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.
See You at the Cabaret Benefit!
We return to the Ritz-Carlton Washington, DC for the most festive event of the year — The Theatre Lab’s Cabaret Benefit — on Sunday, November 13.
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Apply to the Life Stories Institute
Learn how to use the dramatic arts for social good. Join us for an intensive train-the-trainer weekend, October 13-16. Tuition: $395
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Enroll Now: Youth Fall Classes
This September, we’re offering classes for kids and teens! Check out offerings like improv, Acting Shakespeare, and movement and dance basics.
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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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Life Stories Institute
Cabaret Benefit Dinner + Auction
Where Are They Now: October 2022
Bring Other People’s Stories to Life with Your Creativity and Passion
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
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
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
