Reed Bentley

Reed Bentley

(he/him)

Drums/Percussion, Much Ado About Nothing

In nine seasons at OSF: Drums, RentRevenge Song; Drums, Fannie (selected performances); Percussion, Peter and the Starcatcher; percussion, Hairspray; Drum kits, mallets, percussion, Oklahoma!; drums, Love’s Labor’s Lost; percussion, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; drums, Guys and Dolls; percussion, Into the Woods (OSF and the Wallis Annenberg Center); Green Shows; Midnight Projects. Other theatres: Avenue Q, Urinetown, How to Succeed in Business…, Sweeney Todd, others. Professional Ensembles: Rogue Valley Symphony, North State Symphony, Britt Orchestra, global commissions and international performances with Left Edge chamber percussion ensemble, performer at Bang on a Can Long Play Music Festival. Member of many music ensembles including Hawaiian, Zimbabwean, AfroCuban, Caribbean and jazz groups. Other: Percussion director/coach for Ashland Schools, director of Maraval Road Steel Pan Band at SOU. Education: Master of Music Performance, Southern Oregon University; BA in Music–Business, SOU.