Looking for local acting, musical theatre, or improv classes? The following member organizations offer a wide variety of theatre training options in the Philadelphia area. Please contact the theatre company listed for more information on class content and schedule.
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Allens Lane Theater
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Musical Theatre, Circus Art. For all ages.
Arden Theatre Company
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Auditioning, Musical Theatre, Technical Theatre, Behind-the-Scenes Salons. For ages 5 and up.
B. Someday Productions at The Walking Fish Theatre
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Classes: Acting. For ages 7-12.
BCKSEET Productions
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Classes: BCKSEET Ignition (original work, theatre outreach, private voice/acting lessons, audition technique). For ages teen to adult.
Bristol Riverside Theatre
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Classes: Adult Acting (ages 19-99), High School Acting (grades 9-12 only).
Bushfire Theatre of Performing Arts
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Technique, Auditioning, Playwriting. For ages 6 and up.
The Centre Theater
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Speech, Technique, Auditioning, Singing, History, Playwriting. For ages 6-18.
ComedySportz Philly
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Classes: Improv (basic, intermediate, advanced, expert), Musical Improv, Corporate Workshops. For teens and adults. Summer Camp. For kids.
Curio Theatre Company
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Classes: Acting, Speech, Scenes, Comedy Improv, Singing, Stage Combat, Theatre Design. For ages 6 and up.
Delaware Shakespeare Festival
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Classes: Summer Shakespeare Intensive, Apprenticeships. For high school and college students.
Delaware Theatre Company
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Classes: Acting, Scene Study, Youth at Risk, Summer Camp. For ages 6 and up.
EgoPo Classic Theater
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Classes: Acting, Movement. For ages 18 and up.
Enchantment Theatre Company
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Classes: Summer Camp. For ages 8-13.
Hedgerow Theatre
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Speech, Technique, Singing. For ages 6 and up.
Kathy Wickline Casting
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Classes: Auditioning, Stand-Up Comedy, Character Development, Acting for the Camera, Headshot Day, Social Latin Basics, Showcases, Soap Opera, Hosting/Spokesperson. For kids and adults.
MacGuffin Theater & Film Co.
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Auditioning, Singing, Musical Theatre, Fencing, Shakespearean Acting, Film. For ages 8-18.
The Media Theatre
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Classes: Acting. For ages 6-13.
Montgomery Theater
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Classes: Acting, Musical Theater, Film, in house Youth Theater and High School apprentice program, and in school residence programs. For ages 7 to 17.
New Paradise Laboratories
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Classes: Acting, Movement, Speech, Piece Creation. For ages 19 and up.
The People's Light and Theatre Company
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Special Topics. For ages 8 and up.
Philadelphia School of Circus Arts
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Classes: Introduction to Aerials, Introduction to Circus Arts, Juggling, Unicycling, Tumbling, Corde Lisse, Rope and Fabric, Choreography, Chinese Acrobatics, Beginner Aerials, Children's Classes, Summer Camp, Private Lessons, Physical Theater. For all ages.
Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
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Classes: Shakespeare Foundation Classes for Actors. Through these 6 sessions, actors will learn and explore Shakespeare's language and its different elements: rhythm, imagery, energy, sound, meaning and meter. Ages 18 and up.
Philadelphia Theatre Company
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Classes: Summer Camp. For ages 13-18.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights
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Classes: Playwriting, In-school Workshops. For ages 6-18.
Philly Improv Theater
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Classes: Improv, Sketch and Teen Comedy Classes; Core Curriculums in Improv and Sketch Writing; special workshops. For ages teen to adult.
Pig Iron Theatre Company
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Technique, Mask. For ages 15 and up.
PlayPenn
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Classes: Playwriting, Writing for Young Audiences, The Art of Adaptation. For adults.
Plays & Players Theatre
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Classes: $10 Monologue Workshop (ages 15 - adult), Introduction to the Stage (ages 8-12)
Temple Theaters
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Speech, Technique, Auditioning, Singing, History, Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Degree Program. For ages 19 and up.
Theatre Ariel
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Playwriting, Jewish Theatre. For all ages.
Theatre Horizon
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Classes: Summer Camps, Young Actors Workshop, After-School Drama, Autism Drama Outreach, Advanced Acting for Teens, Musical Theatre Dance for Kids.
Tri-County Performing Arts Center
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Classes: Performing Arts Summer Camp, Comedy Class/Youth Improv Troupe, Youth Scene Study, Adult Scene Study, Senior Theater Project. For ages 6-55+.
University of the Arts, School of Theater Arts
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Classes: Various classes, Degree Program. For ages 19 and up.
The Vagabond Acting Troupe
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Classes: Movement, Auditioning, Day-long Workshops. For all ages.
Villanova Theatre at Villanova University
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Speech, Technique, History, Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Various other classes, Degree Program. For ages 19 and up.
Walnut Street Theatre
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Technique, Auditioning, Singing, Playwriting, Musical Theatre. For all ages.
The Wilma Theater
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Classes: Acting, Improv, Movement, Speech, Technique, Auditioning, History, Playwriting, Musical Theatre, Acting for Film, Commercials. For ages 6 and up.
Wolf Performing Arts Center
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Classes: Musical Theatre, Acting, Dance, Creative Play, Playwriting, Improv, Private Voice & Acting Lessons, and Professional Workshops. For ages 18 months - 18 years.