Steven Franco

Steven Franco (he/him/él) is a first-generation Guatemalan-American theatre artist and activist, currently based and originally from the DMV area. DC AREA: Monumental Theatre Company: Spring Awakening. EDUCATIONAL: Just Like Us, Footloose, Runaways, Chimichangas and Zoloft, Spring Awakening, Rags. EDUCATION: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre ’23, George Mason University and Signature Theatre Overtures ’22. At Mason, Steven co-founded Players4Change, a student organization that advocates for the existence and empowerment of BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and Disabled students within the university’s theatre program. In doing this, Steven has learned to make space and prioritize community building through a marginalized lens. Steven focuses on pushing barriers and decolonizing theatre-making through performance, advocacy, and cultivating anti-racist practices in all theatre spaces. In addition, Steven has previously worked with Broadway for Racial Justice, and the Center for Culture, Equity, and Empowerment at GMU. www.stevennicholasfranco.com | IG: @_stevenfranco

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