My Nonprofit Reviews

I first encountered the Stella Adler Studio ten years ago. I was a client at a long term drug treatment facility and I was lost. I had no real engagement with the world and my desire to continue living was slim. Despite being a trained actor, I had not been involved in the arts for over 15 years due to severe drug addiction and alcoholism. When I discovered that the Stella Adler Studio was offering a free acting class at the rehab I was in, that's when my life changed. I started interacting with others again. I started writing and acting again. I started believing in myself again. Essentially, I started to live again. For the first time in a really long time, I started to hope again. The Studio continued to support and believe in me even after this class was over. They offered me an internship and then they even hired me. They trained me to be an Instructor in the arts and an Arts Administrator. Today, I now serve as the Director of Arts Justice Field Programs and I 100% credit the Stella Adler Studio for saving my life. They gave me a career, an artistic home, and a family. They gave me a purpose and an opportunity to serve the very same population that I came from. I will eternally be grateful for what the Stella Adler Studio has done in my life and for every bit of impact they continue to make in our community and in the world around us.