Help Young Artists of America give transformative, inclusive, and inspirational performing arts programming to the youth in our community through:

Our “Reach for the Stars” Recruiting and Scholarship Program, to identify talented performers and provide tuition assistance.
Professional Mentors, like award-winning composers Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and Jason Robert Brown (Bridges of Madison County).

YAA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and your donation is deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Thank you again for your support!

Always,

Rolando Sanz, Producing Artistic Director

Kristofer Sanz, Music Director

Lisa Larragoite, Executive Director

Founded in 2011, Young Artists of America at Strathmore (YAA) is an award-winning, non-profit educational organization, based in the DC Metro Area, offering world-class music theatre training to young performing artists in a professional and nurturing environment. Our students train and perform fully orchestrated works of music theatre in state-of-the-art venues such as the Music Center at Strathmore, where we are an Affiliate. Each year, we serve a diverse group of 500+ students, grades 3-12, and reach an audience of 10,000+, with 13+ performances and 1,500+ hours of classes and rehearsals.

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