Martin Benson, right, with actor Adam Haas Hunter, during a rehearsal of "The Whipping Man" (2014) Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Martin Benson, the co-founder and longtime ...

As South Coast Repertory co-founder David Emmes tells the story of how theater has become such a vibrant part of life in Orange County – and how Martin Benson helped make that happen – he pauses in ...

Martin Benson — who with friends and fellow lovers of the stage developed South Coast Repertory from a single summertime performance to an award-winning theater company and who directed 119 ...

South Coast Repertory, a California company he founded with a partner, grew to stage world premieres of major works that made their way to Broadway. By Richard Sandomir Martin Benson, a founder and ...

Theater director Martin Benson, who co-established the Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory and served as its founding artistic director for 46 years, has died. He was 87. The theater’s current ...