Created in Washington, DC by Founder and Company Director Doris A.M. Thomas in 1983 with actors and performers of all ages, Serenity Players, Inc. has educated, enlightened and entertained audiences throughout the Metropolitan Washington, DC area. This professional company maintains its place of business in the Hillcrest and Ward 7 community east of the river. Throughout its history, the company has reached thousands of people of all ages. The company is a member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington; CulturalTourismDC, DC Advocates for the Arts and the American Association of Community Theatre.
Serenity Players, Inc. has received local support and funding from individual donors, Cafritz, Jovid, Meyer Foundations, The Herbert J. & Dianne J. Learner, The Samuel M. Levy Family Foundations, Humanities Council of Washington, DC, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, the Stafford Foundation, ARTS Place, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Serenity Players is featured in the 2006/07 Catalogue of Philanthropy: Greater Washington.
Serenity Players, Inc. has received numerous awards for its productions including Best Actress, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Costumes and Participation from the Eastern States Theater Festival Region II of the American Association of Community Theatre.
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