COMEDY PERFORMANCE

Become a “Summer Trojan” and earn college credit.

The USC School of Dramatic Arts offers an opportunity for you to work with comedy professionals and explore a broad experience in comedy.

This conservatory-style “Comedy Performance” training course will challenge and inspire you and offer a strong foundation in comedic performance and comedy creation. The program, taught by the school’s world-class faculty, emphasizes process and creativity and includes improv, sketch, stand-up, as well as physical comedy and industry-focused master classes. The class culminates in a workshop performance for family and friends.

Summer Theatre Conservatory is also offered in Acting Intensive and Musical Theatre.

PROGRAM DATES
June 18 – July 15, 2023

PREREQUISITES
None

COURSE OVERVIEW

Highlights

  • Learn from comedy professionals in a collaborative and interactive, conservatory-style environment
  • Participate in off-campus field trips to see professional comedy shows in Los Angeles
  • Culminate your summer experience with a workshop performance

Topic of Study

  • Improv
  • Sketch
  • Stand-up
  • Scripted comedy
  • Physical comedy

HEAR FROM OUR FORMER STUDENTS

The course allowed me to fully dive into a potential career of mine, and it taught me all about succeeding in Comedy. The teachers were amazing and helped me every step of the way. They really had my best interest at heart, and for that I am thankful!
Student
California
USC Summer Program 2019