Mary Bensel

Background

Bensel, Mary was born in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Edwin and Ruth Sarah (Simpson) Bensel.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Communications, Mansfield (Pennsylvania) State University, 1974; Master of Arts in Theater, U. Pittsburgh, 1976.

Career

Director marketing, Arizona Theater Company, Tucson, 1979-1982; audience development director, StageWest, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1981-1982; general manager, Walnut St. Theater, Philadelphia, 1983-1988; general manager, Shubert Theater/ Theater League Philadelphia, Philadelphia, since 1988. Program director Philadelphia Performing Arts League.

Achievements

• Mary Bensel has been listed as a noteworthy Theater executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

William Edwin Bensel

Mother:

Ruth Sarah (Simpson) Bensel