Benson Drive Productions is a New York-based production company developing projects from the mind of George Strus (they/them), who grew up on Benson Drive dreaming of making theatre.
Benson Drive Productions is currently lead producing Amber Ruffin’s BIGFOOT! off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage I in partnership with Manhattan Theatre Club.
OTHER RECENT CREDITS
TRISHA PAYTAS’ BIG BROADWAY DREAM, a one-night gala starring Trisha Paytas, Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Joy Woods, and Rachel Zegler, raising over $150,000 for the Entertainment Community Fund
A PLAY ABOUT DAVID MAMET WRITING A PLAY ABOUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN, a benefit reading of Mathilde Dratwa’s play directed by Leslye Headland and starring Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, and Helené Yorke, raising over $15,000 for NYCLU
A KIDMAN CAROL, a developmental run of Kevin Zak’s play starring Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp, raising over $3000 for New York Cares
Upcoming projects include David Wise’s FIGHT BACK, a musical adaptation of David Ebershoff’s The Danish Girl, and others to be announced.
Strus' independent co-producing credits include Stephen Sondheim’s HERE WE ARE (off-Broadway), ILLINOISE (Broadway), OH MARY! (Broadway), ROMEO + JULIET (Broadway), EVITA (West End), LIBERATION (Broadway), CATS THE JELLICLE BALL (Broadway), PROOF (Broadway), and END OF THE RAINBOW starring Jinkx Monsoon (UK).
Strus also founded the Obie Award-winning Breaking the Binary Theatre, was a 2024 recipient of the prestigious Prince Fellowship, is a proud member of The Shubert Organization's Artistic Circle, and was recently inducted into the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 in Hollywood and Entertainment.
