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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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Register Now: Fall Classes for Everyone

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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What Our Students Are Saying

“ The Theatre Lab will not only make you a better actor, if taken seriously, it will make you a better person ”

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Oct 01

Fall Staged Reading Series: Nicholas Nickleby

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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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