Dennis Milam Bensie

Dennis Milam Bensie completed an apprenticeship in wig making at Los Angeles Opera in 1995 and his work has been seen at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Old Globe in San Diego, and over 25 other regional theatres across the country. He was the resident Wig Master at Intiman Theatre in Seattle for 20 seasons. Bensie’s recent film and TV credits include HBO’s The Three Debras, Hulu’s The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special, and the feature film Potato: Dreams of America. Dennis is the head of the wig and makeup department at Sargent Conservatory of Theatre at Webster University in St. Louis. (January 2023)

Debut Production : Don Giovanni, 2023