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.



Join the Dramathon: Monday, June 13
Sign up to act in beside some of Washington, DC’s most in-demand actors in staged readings of brand new plays for a great cause — youth scholarships for Summer Camp!
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Sign up for Summer Camps and Teen Intensives
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, apply now to secure your audition spot in our intensives in acting and musical theatre.
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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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CANCELLED: Honors May Showcase

2022 Dramathon

Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Life Stories Performance

30th Anniversary Teen Alumni Cabaret

March 2022: Development News

Meet Theresa Williamson

February 2022: Development News

My Experience at The Life Stories Institute

The Theatre Lab Turns 30

Relive the Excitement: 2021 Cabaret Benefit

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

Juliet Lloyd Pens New Song with all Proceeds to Benefit Theatre Lab School Of The Dramatic Arts

Theater camps and classes to keep your kids active this summer

Faculty member April Harris featured on podcast, Art Heals All Wounds

The Life Stories Institute featured on podcast, Art Heals All Wounds


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