Ben Cleaveland (he/him – Tam High Partner and CTE Co-Program Director) has produced over 190 productions at Tam High’s Conservatory Theatre Ensemble (CTE), an inclusive and non-audition program, which is the largest and busiest high school drama department in the United States. Many Tam Drama alumni work in television, on the stages of London and Broadway, and in recent films such as Black Panther and Oppenheimer. Ben has co-led sixteen Global Studies Trips to London for students to experience live theatre and professional workshops. Awards include the 2023 Marin County Teacher of the Year, the Redwood’s Terwilliger Award for Excellence in Teaching, the County Golden Bell for Innovative Curriculum, the Milley Award for Creative Contributions to the Community, North Bay Theatre’s Teacher of the Year. Ben majored in Acting at Cal Arts and attended Tam Drama. Film and television work includes featured and guest star roles on all the major networks and HBO. This coming year he will appear in the feature film Sour Milk, directed and written by past students. Stage credits include leading roles at American Conservatory Theater, Shakespeare Festival Los Angeles, SF Shakespeare Festival, TheatreWorks, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, TheatreFirst, and Word for Word.