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.
Summer Camp is Happening Now!
The Theatre Lab’s summer camps are fun, creative, and high energy programs that allow young actors to fully engage their imaginations and experience the thrill of live theatre. For teens, read about our intensives in acting and musical theatre.
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Fight Camp Returns
We’re teaming up once again with Rorschach Theatre for Fight Camp! Learn stage combat skills from renowned fight director and choreographer, Casey Kaleba, Saturdays, Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, and 10 from 10:15am-1pm. Sign up for one day, or come to all four!
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Share Your Story
The Theatre Lab is celebrating 30 years of transforming lives through Theatre Education and we want to preserve the stories from 1994-2022 as told by our students, audience members, supporters, faculty members, and partners.
How you can helpWhat 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 ”
Events
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Macbeth presented by the Shakespeare Intensive for Tweens
Life Stories: National League for Nursing
Info Session: 2023 Honors Acting Conservatory
Dena Kohn Annual Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser
Save the Date: Life Stories Institute
Cabaret Benefit Dinner + Auction
Josh Halloway: 30 Stories for 30 Years
$750,000 in Funding for Groundbreaking Job Training Program
Niam and Seema: 30 Stories for 30 Years
Veterans Create a Powerful Life Stories Performance in Kentucky
A Message from Deb and Buzz
Sara Wilson: 30 Stories for 30 Years
DC Arts Education Alliance announces $750,000 program to train disconnected youth to be theater technicians
The DC Arts Education Alliance Announces $750,000 in Funding for a Groundbreaking Program to Train Disconnected Youth to Work as Theater Technicians
Arts Roundup: A new apprenticeship program supports young adults and the theater industry
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts celebrates Thirty Years of Arts Education Excellence
Can Jayme Lawson Help Turn Hollywood Into a Tool for Good?
Juliet Lloyd’s new single “Ghost Light” pays tribute to the theater during the pandemic
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