Ben Hollingshead (he/him) is an actor and playwright pursuing a BA in Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) and Economics at Stanford University. He is currently both Head of Digital Outreach and an actor in the Stanford Shakespeare Company.

He has performed at The Bishop’s School, the Nitery Experimental Theater (NExT), and with the Stanford Shakespeare Company. He has both contemporary and classical training, with additional training in musical theater and choral singing. He has trained at both the NHSI “Cherubs” Theater Arts program and BADA’s Midsummer in Oxford program.

His most recent performances include Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (BADA Midsummer in Oxford), Laertes in Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (NExT), Prince Hal in Henry IV (Stanford Shakespeare Company), and Hamlet in Hamlet (The Bishop’s School).