Susan Benefield RiceMusic · Theatre · Education
Fairbanks, Alaska

A life in
music &
theatre.

I’m Susan—a mezzo-soprano/belter, actor, teacher, stage director, conductor, and arts administrator. My work takes me from the voice studio to the stage, and behind the scenes to help make it all happen.

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Susan Benefield Rice in downtown Fairbanks
Susan Benefield Rice in downtown Fairbanks
Photo: Jaunelle Celaire
Onstage, in rehearsal, in community

Performing

Opera, musical theatre, and the concert stage—from Bach and Handel to Weill and Sondheim.

Selected performances →

Arts leadership

Building programs and supporting the people who make an arts organization possible.

Behind the scenes →
“I particularly enjoyed [Rice’s] Mrs. Lovett, who is hilarious and sings remarkably well.”Reno News & Review · Sweeney Todd, 2008
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