Jack J. Bennett

Jack was first bitten by the acting bug at 5 years old. At his kindergarten graduation program, he played Little Jack Horner where he "stuck in his thumb, pulled out a plum, and said 'What a good boy am I'". The sound of audience laughter at that moment was a sound that had him hooked for life. He continued doing as much theatre as he could throughout elementary and high school before entering the theatre program at UMKC in Kansas City, MO. A life-altering moment came just before the start of his second semester when his father died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 41. Jack was very close to his father and was severely rocked by the experience. The next year, Jack decided to go 500 miles away to college in Watertown, WI, to Maranatha Baptist Bible College. At Maranatha, he performed in 11 shows during 8 semesters, in addition to playing football and attending the occasional class. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Education - not that he ever intended to be a teacher.