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DreamStreet Theatre Company is a professional theater company that gives young adults with disabilities the opportunity to explore and perform the creative arts.

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This theater company puts on incredible, inclusive productions.

DreamStreet Theatre company is a nonprofit professional theatre company in Brooklyn, New York.

Since 1998, DreamStreet has helped people with developmental disabilities participate in all areas of the creative arts.

These performances help break down stereotypes about disabilities and show the impact that art can have on a person’s life.

“The cast members gain a sense of their own power to inspire other people and become role models in their community.” -Kendra Heisler, Executive Director

Rehearsals are currently underway for a summer performance mashup of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz and Wicked.

“It is a place where I feel free to express myself without anyone telling me ‘you can’t’ or ‘you don’t have what it takes.’” – Frank Argano, Cast Member

“I feel free to do what I love and that’s sing and dance, and make music.”

Learn more at DreamStreetNYC.org.

Originally published: February 26, 2017
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