Creative Stages

About Creative Stages, LLC

We connect aspiring performers with the artists shaping today's industry.

Mission

We provide pre-professional training, direct mentorship, and structured pathways from the secondary-school stage to the professional performing arts world. We develop and license arts programs — including The Glamies Program™ — and we plan, produce, and manage events of every type.

Vision

A national pipeline from secondary-school performing arts programs to professional industry careers — built on accessible mentorship from working artists, for students of every background and skill level.

Ownership & Partnerships

Creative Stages, LLC is the owner and licensor of The Glamies Program™, and a contracted production partner on DC Unifieds — the annual college recruitment auditions owned by Northern VA Performing Arts.

Leadership

FOUNDER
PORTRAIT
Addie Schafer Benko
Founder & Owner · Reston, Virginia

Addie founded Creative Stages to bring Broadway and industry professionals directly to students across Virginia, Maryland, and DC — building a network of working artist-mentors, college admissions reps, and industry sponsors, and producing the live events that connect students to their next opportunity.

01 — Training

Pre-professional master classes, bootcamps, and college-audition prep led by working artists.

02 — Curriculum

We develop, own, and license The Glamies Program™ to schools and communities.

03 — Production

We plan, produce, and manage live events of every type, and partner on DC Unifieds.