ASTEP has been working with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 2012 (KCACTF), a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide, to enhance the quality of college theater in the United States. From January-February 2012,

  A Step Towards Empowering Artists Scholarship Theme: Overcoming Discrimination Through Art  Spring 2012   Scholarship Description ASTEP and SPACE on Ryder Farm will award two 5-day 4-night residencies with a goal of supporting socially conscious artistic endeavors. These endeavors

Below, an excerpt (click here for Nick’s full update): “One of the most inspiring people I met was “Lolly” Laura Foy, who attended both ASTEP workshops and introduced me to a dozen of her students and co-workers. She was the Region’s 2010

The Addams Family National Tour presents A Benefit Cabaret for ASTEP Featuring the Cast of The Addams Family Hosted by Douglas Sills (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Little Shop of Horrors) Featuring Brian Justin Crum (Wicked, Next to Normal) Sara Gettelfinger (Dirty

  It’s never too late to share some holiday cheer, right? If you weren’t able to attend our 4th Annual NYC Christmas Concert on December 12, 2011, then we invite you to take a look at the highlights. It was

ASTEP provides enriching arts education classes and workshops through the Refugee Youth Program (RYP) at the International Rescue Committee. Our programs not allow refugee youth to build confidence and a capacity for self-expression, but also break down the barriers they face

Just last week, Mauricio led two workshops at the KCACTF Region II Festival at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and engaged with students from around the mid-Atlantic region. A reporter from The Indiana Gazette, Bill Zimmerman, attended these workshops and highlighted ASTEP’s

Check out more videos by following Abby and Mauricio’s updates from the road… Brenna Kempf, University of Wisconsin Parkside Sean Hartman, Alvernia University Elizabeth Gannaway, Eastern Mennonite University Rob Lunak, Concordia University-Chicago Ashley Frankhouser, Alvernia University Bridget McCarthy, Hope College Annie Walaszeck, University of

Abby Gerdts, ASTEP’s Director of International Programs, sat down with an arts reporter for the News-Gazette, a local paper for the Champaign, Illinois community. The full article, which can be found in the Arts Beat section, captures Abby’s path and