A Second Home in the Bronx: Alumni Look Back
By Alumni Network · June 5, 2026
Ask a CAPAS alum what the studio meant to them and you will rarely hear about technique first. You hear the word home.
Our graduates have gone on to Broadway, film, and stages across New York — the Public Theater, the National Black Theater, the American Theater of Actors — and many have come back to teach.
“I know for a fact that I would not be the person I am today if I had not spent 14 of my 18 years of life in CAPAS. I truly consider CAPAS to be my second home.”
— Laianna Wright, CAPAS alumna
As we prepare to reopen, we are inviting alumni to share their stories and help shape the next chapter. If CAPAS shaped you, we want to hear from you.
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