The USC School of Dramatic Arts offers an opportunity for you to work with theatre professionals and explore a creative experience in the dramatic arts.
This conservatory-style “Summer Theatre Conservatory: Acting Intensive” training course will challenge you and offer a strong foundation in the craft of acting. The program, taught by the school’s world-class faculty, emphasizes process and includes scene study, movement, voice, as well as on-camera acting workshops and a monologue audition master class. The program culminates in a workshop performance for family and friends.
Summer Theatre Conservatory is also offered in Comedy Performance and Musical Theatre.
PROGRAM DATES
June 15 – July 12, 2025
PREREQUISITES
None
COURSE DRESS CODE
None
DAILY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES
MONDAY – FRIDAY
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Classes in session
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Classes in session
Evening rehearsals may be scheduled, as necessary
COURSE OVERVIEW
Highlights
- Learn from theatre professionals in an inclusive, collaborative, and interactive, conservatory-style environment
- Participate in off-campus field trips to see professional theatre in Los Angeles (subject to schedule availability)
- Culminate your summer experience with workshop productions viewed by faculty, students, family, and friends
Topic of Study
- Core practice: movement, voice, acting technique, and theory
- Scene study using contemporary and classical text
- Workshops in text analysis, improv, and acting for the camera
- Auditioning for universities