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
Tuition & Application
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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