My name is Athena Vonfeldt and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 18 months old, I have been going to see live theatre—musicals, plays, anything on stage. Since then, it has been my dream to get on Broadway and be in musicals for the rest of my life. I started doing musicals at Inspiration Stage last year, and it's been some of the best experiences of my life, meeting so many new people and being in shows with them.

This year, I want to go to the Junior Theatre Festival because it's such an important experience with so many important people. My mom is a teacher and she can't pay so much by herself, so I'm asking for your help! Supporting the arts is so important, and this would be so greatly appreciated!!!