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Performed in Helen Hayes-Recommended DC regional premiere of Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy with Rorschach Theatre.

“Ben Topa, perfectly cast as Dracula, is irresistibly charming, sexy, manipulative, and deadly…”

“Director Rebecca Rovezzi has assembled a cast that includes some of Washington’s most gifted actors. Ben Topa plays an eloquent and sophisticated Dracula…”

See coverage in DCist and MD Theatre Guide; buy tickets here.

Premiered LATE: A New Musical in Boston with Moonbox Productions.

This tragic, timely piece (book/lyrics by Pulitzer Prize nominee Kathleen Cahill; composed by award-winner Michael Wartofsky) explores high school students’ collective memory in the weeks following a school shooting.

See coverage in Jamaica Plain News.

Graduated from Harvard, nominated for Jonathan Levy (Best Actor) Award.

I graduated magna cum laude in Social Studies with a minor in Theatre, Dance & Media.

My undergraduate acting accomplishments earned me a nomination for Harvard’s Jonathan Levy award, given to the College’s “most promising” actor.

Honored Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner, Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Man and Woman of the Year.

As a member of Harvard’s historic Hasty Pudding Theatricals (the world’s third-oldest theatre company), I helped host—and roast—Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner in Cambridge to celebrate their lifetime achievements and premiere HPT 173: Ship Happens! As part of the festivities, I performed opposite Jason Bateman as a younger version of the man himself.

See coverage in the Harvard Gazette, USA Today, Hollywood Reporter, and CBS Boston.

Completed 80-day, 4-continent, 14-country world tour with the Harvard Krokodiloes.

The Harvard Krokodiloes are Harvard’s oldest a cappella group. Our summer tour saw us fill both concert halls and intimate venues, from Australia to Europe. Along the way, we performed for diverse audiences including students, communities, public officials, business leaders, and foreign dignitaries.

See coverage in the Royal Gazette (Bermuda), Weekend Edition (Australia).

Completed a decorated high school theatre career.

I graduated, salutatorian of my class, with recognition for my work onstage. Honors included:

  • CAPPIE Award: Best Musical (HAIR); Best Ensemble (Tribe in HAIR)

  • CAPPIE nominations: Best Lead Actor, Musical (Claude in HAIR); Best Ensemble (Jet Boys in West Side Story)

  • Folger Library Secondary School Shakespeare Festival: Excellence in Acting (Valentine in Two Gentlemen…; Claudius in Hamlet)

  • DC Metro Theatre Arts: “Best of: Performances” (HAIR, Baker in Into the Woods)