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The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts

The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts celebrates Thirty Years of Arts Education Excellence
Thu Jun 16 2022, BroadwayWorld DC  
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts has been and continues to be a driving force in arts education. With a staff comprised some...

Wounded Veterans Learn Storytelling Techniques Participants Gain Perspective Through Sharing Personal Experiences
Fri Feb 19 2016, Marketwatch.com  
Injured service members are learning techniques in improvisation and storytelling to create a monologue based on their personal story.

Sharing a story can save a life: Theatre Lab's impact on D.C.'s forgotten populations
Wed Jan 27 2016, WTOP Radio  
Life Stories Program helps those in D.C.'s marginalized populations find their voice and build their confidence through storytelling

'Cabaret' at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Fri Aug 7 2015, DC Metro Theatre Arts  
The Theatre Lab lived up to its reputation as one of the most beloved and well-respected acting training grounds in the DC metro area ...

Stage Briefs- Teens Set to Shine in Pacific Overtures
Thu Jul 2 2015, DC Theatre Scene  
The Theatre Lab's award-winning Musical Theatre Institute for Teens will kick off with a performance of Pacific Overtures July 9.

The Theatre Lab helps people tell their own stories
Wed Jun 24 2015, The Christian Science Monitor  
Theatre Lab conducts a tuition-free program that gives opportunities for self-expression to individuals not often reached by the arts.

Registration for Theatre Lab Life Stories Institute Now Open
Thu May 21 2015, Broadwayworld.com  
The Theatre Lab is taking applications for its Life Stories Institute, returning October 15-18, 2015 after a successful launch last fall.

Theatre Lab: Collaborating for a Worthy Cause
Thu Apr 30 2015, theatrewashington.org  
"Writing from personal experience, one of the top theatre events each year is Theatre Lab's Dramathon."

'The Secret Garden' at The Theatre Lab School for The Dramatic Arts
Tue Apr 21 2015, DC Metro Theater Arts  
"The performance borders on minimalist perfection."

Theatre Lab's Creating a Musical Role Class Takes its Participants Through 'The Secret Garden'
Wed Apr 15 2015, MD Theatre Guide  
"When education and theatre collide in an intense yet nuturing setting, the results can be something truly magical."

Theatre Lab's Deb Gottesman: Bringing Joy of Acting to Young and Old
Wed Sep 17 2014, Woman Around Town  
When Deb Gottesman and Buzz Mauro graduated from Catholic University's MFA acting program in 1992, they hung out their shingle...

Evita at The Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts
Fri Aug 8 2014, DC Metro Theater Arts  
Theatre Lab's sizzling production, as part of their Musical Theatre Institute for Teens. Evita is a difficult task, but the actors and ...

Can art save a life? Homeless women are subject of film premiering this weekend.
Fri Jun 20 2014, Washington Post  
At age 10, Shevanda Brantley ran away from an abusive home and plunged into a 20-year odyssey of self-destruction...

'Violet' at The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Fri Apr 4 2014, DC Metro Theater Arts  
Since mid-January an intrepid troupe of musical-theater students has been rehearsing the sweet and soulful show Violet at The Theatre Lab

Life stories from women in recovery: Deb Gottesman at TEDxCharlottesville 2013
Fri Nov 15 2013, Tedx Talk Charlottesville  
Deb Gottesman is the co-director of My Soul Look Back and Wonder: Life Stories from Women in Recovery, which premiered at The Kennedy Center

D.C. Theater Schools See Spike In Enrollment
Fri Aug 30 2013, WAMU-FM  

The Theatre Lab Brings "Les Mis" to DC
Wed Jun 5 2013, Newschannel 8 Let's Talk Live  
A local theater is bringing the world-famous musical "Les Miserables" back to the stage...