Teenage Drama Workshop at Cal State Northridge

The Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW) is a conservatory-style summer theatre program held on the campus of California State University, Northridge, where it has run for 67 years. It serves teens aged 12 to 18 entering 7th through 12th grade, and no prior theatre experience is required. Students are placed in one of three levels by age and grade, and all campers take core classes in acting, voice and dance. The day runs from 8:15am to 4:15pm, with core classes in the morning, lunch and rehearsal preparation midday, and rehearsals from 1:00 to 4:15pm building toward staged productions. Acting classes cover theatre games, scene study, dialect and audition technique; dance moves from fundamentals into jazz, ballet, musical theatre and hip-hop; and voice covers pitch, breath support, diction and choosing audition songs. The 2027 session runs June 10 through July 23, with tuition of $1,930.

Levels by age and grade: Level 1 (ages 12-13, grades 7-8), Level 2 (ages 14-15, grades 9-10), Level 3 (ages 16-18, grades 11-12). Daily schedule 8:15am-4:15pm with core classes in the morning and rehearsal 1:00-4:15pm. All students take acting, dance and voice.