Cassie Murray, a Washington D.C. native, founded Third Place Arts in 2018 to serve creative and passionate young performers and artists in the Denver metro area. She moved to Colorado in 2008 to pursue a Bachelor's of Music Education degree at Colorado State University. Degree and Vocal Performance Certificate in hand, Cassie spent two years serving in the AmeriCorps NCCC and AmeriCorps VISTA programs, helping clean up Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey and organizing volunteer programs focused on children's literacy. During her tenure as a public school teacher, Cassie taught choir and theatre. She also directed eight middle school productions with casts of 35-125 students. Cassie is currently working on a Master's degree in Theatre Education at the University of Northern Colorado.