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.
Register Now: 2025 Adult Classes
The artistic world is your oyster. Our full course catalogue of adult classes for 2025 is now open for enrollment!
Choose from 60+ classes spanning beginner to advanced skills, acting on stage to on-camera scene study, theoretical studies to practical training, and more. In-person and online classes available!
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2025 Summer Camps
Spots are still available for our 2025 Youth Summer Camps! Each summer, we’re the artistic home to more than 450 young people from all over the metropolitan area who take part in our acclaimed acting camps and theatre institutes. Click below to learn more.
Learn moreWhat 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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Hadestown: Teen Edition
Backstage Magazine Names The Theatre Lab as One of D.C.’s Top Acting Programs
Theatre Lab to Attend DC-Area Performing Arts Camp Fair
Where Are They Now? March 2024
Meet the Cast of Proof
The AICA Receives $50,000 in Funding from The National Endowment of the Arts
Queer Stories
Spur Local Selects The Theatre Lab as Critical Nonprofit for Class of 2026
Where Are They Now? 2025 Update
NEA Announces $36M to Support the Arts Nationwide
AICA Partners with Kennedy Center to Support Apprentices with Disabilities
Join Us – AICA Graduation Ceremony 2024 🎓
Teen Alumni Sam Landa Brings an Acrobatic Hamlet to DC!
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
