwich – 2nd place – “The Slam” Dayton, OH Spoken Word, Slam May 2003
Dallas Black.com Open Mic – 2nd place Dallas, Tx Spoken Word December 2002, March 2003
Ra Ra Sessions-Featured Artist Cincinnati Spoken Word Sept 2001


T H E A T R E
This Joint is Jump’n Morningside Productions, Cincinnati Cab Calloway Charles Patton; Norbert Brown, Directors
The Kitchen Committee Black Theatre Company, Cincinnati Brother Jimmy Carlos Edwards, Director
Hot Chocolates: Tribute to Black Musicals Black Theatre Company, Cincinnati Brother Jimmy Don Sherman, Director
Hues’ Of Blue’s Cuz Yo Blues Ain’t Like Mine Black Theatre Company, Cincinnati Brother Jimmy Carlos Edwards, Director
Five Heartbeats Indiana University Black Theatre, Bloomington Duck James E. Mumford, Director


T R A I N I N G
Ink Tank Writer's Day Cincinnati, OH July, 2004 Workshop Presenter
Groups College Prep Program Cincinnati, OH June, 2004 Speaker
Writing Writer's Workshop Patricia Smith
Writing Writing Workshop Sonia Sanchez
Theatre Make-UP Theatre and Movie Make-Up Cincinnati Arts Consortium



S K I L L S

Saxaphone, Baseball, Softball, Swimming, Writing, Singing