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BENJAMIN REXROAD
Artistic Director

Benjamin Rexroad Bio
Benjamin Rexroad is a theatre artist with a passion for poetry, travel and community. He has trained with John O’Neal of The Free Southern Theater, New York-based SITI Company and was one of 25 international directors selected to participate in the 2014 Directors Lab North in Toronto.

Since establishing Heads Up Productions eight years ago (now Wandering Aesthetics), Benjamin has produced or directed over 70 performance events. In 2011, he was presented with the Rising Young Star/Leadership Akron Area Arts Alive Award. The same year, he helped launch Akron’s only African-American theatre company and received a grant to tour a role-playing workshop about racism, poverty, class and social status. In 2013, Benjamin and his partner completed a thru-hike of the 2,185.9-mile Appalachian Trail. Last year, he was part of the National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellows cohort. Wandering Aesthetics is a Knight Arts grant recipient for “Bigger Than a Breadbox”, a quarterly neighborhood-centric vaudeville production.

KYLE JOZSA
Director of Education

Kyle Jozsa Bio
Drawing on a work ethic derived from his path to Eagle Scout, Kyle Jozsa co-founded the storytelling theatre company, Wandering Aesthetics in 2013 with his partner in work and life, Benjamin Rexroad. Kyle serves as Wandering Aesthetics’ Director of Education, lead performer and primary Storyteller. As such, Kyle is charged with collecting stories from the heart of Appalachia to the shores of the Cuyahoga, creating dynamic performances and inspiring students of all ages to find their voices and tell their own tales. Kyle’s theatrical training includes an intensive summer program at Double Edge Theatre in Asheville, MA, and multiple workshops with Akron’s own New World Performance Laboratory. In 2013, Kyle completed a thru-hike of the 2,186-mile Appalachian Trail. SInce that time, he has been named the 2016 Akron Arts Alive! Award Winner for Outstanding Artist in Theater and the 2018 Jennifer Davis Award for Fostering Creative Community.

Through all of these changes, Kyle has remained dedicated to the study of the actor’s (and storyteller’s) craft.