Nick Benson (Lazar Wolf) has been part of CPT since Shrek in 2014. This has included being on stage, backstage, and multiple terms on the Board of Governors with the most recent being the Vice-President/President role ending in June 2023. Recent credits include Sweat and Assistant Directing Matilda. In the real world, Nick is the Manager of the Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts. He'd like to thank his friends and family for their support, and a special thank you to his wife Jessa for thinking "Sure, let's do a show a couple weeks after we get married."