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Seeing is believing. Imagine being a high school student dreaming of a career on Broadway. This year, we put those students in the same room with Broadway theatre professionals for a series of master classes. Help us create more opportunities like this! canadyfoundationarts.org/donate

Refuse to let your talent go dormant. An important reminder from 2x Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali, who won an Emmy as executive producer of We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, a doc about celebrating young people finding their voices.

Wishing a very happy birthday to Kevin Dedner, our CFA Board member! May your special day be filled with warmth and celebration and may this year bring you much success.

🎉 Sending our CFA board member, Kortney Grant, the happiest of birthdays today! Thanks for all that you do! Wishing you a year filled with amazing accomplishments.

What's so special about CFA's Invitation program? CFA Rep Theatre artist Jeremy Keith Hunter explains how this ticket program opens the door for DC area youth to enjoy live theatre for free.

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're looking back at a few artists and shows that lit up Broadway, inspired generations and broke barriers! Their legacy lights the way for the next generation of storytellers and the stories still waiting to be told. #HispanicHeritageMonth #BroadwayHistory

It might be getting chillier outside but we're just warming up. Kinda like this.

Raucously engaging 🎭 August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Round House Theatre brought the blues, a whole lotta heart and a peek at 1920s Chicago! Our Invitation guests joined us for an unforgettable evening of live theatre. Thank you, Round House Theatre!

Letters, words and imagination💥 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical is at Imagination Stage! Perfect for ages 3-9. Get tickets today and use our 15% off discount code, CFABOOM15, now through October 18. imaginationstage.org/on-our-stage...

Wishing the very best of birthdays to our board member, Cristina Beckles! 🎉 May your day be full of love, laughter and fun and may the year ahead bring continued success in all your endeavors.

Power to the people! Join ChelseaDee Harrison with CFA Rep at March On! Fest this Sunday! This celebration of music, the Civil Rights Movement and 250 years of democracy will feature an open mic, live music and more! Reserve your free spot at The People's Mic: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-people...

Lyvii Little, one of our Broadway Studio Intensive students, joined us for Venus at Woolly Mammoth through Invitation, our free theatre ticket program. Her review of the show? Spoken like a true storyteller 🎭

Rave reviews! Broadway Studio Intensive student Serenity tells us why she'd definitely see Venus again, the dark comedy about a bad first date, now at Woolly Mammoth. Through our Invitation program, we're making theatre more accessible to all!

We called. They answered and took center stage. A few of our Broadway Studio Intensive high schoolers shared their thoughts on what the day meant to them, in their own words. 📹: @creeseworks.bsky.social

Meet Dean Williams and Josiah Wilson, two incredibly talented students, now newly part of our CFA family through our Broadway Studio Intensive. Here's what they took away from the elite experience.

Our one-day Broadway Studio Intensive wrapped this month and our high school students showed us that the future of Broadway is in good hands ✨

Looking for an afternoon of live music, storytelling and an open mic? CFA Repertory Theatre will bring bold, interactive social justice improv to The People's Mic: Music, Movement & 250 Years of Democracy at March On! Fest, October 4. It's free to RSVP at: marchonfest.org/event/the-pe...

Bringing Broadway to DC is as fun as it looks! Hope to see you at the next one! #CFABroadwayStudio #BroadwayTraining #TheatreKids #YouthArtsEducation

Our mission is directly tied to the legacy of the African Grove Theatre, the first known professional Black theatre company in the US. As we celebrate the success of our Broadway Studio Intensive, we honor the African Grove Theatre and remain dedicated to inspiring our youth to carry on its legacy.

Marjuan Canady will join March On! Festival for a screening & convo with filmmaker Sam Pollard! This screening & convo centers on The Lorraine, the Memphis motel where Dr. King was assassinated. ➡️ Link to register: marchonfest.org/event/the-lo...

A few special moments out of many! Special thanks to our amazing faculty, students, parents, staff, sponsors, partners, volunteers and all involved. You made this one truly unforgettable! Lives were changed. Dreams, more actualized. 🎥: @CreeseWorks.bsky.social

What happens when you pair legendary Broadway pros with insanely talented high school students? This!

Where real connection took center stage. 🎭 A look back at our Broadway Studio Intensive, featuring industry luminaries who trained the next generation of groundbreaking performance and production artists. 📸: @creeseworks.bsky.social

REAL SUPPORT. REAL IMPACT. We wholeheartedly thank all of our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive sponsors & supporters. Your generosity helped make this day truly special for our Intensive, built to give youth an unforgettable experience in their pursuit of professional careers in theatre!

🥳 Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Anne Laurie Joseph, CFA's Program Associate! Thank you for everything you do! ✨ We hope your day is filled with fun and that this year is your best one yet!

🎉 Wishing Porshia Derival, our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive Sponsorship Consultant, a wonderfully happy birthday! We hope you have a fantastic day and that the year ahead is filled with joy and success.

TEAMWORK! A special THANK YOU to our staff for all their hard work in pulling together this inaugural Intensive, a culmination of many moving parts to create a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience for high school students with Broadway aspirations.

Sending a special happy birthday to Trystin Kier Francis, our CFA Board Chair! We hope this day wonderfully celebrates you, your journey, your magnificence and the amazing year ahead.

We're beyond excited about our instructors, who are bringing high-quality training, mentorship and community to this experience. Huge thanks to them for their time, passion & dedication to inspiring the next generation of performance and production pros. We know that the impact will be invaluable.

Congratulations Dean Williams! With dreams of becoming a choreographer, director and more, Dean wants to be a multifaceted artist and believes that the Intensive instructors will successfully prepare him for upcoming auditions, various types of performances and longevity in the industry.

Langston Cephas is joining our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! Having had experience working at Imagination Stage, Langston has always aspired to become an actor and wants to also create projects of his own. He's produced and acted in two short films and loves the empowering nature of directing.

Proud to welcome Lyvii Little into the CFA Broadway Studio Intensive Performance Track! An artist, Lyvii is interested in art as a way to introduce audiences to diverse perspectives. She believes an impactful aspect of art is exposing reality and not always in ways meant to comfort.

We're congratulating Topaze Hawkins! Joining our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive in September, Topaze loves theater because it gives her a chance to connect with people, step into different perspectives and bring stories to life.

✨ Congratulations, Zarah Brown! With dreams of becoming a stage manager and moving through various parts of production, from touring shows, artist management and technical theater, Zarah has worked on over 35 shows at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

Marche Henderson is joining our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! 🎭 Having started at the age of 3, Marche has always enjoyed art as a way of creative expression through music and storytelling and has goals of becoming a world-renowned actor and dancer as well as landing a feature role on Broadway.

Adriana Pinales has been accepted into the CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! Adriana believes that acting, dancing and singing can be a way to help people feel truly understood. Her goal isn't just performing but creating a safe place for audiences through honest, well-thought-out storytelling.

Congratulations, Jacque Patterson! Currently studying Technical Design and Production as a senior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, with a special major in audio engineering and sound design, Jacque has been operating within his calling since he was 7 years old through his church.

Congratulations Nominsor Munkhbold! Joining our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive's Performance Track, Nominsor has always felt a genuine connection to self-expression through creativity. She believes that talents are like superpowers, as they have the power to save, uplift and foster connection.

Glad to welcome Josiah into our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! For him, theatre has taught him discipline, collaboration, preparation and how to connect with an audience. He believes that becoming a better actor means understanding everything that goes into creating a production.

What upcoming Broadway show are you most excited for this fall? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️

Congratulations, Eris Busey, on getting accepted into the CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! As a rising senior at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, majoring in Stage Management with a minor in Costume Design, her passion is to produce and direct Broadway productions, concerts and large scale events!

We are thrilled to welcome Ona Brunswick into our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! As someone with performance and production experience, art is an important part of Ona's life. Years ago, she and her cousins created a theatrical production company where she enjoyed bringing stories to life.

Jordan Allen is joining our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive 🎭 Fun fact about Jordan? Introduced to theater by her great-grandfather and through church, those early experiences prompted her to dream of performing on Broadway. Her talent has led her to leading roles in SpongeBob and The Addams Family.

🎭 Ian Dunn has been accepted into our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! Fun fact: Beyond the stage, Josh is a dedicated student leader, active in his school's Black Student Union and the Sarah Heinz House Keystone Boys and Girls Club, where his work recently earned him a Youth of the Year nomination.

Accepted, unstoppable, ready. Cataleya Wright has been accepted into our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! Fun fact: Cataleya is a trained dancer in ballet, hip hop, contemporary, jazz, tap and pre-pointe and has performed in productions ranging from The Wiz to The Nutcracker!

Armarni Thompson joins us in September for our CFA Broadway Studio Intensive! Fun fact: Armarni has already taken on lead roles like Jasmine in Aladdin and Miss Honey in Matilda and even performed a featured vocal solo of "Empire State of Mind" in Annie! Congratulations, Armarni!

Congratulating Maasai Hurt on joining CFA's Broadway Studio Intensive! Fun fact: Maasai has been acting since age 11 and is now a rising high school senior with her sights set on an elite BFA program in musical theatre. This intensive is one more step toward that dream!

Happy to announce that Florence Lloyd has been accepted into the Performance track of CFA's Broadway Studio Intensive! Fun fact: Florence dreams of performing on Broadway or in a touring cast and she's especially excited to explore directing, an interest she's never found a program for until now!