No Matter What You Tell Me

No Matter What You Tell Me is writer and actor Benjamin Boucvalt’s powerful solo piece. This dramatic comedy is hilarious, heartbreaking, and fiercely hopeful. Told in the first person, this is a story of one family secret that leads into another. A story that proves how family is fraught, never really what it appears, and, despite it all, so very necessary.

Benjamin’s “No Matter What You Tell Me” has previously toured to Las Vegas and Oregon and comes to Grand Marais in November as it appears at multiple venues across Minnesota. “This heartfelt story of family and self-realization will pull you in and challenge your assumptions. Boucvalt is such a strong performer, incredibly natural and engaging; a great storyteller. Well worth checking out!” —Art Vegas

Benjamin’s work is well known to audiences who have visited the Great River Shakespeare Festival where he has performed for 13 years. Notable performances include Orlando in As You Like It, Cassius in Julius Caesar, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Other theaters include the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Curtain Theatre, St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company, and the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Benjamin published his second book, “The Name Hennessy,” in the summer of 2024. He voices one of the main characters in the audiobook that was also released last year. It is a STELLAR, fully dramatized audiobook, with individual actors reading each character, all recorded together on stage.

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