Actor | Singer | Improviser | Dramaturg
Zoe Hollander (she/her) is an actor local to Minneapolis, MN and currently based out of Philadelphia, PA. Zoe spent the past 3 years pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at The University of the Arts, prior to the institution’s abrupt closure in the summer of 2024. She is now in her senior year and completing her degree at Temple University.
Zoe grew up performing at various theaters around the Twin Cities and travels between Philadelphia and Minneapolis regularly. She is primarily a musical theatre performer but has a wide variety of interests in the theatrical field, including but not limited to: Shakespeare and classical acting, improv comedy, dramaturgy, and theatre education.
About Zoe
What’s Zoe been up to?
2025 BFA Musical Theatre Showcase
Zoe showcased with the majority of her senior MT ‘25 class from the former University of the Arts alongside the Temple University MT ‘25 class in April of 2025. The group performed in NYC at Theatre 555 on April 8th, and Philadelphia at The Performance Garage on April 14th.
Zoe performed (posthumously) in the 6th annual Collegiate Comedy Challenge at ComedySportz Philadelphia as part of the momentarily resurrected improv group, Chicken Noodle Troupe, from the former University of the Arts. The group won their qualifying round and went on to compete in the final championship round.
Collegiate Comedy Challenge 2025
Opening Night!
A Completely Improvised Play
Zoe was a cast member of Opening Night! A Completely Improvised Play earlier this winter. Each night, the cast created a brand new 45-minute play completely from scratch based on an audience suggestion. The show performed for two nights, selling out the second night, at the Yellow Bicycle Theater in Center City Philadelphia and was produced by Disboyceable Productions. The show featured a group of improvisers that met performing together at the former University of the Arts with the improv group Chicken Noodle Troupe.
Zoe performed as “Tigger” in Hundred Acre Park; an outdoor children’s musical with puppetry produced by My Mother Once Read in collaboration with Cannonball. The show was performed as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival this fall and won the 2024 Philly Fringie Award for Kids Fringe.
Hundred Acre Park
Book & Lyrics by Rose Farrell
Music & Arrangement by Olivia Berkson
Directed by Ava Kepple
What’s up next?
The Hobbit
Zoe is an understudy for The Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Hobbit this spring through summer. She is covering the Thorin/Dwalin/Goblin 1/Wolf 1/Eagle track. The production runs April 2nd - June 1st 2025.
Directed by Rebecca Wright
Assistant Directed by Jo Vito Ramirez
Opening Night!
A Completely Improvised Play
Your favorite improvisers are back, this time at SideQuest Theater! Zoe will join a cast of six other performers as they improvise their way through an entire 45-minute play. None of it has ever been done before, and none of it will ever be done again (we think). The show is at SideQuest Theater in Center City on May 3rd at 8pm.
Tickets are $20. BYOB!