Transforming Lives Through Theatre Education
We work to make both the artistic and the real-life benefits of theatre training accessible to all. The Theatre Lab enrolls over 2,800 kids, teens, and adults a year. Offerings target beginners and veteran actors alike through a wide range of programs—summer camps for kids, Saturday acting classes, acting or playwriting classes for rookies, public speaking for non-theatre professionals, the rigorous Honors Acting Conservatory, and the community-driven Life Stories Program.
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Our Full Fall Schedule is here! Explore all classes for youth, teens, and adults.
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Tickets On Sale Now: Cabaret Benefit 2024
The Theatre Lab’s Annual Cabaret Benefit returns to the Ritz-Carlton Washington on Sunday, November 10. Get your tickets for our BIGGEST night of the year!
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Events
View All EventsOct 09
AICA Playwriting Performance
Come out and support select graduates from the Arts Institute for Creative Advancement's Class of 2024 in a staged reading event featuring their words alive. All play...
Oct 01
Fall Staged Reading Series: Nicholas Nickleby
Schedule of Plays:
Nov 10
2024 Cabaret Benefit Dinner + Auction
The Theatre Lab’s Annual Cabaret Benefit Dinner + Auction returns to the Ritz-Carlton Washington on Sunday, November 10. Save the date for our BIGGEST nigh...
Mar 04
Where Are They Now? March 2024
Check out where our students, faculty, and alums are performing this month:
Student alumni: Karin Rosnizeck is the Director of ExPats Theatre's Migraaaaants or Ther...
Feb 28
Meet the Cast of Proof
Proof, by David Auburn, directed by Randy Baker.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Tickets to see the Tony Award-winning Proof are on sale now! Join us March 14-16 for the seco...
Jan 31
The AICA Receives $50,000 in Funding from The National Endowment of the Arts
The Arts Institute for Creative Advancement to Receive $50,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, D.C. — The Theatre Lab is pleased to ann...
Dec 05
Queer Stories
“This has been an incredible opportunity to create connections across generations to strengthen identity and build community through our individual and shared stori...
Sep 29
Where Are They Now: October 2022
Check out where our students, faculty, and alums are performing this month.
Honors Alumni: Kellie Santos-DeJesus is Veil in Imagination Stage's S.P.I.E.S. 2: Fligh...
Sep 01
Bring Other People’s Stories to Life with Your Creativity and Passion
Learn how to give voice to under-heard people and create art.
Two training opportunities:
Life Stories® Institute, October 13-16
On-demand Life Stories® Instit...
Oct 03
AICA Partners with Kennedy Center to Support Apprentices with Disabilities
The Theatre Lab and the team behind the Arts Institute for Creative Advancement (AICA)--our workforce development program in technical theatre--are thrilled to announ...
Aug 12
Join Us – AICA Graduation Ceremony 2024 🎓
You are cordially invited to the Graduation Ceremony of the AICA Class of 2024.
Please join us on August 20th to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduates of th...
Aug 06
Teen Alumni Sam Landa Brings an Acrobatic Hamlet to DC!
July 31 to August 11
Union Market District’s Dock5
1309 5th St NE, Washington, D.C. 20002
Use code: THEATRELAB for 20% off tickets
Sam Landa, a Theatre Lab alum...
Jul 12
Washington Stage Guild is Hiring!
Our partners at Washington Stage Guild are looking for their next part-time Social Media Coordinator!
Start Date: August 1st, 2024
Salary: $20/Hr. (Max. 10 hrs/w...
Jul 12
Where Are They Now? July 2024
Check out where our students, faculty, and alums are performing this month:
Student alumni: Haliya Roberts is Lady Capulet in Boomerang Theatre Company's Romeo...
Jun 14
Where Are They Now? June 2024
Check out where our students, faculty, and alums are performing this month:
Student alumni: Amanda D. Jones will play Edwardian in The British Players' The 60th Anni...
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