Kristen Fitzgerald is a graduate of NYU Steinhardt’s Musical Theatre department and has been teaching music for nearly decade. She is passionate about the intersection of music and community and started a community theater that raises money for charities called The First Act and has produced several shows, many of which are educational theater.

Along with her passion for teaching, Kristen loves performing and has had the chance to work with Tony-nominated directors and perform multiple times off-Broadway. She has also performed solos in various places, including at the nationally broadcasted 50th anniversary celebration of MLK Memorial and on the Arena stage in DC. In 2016, she was named as 3rd best performance by an actress in the DC area by OnStage blog.