Courses & Programs
The Theatre Lab offers the area’s most comprehensive theatre arts curriculum for adults, teens, and youth, most taught by the area’s finest theatre professionals. With both in-person and online classes in acting for the stage and screen, musical theatre, voiceovers, playwriting, directing, and drama criticism, you can shape a unique training program that is right for you.
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No class 9/23/2025
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Class Thursdays 7-10pm (Final class on Zoom from 7 - 8:30 PM on 10/23)
Rehearsals Saturdays 1:30-5:30pm
Performances Tuesdays at 7:30pm. Students arrive at 6:30pm.
Apply to audition here.
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This class focuses on preparing the actor for musical theatre audition and performance, through careful attention to each actor/singer’s strengths and weaknesses. Emphasis will be on music and text interpretation, singing and performance techniques, relaxing and unleashing the voice, and selection of strong material. Students bring at least one memorized musical theatre song to the first class, and will have the option to work on more songs over the six weeks of the course.
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Acting a Song
Instructor
Erin Weaver
Day
Mondays
Dates
Jun 2 - Jul 7
Time
7 - 10 PM
Techniques for interpreting lyrics, connecting to the character you're singing to, committing to the circumstances, making strong movement choices, and using your voi...
MORE INFOSESSION
Summer
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$390
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Acting a Song
Instructor
Sherri L. Edelen
Day
Tuesdays
Dates
Sep 9 - Oct 21
Time
7 - 10 PM
Techniques for interpreting lyrics, connecting to the character you're singing to, committing to the circumstances, making strong movement choices, and using your voi...
MORE INFOSESSION
Fall I
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$390
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Acting a Song
Instructor
Sherri L. Edelen
Day
Mondays
Dates
Nov 3 - Dec 8
Time
7 - 10 PM
Techniques for interpreting lyrics, connecting to the character you're singing to, committing to the circumstances, making strong movement choices, and using your voi...
MORE INFOSESSION
Fall II
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$390
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Acting in a Professional Production: Plays of Political Resistance
Instructor
Deb Gottesman
Day
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
Dates
Sep 11 - Oct 23
Time
See description.
Class Thursdays 7-10pm (Final class on Zoom from 7 - 8:30 PM on 10/23) Rehearsals Saturdays 1:30-5:30pm Performances Tuesdays at 7:30pm. Students arrive at 6:30pm....
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Fall I
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$480
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Advanced Public Speaking the Actor’s Way
Instructor
Buzz Mauro
Day
Mondays
Dates
Nov 17 - Dec 8
Time
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
SESSION
Fall II
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$250
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Anyone Can Act: June
Instructor
Amal Saade
Day
Saturday
Dates
Jun 14 - Jun 14
Time
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Myth: Acting is about talent and talent is something you’re born with. Reality: Acting is a craft that anyone can learn—at any age. Acting is also a fun and deepl...
MORE INFOSESSION
Summer
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$60
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Anyone Can Act: May
Instructor
Vince Eisenson
Day
Saturday
Dates
May 10 - May 10
Time
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Myth: Acting is about talent and talent is something you’re born with. Reality: Acting is a craft that anyone can learn—at any age. Acting is also a fun and deepl...
MORE INFOSESSION
Spring II
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$60
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Auditioning
Instructor
Erin Weaver
Day
Tuesdays
Dates
Jun 3 - Jul 8
Time
7 - 10 PM
This course is designed to improve student performance in all the major aspects of auditioning for the theatre: monologues, cold readings, and "in the room" demeanor...
MORE INFOSESSION
Summer
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$390
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Auditioning
Instructor
Tonya Beckman
Day
Tuesdays
Dates
Jul 22 - Aug 26
Time
7 - 10 PM
This course is designed to improve student performance in all the major aspects of auditioning for the theatre: monologues, cold readings, and "in the room" demeanor...
MORE INFOSESSION
Summer II
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$390
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Auditioning for Musical Theatre
Instructor
Bobby Smith
Day
Thursdays
Dates
Jun 5 - Jul 17
Time
7 - 10 PM
This class focuses on preparing the actor for musical theatre audition and performance, through careful attention to each actor/singer’s strengths and weaknesses. E...
MORE INFOSESSION
Summer
LOCATION
onsite
COST
$390