Theatre Lab Now Accepting Applications for Honors Acting Conservatory

The Theatre Lab is currently accepting applications for its Honors Acting Conservatory program. Coursework begins in January 2012 and continues through December 2012.

The Honors Acting Conservatory is a one-year professional training program. Classes are held evenings and weekends, allowing students to continue working while they engage in in-depth study of the acting craft. The program is led by Theatre Lab Co-Directors Buzz Mauro and Deb Gottesman and professional actress Kim Schraf. Students will complete a variety of intensive courses, all taught by some of Washington's leading theatre professionals.

Over 85% of Honors Acting Conservatory graduates have been hired to act professionally with companies such as the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Theater J, Keegan Theatre, Olney Theatre, and the Classical Theatre of Harlem. In addition to coursework, the Conservatory provides regular performance opportunities to students, including a final showcase for area directors and casting directors.

Application to the Conservatory is by application and audition. Once application materials are received, students will be contacted to schedule an audition. Interested students must submit their application materials by October 14 to be considered. Following submission, students will be contacted to arrange an audition with the program directors. The Conservatory will accept ten students for the class of 2012.

The Theatre Lab is located at 733 8th Street NW, Washington, DC. Additional information about the Honors Acting Conservatory can be found online at www.theatrelab.org or by calling (202) 824-0449.

The Theatre Lab is the largest independent theatre school in Washington, with classes for students of all ages and experience levels. The Theatre Lab is also well known for its community outreach, offering hundreds of scholarships to children, teens, and adults who wouldn't otherwise be able to study acting, as well as Life Stories, a groundbreaking program that brings the tools and techniques of storytelling and

filmmaking to marginalized or disadvantaged groups of people. The Theatre Lab has been listed in the Catalogue for Philanthropy as one of the best small charities in the Greater Washington region, is the winner of the 2010 Mayor's Arts Award, and has been recognized as one of the 50 top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country serving youth outside of school hours by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

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