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🎉 DC, this is a night you won’t want to miss!
Join us on Thursday, May 28, 2026, for SAY’s 2nd Annual DC Benefit Gala! Celebrate a night dedicated to young people who stutter and the futures they are building with courage and creativity. Together, we’ll gather in our nation’s capital for inspiring performances, community connection, and a festive VIP Hour in support of SAY’s free and accessible programs.

We’re honored that the evening will be hosted by Brandon Victor Dixon, and that we’ll celebrate Stephen and Lindsay Bennett, recipients of the SAY: Budd Mayer Advocacy Award and devoted SAY parents whose advocacy uplifts young voices every day. ✨
Come experience the energy of the SAY community and the young people at its heart. Your presence helps ensure young people who stutter are seen, supported, and celebrated.
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026 | 7:30 PM
📍 Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre
🔗 Reserve your tickets through the link in our bio
We can’t wait to celebrate with you in DC! 💙

#SAYBenefitGalaDC #SAYorg #StutteringCommunity #WashingtonDCEvents

🏕️ At Camp SAY, young people who stutter discover a place where they can speak freely, be fully themselves, and build friendships that last a lifetime. It’s more than a summer camp — it’s a life-changing community that celebrates every voice. From campfire nights to creative expression, every moment is designed to help campers grow in confidence, courage, and connection — surrounded by people who truly listen and understand. Join us at Camp SAY in San Antonio from July 18–31, 2026, for an unforgettable summer!
✨ Enrollment is now open! Learn more at CampSAY.org or click the link in our bio.
🎬 Huge thanks to our amazing video team at @strikingmedia.us for capturing the heart of Camp SAY so beautifully.
#CampSAY #StutteringAwareness #SAYorg #SLP #SummerCamp

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

On Sunday, four incredible SAY participants took the stage as directors, showcasing their original one-act plays! 🎭 Huge shoutout to Olivia, Kelly, Miles, and Selah for their remarkable creativity and leadership. These inspiring teens who stutter not only wrote and directed their pieces but also guided professional actors in bringing their visions to life.
We couldn’t be prouder! Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to all who attended! ❤️
📸: Jonathan Clarke

“SAY’s mission is consistent and clear. It is to provide everyone with the opportunity to experience that while it’s certainly okay to find stuttering hard sometimes, it’s also really, really okay to stutter.” —Brooke Leiman Edwards, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, Director of SAY: Speech. 🗣️✨

At SAY: Speech, we take a holistic approach, nurturing not just speech skills, but a young person’s confidence and quality of life. Thanks to our generous donors, we offer sliding scale fees so every child has access to the support they deserve.
Join us in just 1 week for our 2nd Annual DC Benefit Gala! Come celebrate the courage and voices of young people who stutter, while helping us fund life-changing programs nationwide. 💛
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026
📍 Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre
🔗 Tickets: Available now through the link in our bio!

#SAYorg #StutteringAwareness #SpeechTherapy #SAYDCGala #StutterProud

We are so proud to share that SAY participant Stephanie’s artwork will be featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and we’re giving you an exclusive interview with the artist herself! 🎨✨
Stephanie has been part of the SAY family for nearly 10 years, and watching her grow into the talented, creative young artist she is today has been an absolute joy. This is a monumental achievement, and she deserves every bit of the spotlight.
Watch now, and stay tuned for updates on when Steph’s work will be on display for the world to see.
Give it up for Stephanie! 👏

“Find every reason to accept someone, not except them.” 💙🎤 Listen to this incredibly powerful speech by comedian, advocate, and person who stutters @thedrewlynch! We were thrilled to honor him with the SAY: Hero Award at last month’s NYC Gala. Drew’s dedication to our community is helping build a world that truly listens, giving young people the courage to share their voices and stories.
Thank you, Drew! ✨

And that’s a wrap on this season of SAY: DC arts programming! 🎨👏✨ What a wonderfully magical year it’s been. This maker’s studio took on painting, printmaking, slime, collaging, and soooo much more. The list truly goes on! We loved seeing new and returning faces come through our doors each Saturday to build community, make life-long friendships, and express themselves freely with other young people who stutter. It’s a gift to see their creativity shine and confidence grow. Thank you to our participants, staff, volunteers, parents, and supporters for a terrific season! 💜
We’re thrilled to celebrate this culmination at SAY’s 2nd Annual DC Gala on May 28th at the Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre. The SAY: DC kids will take the stage for an inspiring night of performances and community connection, all in support of SAY’s free and accessible programs.
🔗 Reserve your tickets at say.org/saydcgala
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

In just two short weeks, on Thursday, May 28th, SAY’s 2nd Annual DC Benefit Gala will bring our community together in Washington, DC, for an unforgettable evening celebrating the courage, creativity, and voices of young people who stutter, and we would be honored to celebrate with you!

This inspiring evening will feature powerful performances, meaningful stories, a festive VIP Hour, and an extraordinary host and performer: the DMV’s own Brandon Victor Dixon. A Tony Award-nominated actor, Emmy Award nominee, and Grammy winner, @brandonvdixon is one of Broadway’s most celebrated performers, known for starring roles in Hamilton, Hell’s Kitchen, The Color Purple, Jesus Christ Superstar Live, and more. A proud Columbia University graduate and longtime arts advocate, Brandon brings his incredible talent, passion, and hometown spirit to this special evening in support of young people who stutter.

We are also proud to honor SAY parents Stephen and Lindsay Bennett as recipients of the SAY: Budd Mayer Advocacy Award for their extraordinary support and advocacy for kids and teens who stutter.
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026
📍 Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre
🔗 Tickets are available now through the link in our bio!

🎭 Meet the incredible young artists behind this year’s SAY One-Act Project Performances!
Over the past few months, our SAY teens have written original plays, stepped into the director’s role, and collaborated with professional actors and designers to bring their visions to life on stage. Now, they’re ready to share their stories with you.
🗓️ Join us on Sunday, May 17th, at The Five Angels Theater to celebrate their creativity, courage, and voices. We can’t wait for you to experience these powerful original works.
🔗 RSVP using the link in our bio.
#NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek #StutteringCommunity #NSAW #ConfidentVoices

🎭 Meet the incredible young artists behind this year’s SAY One-Act Project Performances!
Over the past few months, our SAY teens have written original plays, stepped into the director’s role, and collaborated with professional actors and designers to bring their visions to life on stage. Now, they’re ready to share their stories with you.
🗓️ Join us on Sunday, May 17th, at The Five Angels Theater to celebrate their creativity, courage, and voices. We can’t wait for you to experience these powerful original works.
🔗 RSVP using the link in our bio.
#NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek #StutteringCommunity #NSAW #ConfidentVoices

🎭 Meet the incredible young artists behind this year’s SAY One-Act Project Performances!
Over the past few months, our SAY teens have written original plays, stepped into the director’s role, and collaborated with professional actors and designers to bring their visions to life on stage. Now, they’re ready to share their stories with you.
🗓️ Join us on Sunday, May 17th, at The Five Angels Theater to celebrate their creativity, courage, and voices. We can’t wait for you to experience these powerful original works.
🔗 RSVP using the link in our bio.
#NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek #StutteringCommunity #NSAW #ConfidentVoices

🎭 Meet the incredible young artists behind this year’s SAY One-Act Project Performances!
Over the past few months, our SAY teens have written original plays, stepped into the director’s role, and collaborated with professional actors and designers to bring their visions to life on stage. Now, they’re ready to share their stories with you.
🗓️ Join us on Sunday, May 17th, at The Five Angels Theater to celebrate their creativity, courage, and voices. We can’t wait for you to experience these powerful original works.
🔗 RSVP using the link in our bio.
#NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek #StutteringCommunity #NSAW #ConfidentVoices

🎭 Meet the incredible young artists behind this year’s SAY One-Act Project Performances!
Over the past few months, our SAY teens have written original plays, stepped into the director’s role, and collaborated with professional actors and designers to bring their visions to life on stage. Now, they’re ready to share their stories with you.
🗓️ Join us on Sunday, May 17th, at The Five Angels Theater to celebrate their creativity, courage, and voices. We can’t wait for you to experience these powerful original works.
🔗 RSVP using the link in our bio.
#NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek #StutteringCommunity #NSAW #ConfidentVoices

This past weekend, we held our FIRST EVER end of the season showcase for SAY’s new “My Stutter Animation Project” — a program that I helped form with the aid of some animating skills I began cultivating back in 2020. Never did I imagine that six years later I would be bringing those skills into an environment of young children and teens who stutter, with the purpose of providing a creative outlet for them to explore their ideas, voices and authentic selves via animation.

In these films, everything that you see, every line of dialogue and turn of the plot, and every voice you hear comes from these young people (between the ages of 8 and 18, from all over the world). They get to illustrate their own characters and scenery, collaborate with their groups and assigned teaching artist to cultivate a story and script, and embody their characters through the most powerful thing they have: their voices, stutter and all.

What results is something that the little, stammering boy in me had only ever pined for. The ways in which their faces light up when they hear their voices come through these things they had previously put to paper, the recognition that ANYTHING is possible. And the fact that as an animator, I have the profound privilege of interpreting their magic into something they can be proud of — there’s nothing that compares.

Thank you, @sayorg, for trusting me and believing in me enough to meet these young people who stutter in such a unique and beautiful way, and for continuing to provide spaces that unite and empower them.

All that said — enjoy some moments from these films that will forever live rent-free in my head. 🦈🐷🥓🐶🐻🌲🦎🤖🦥

🎤 “I am the fighter, my stutter is the igniter. And my hero? It’s been inside all along.”

Happy National Stuttering Awareness Week! 💙 Watch SAY: DC Alum Laila bring to life a powerful poem written by SAY Alum & Teaching Artist @lexixxloss.
For more than 80 million people worldwide who stutter, including 5% of all children, expressing yourself freely isn’t always easy. That’s why SAY creates spaces where young people who stutter can speak, create, and share their stories with confidence and support.
Every voice deserves to be heard. Every story deserves to be told.
🗓️ Join us at SAY’s DC Benefit Gala on May 28th as we celebrate the courage, creativity, and voices of young people who stutter.
🔗 Learn more and support SAY using the link in our bio.

#SAYDCGala #NationalStutteringAwarenessWeek #StutteringCommunity #NSAW

Washington, DC — we’re coming back! 🎉
SAY is thrilled to return to DC for our 2nd Annual Benefit Gala, and we’re honored to welcome the incredible Brandon Victor Dixon as our host and headliner for this unforgettable evening. 💙
From starring as Aaron Burr in Hamilton to acclaimed performances in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, RENT, and most recently on Broadway in Hell’s Kitchen, Brandon continues to inspire audiences on stage and screen alike.
This year, we are also proud to honor SAY parents Stephen and Lindsay Bennett with the Budd Mayer Advocacy Award. Inspired by the powerful sense of belonging they found within the SAY community, they have become passionate advocates for young people who stutter through fundraising, outreach, and sharing SAY’s mission far and wide.
The evening will feature powerful performances by the young people of SAY: DC, sharing their original songs and stories in celebration of courage, creativity, and community, all while supporting SAY’s mission to empower young people who stutter and remind the world that every voice deserves to be heard.
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026
📍 Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre
🔗 Tickets are available now through the link in our bio!

Washington, DC — we’re coming back! 🎉
SAY is thrilled to return to DC for our 2nd Annual Benefit Gala, and we’re honored to welcome the incredible Brandon Victor Dixon as our host and headliner for this unforgettable evening. 💙
From starring as Aaron Burr in Hamilton to acclaimed performances in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, RENT, and most recently on Broadway in Hell’s Kitchen, Brandon continues to inspire audiences on stage and screen alike.
This year, we are also proud to honor SAY parents Stephen and Lindsay Bennett with the Budd Mayer Advocacy Award. Inspired by the powerful sense of belonging they found within the SAY community, they have become passionate advocates for young people who stutter through fundraising, outreach, and sharing SAY’s mission far and wide.
The evening will feature powerful performances by the young people of SAY: DC, sharing their original songs and stories in celebration of courage, creativity, and community, all while supporting SAY’s mission to empower young people who stutter and remind the world that every voice deserves to be heard.
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026
📍 Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre
🔗 Tickets are available now through the link in our bio!

Washington, DC — we’re coming back! 🎉
SAY is thrilled to return to DC for our 2nd Annual Benefit Gala, and we’re honored to welcome the incredible Brandon Victor Dixon as our host and headliner for this unforgettable evening. 💙
From starring as Aaron Burr in Hamilton to acclaimed performances in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, RENT, and most recently on Broadway in Hell’s Kitchen, Brandon continues to inspire audiences on stage and screen alike.
This year, we are also proud to honor SAY parents Stephen and Lindsay Bennett with the Budd Mayer Advocacy Award. Inspired by the powerful sense of belonging they found within the SAY community, they have become passionate advocates for young people who stutter through fundraising, outreach, and sharing SAY’s mission far and wide.
The evening will feature powerful performances by the young people of SAY: DC, sharing their original songs and stories in celebration of courage, creativity, and community, all while supporting SAY’s mission to empower young people who stutter and remind the world that every voice deserves to be heard.
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026
📍 Shakespeare Theatre Company: Klein Theatre
🔗 Tickets are available now through the link in our bio!