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The Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts

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The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic arts
MottoTransform lives through theatre
Formation1992
FoundersDeb Gottesman and Buzz Mauro
TypeNon Profit, Theatre School
PurposeThe Theatre Lab aims to transform lives through theatre and to make theatre accessible to all.
Location
  • 733 8th St NW, Washington DC USA
ServicesClasses, Life Stories Program, Honors Acting Conservatory

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts is a non-profit, independent school of the dramatic arts located at 733 8th St NW, Washington, DC. The mission of The Theatre Lab is to transform lives through theatre education[1]. Founded in 1992, The Theatre Lab teaches theatre classes for adults and youth, and works with area nonprofits to help vulnerable populations tell their stories through theatre. The school enrolls over 2,200 people annually.[2][3]

The Theatre Lab offers six-week adult classes, summer teen intensives, public speaking classes, summer drama camps for children and tweens, and a one-year intensive acting conservatory.

One school founded the Life Stories Program[4] which connects teaching artists with other nonprofits to empower vulnerable people to create dramatic works from their personal experiences. It was the subject of the documentary, How I Got Over directed by Nicole Boxer[5].

The Honors Acting Conservatory is a one-year program, an alternative to an MFA in acting, for those 18 and older.

History

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts was founded in 1992 by Catholic University of America MFA graduates, Deb Gottesman and Buzz Mauro[6][7] Since then, it has become known as the largest and most comprehensive school of the dramatic arts in DC.[8]

Classes for Children and Teens

The Theatre Lab has classes for students from first grade through age 19. The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities recognized these camps as among the fifty “top arts and humanities-based programs in the country serving youth outside of school hours.”[9][10]

In the summer, both the Musical Theatre Institute and the Summer Acting Institute[11] are offered. In July 2019, the Musical Theatre Institute teens performed at The Kennedy Center.[12]

Adult Classes

Adult classes are also offered throughout the year, and there is a year-long acting conservatory, whose alumni include:

Life Stories Program

The Life Stories Program, launched in 2000, aims to empower disadvantaged individuals to express their stories. Since its inception, it has served over 2,500 people, from children to seniors.[21] This program offers training in acting, storytelling, writing, and directing to children, teenagers, and adults.[22]

Life Stories has partnered with numerous organizations, including Potomac Job Corps Center, Paso Nuevo, New Beginnings, Phoenix House, DC Public Schools, N Street Village, The Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health, Camp Mariposa, Greentree Shelter for Women, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and Wounded Warriors Project.

This program has also been featured in two award-winning documentaries: How I Got Over by Nicole Boxer[23] and The Life Stories Project by Michael O. Snyder[24].


Notable Faculty

Tracy Lynn Olivera
A classically trained singer, she's received two Helen Hayes Award nominations for her acting at Signature Theatre.

Renee Calarco
A prolific playwright and theatre teacher. She received the Charles MacArthur Award in 2007 and was nominated in 2013 for Outstanding New Play. Founding member of The Welders.

Dorothy Neumann
Nominated three times for the Helen Hayes Outstanding Direction award.

Walter "Bobby" McCoy
2018 Helen Hayes award-winning musical director and pianist. [25]

Joe Martin
Four-time recipient of a Fulbright in Theatre for international work. Two-time recipient of Rockefeller Foundation Grants for original theatrical creations.

Michael Gabel
Actor in the HBO series Veep and House of Cards. Recipient of two Achievement in Radio Talent Division awards, among others.

Allyson Currin
Playwright whose play Sooner/Later premiered at Cincinnati Playhouse and had its DC premiere in 2019 at Mosaic Theatre. Nominated for two Helen Hayes' Outstanding Play awards. Founding member of The Welders, which received the Helen Hayes' John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company.[26]

Awards

The Theatre Lab has been recognized as an influential and credited non-profit for youth and community arts in The Catalogue for Philanthropy.[27]

The Theatre Lab won the Mayor's Award for Innovation in the Arts in 2010.[28]

The Theatre Lab received a Bloomberg Arts Innovation and Management Award in 2018.[29]

Associated Partners

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Calvary Baptist Church

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

References

  1. ↑ "THEATRE LAB - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. ↑ "The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts" https://theatrelab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. ↑ July 16, Posted on; 2018. "Community Spotlight: The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts". RFK Campus Redevelopment Campaign - Events DC. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  4. ↑ [email protected]. "Theater Spotlight: Q&A with The Theatre Lab's Deb Gottesman". We Love DC. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  5. ↑ "How I Got Over". International Documentary Association. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  6. ↑ Lanes, Elliot. "BWW Interview: For the Creators of The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts' World Premiere Musical, THE KIDS' TABLE isn't Such a Bad Place to Be". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  7. ↑ "25 Years - 25 Stories" https://theatrelab.org/content/25-stories#DebBuzz. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  8. ↑ "The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, Downtown DC" https://www.downtowndc.org/go/the-theatre-lab-school-of-the-dramatic-arts/. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  9. ↑ "News4 Your Sunday: DC's Nonprofit Summer Camps". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  10. ↑ "The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts : Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington". cfp-dc.org. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  11. ↑ Mutterperl, Noah (2016-08-20). "Review: 'columbinus' at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts". DC Metro Theater Arts. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  12. ↑ "The Theatre Lab presents "Alix in Wonderland"". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  13. ↑ KYRIOGLOU, MICHAEL (June 28, 2017). "Take Ten: Nora Achrati". theatreWashington. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  14. ↑ Lanes, Elliot (2016-03-17). "'A Quick 5' with Nora Achrati". Maryland Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  15. ↑ "Crimes of the Heart opens in February at NextStop Theatre". NextStop Theatre Company. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  16. ↑ KYRIOGLOU, MICHAEL. "Take Ten: CLAIRE SCHOONOVER". theatreWashington. Retrieved 08/05/2019. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  17. ↑ "Claire Schoonover: acting knows no age". DC Theatre Scene. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  18. ↑ Lanes, Elliot. "BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Deb Gottesman and Claire Schoonover". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  19. ↑ "Dina Soltan". DC Metro Theater Arts. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  20. ↑ "Jacob Yeh News". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  21. ↑ "Life Stories". https://theatrelab.org/content/life-stories. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  22. ↑ "A Look Inside NEA Funded LIFE STORIES at The Theatre Lab". www.broadwayworld.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  23. ↑ "How I Got Over Documentary".
  24. ↑ "The Life Stories Project". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  25. ↑ Gharai, Sophie (2019-08-02). "Thriving in Chaos: Music Director Walter "Bobby" McCoy". On Tap Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  26. ↑ "Allyson Currin: Playwright". www.allysoncurrin.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  27. ↑ "Catalogue for Philanthropy" https://www.cfp-dc.org/cfpdc/index.php. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  28. ↑ "Mayors Award 2010" https://dcarts.dc.gov/release/mayor-fenty-announces-winners-mayors-arts-awards. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  29. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "The Theatre Lab Earns $100,000 Arts Innovation And Management Award From Bloomberg Philanthropies". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.

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