ARTISTRY. MENTORSHIP. COMMUNITY.
Welcome Home
For over a decade, Young Artists of America® (fondly known as YAA) has created a brave space for young performing artists to hone their craft in the arts. YAA welcomes students of all levels to find their voice.
Based in the Washington DC Metro area, YAA offers orchestral and musical theater training programs for elementary through high school aged students throughout the year.
We invite you to join our award-winning, inclusive community of storytellers.
Join Us
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PERFORM
Explore our Performance Ensembles for instrumentalists, singers, actors, and dancers of all ages and levels.
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WATCH
Our critically-acclaimed productions are performed at professional venues like our home at Strathmore.
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SUMMER
An award-winning, rigorous, and inspirational summer intensive in musical theatre for students of all ages.
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TRAIN
Browse our classes and workshops for singers, actors and dancers at all ages and levels to hone their craft.
What’s New
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SEASON 2024/25 ANNOUNCED
Explore our new 2024/25 season now! It’s our biggest one yet!
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OUR DEBUT @ KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL
We made our Kennedy Center Concert Hall debut on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 8:00pm, alongside Grammy-award winner AOIFE O’DONOVAN and the National Symphony Orchestra.
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SURPRISE APPEARANCE WITH BILLY STRINGS!
We appeared alongside Grammy-award winner BILLY STRINGS at his surprise Halloween concert: O BILLY, WHERE ART THOU to a sold out crowd at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD!
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GALA PERFORMANCE @ INBLF
YAA was invited to perform for the 20th Anniversary Black Tie Dinner of the International Network of Boutique & Independent Law Firms in Washington, DC.
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YAA WINS BEST SUMMER CAMP
We were voted “Best Summer Camp” Runner-Up by Washington City Paper’s Readers Poll 2024.
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ANDREW LIPPA SURPRISE VIDEO
The Broadway Composer and Lyricist of BIG FISH surprises YAA students with the news that he will attend their performance.
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SUMMER 2025
Early Bird Registration open now for our award-winning summer camp for all ages and levels!
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BETHESDA WINTER WONDERLAND PERFORMANCE
Come get into the holiday spirit at the Bethesda Winter Wonderland & Holiday Market on December 7. We will be performing favorites from Disney on stage at 3:45pm.
