Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo raising two children in NYC and Vermont. They believe grief and joy are the same thing. They are interested in anything that gets us all free.
The Bengsons made their Broadway debut in All In: A Comedy About Love (Hudson Theatre).
They wrote and performed Ohio, for which they won The Scotsman Fringe First and was the Runner-Up for the Popcorn Award (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Bristol Old Vic, Young Vic); The Keep Going Song, for which they won the Obie Award for Sustained Achievement (LCT3, Actors Theatre of Louisville); Sovereignty Hymns (La Jolla Playhouse); Oh Courage (The Joyce, international tour); My Joy Is Heavy (Arena Stage); Hundred Days (La Jolla Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, US Tour); The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova); Where The Mountain Meets The Sea (ATL’s Humana Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club); Anything That Gives Off Light (Edinburgh Theatre Festival, US tour); Hurricane Diane (Two River, NYTW); You’ll Still Call Me By Name (New York Live Arts, Jacob's Pillow); Sundown Yellow Moon (WP Theater); and Iphigenia In Aulis (Classic Stage Company).
They were recognized with a 2024 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Performance and have received the Jonathan Larson and Richard Rodgers Awards, as well as nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards.
The Bengsons are proud to be NYTW Usual Suspects.