Knocking Down Barriers With the Power of Performance

Do Something award finalist Micaela Connery celebrates every student's abilities onstage and off with Unified Theater.

DoSomething, headed by Fast Company columnist Nancy Lublin, has recognized five young social entrepreneurs with $10,000 grants--and one with a prize of $100,000. Fast Company will profile one of these enterprising youth each day this week.

"Kelsey is brave," a 9-year-old Micaela Connery wrote about her friend and cousin. Born three months apart, Micaela and Kelsey grew up...