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Quick Theatre Applications:

Acting Application

Costume Application

Theatre Technology and Design

LACC Theater Department / LACC Theatre Academy

The Theatre Academy at Los Angeles City College is one of the most highly respected theater training institutions in the United States. Since its founding in 1929, this professional theater training program has been dedicated to developing the skills, crafts, and attitudes of students to prepare them for careers in professional theater, as well as television, film, and other areas of the entertainment industry.

2025 - 2026 Current Season

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2024 - 2025 Season

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2023 - 2024 Season

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Mission Statement

The LACC Theater Arts Department and Theatre Academy foster student learning in creative exploration through robust conservatory training in the fields of acting, costuming, and technical theater.

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12 Angry Men

The Cherry Orchard

Top Girls

Model Behavior

Levi

The Government Inspector

Waiting for Lefty

Freddy

Crocodile Seeking Refuge

Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Each April, the Kennedy Center welcomes about 125 outstanding theater students to the KCACTF National Festival. Student awardees in design, performance, directing, playwriting, stage management, dramaturgy, arts leadership, and theatre criticism, are invited from all eight Regions.

Through master classes, presentations, conversations, and staged readings, students learn from and connect with established theatre artists, as well as their peers from across the country.

In Spring 2023 LACC's National Costume finalist, Maria Catarina Copelli was awarded 2^nd place in a separate competition and workshops. She was flown to Washington DC for the week.

Melancholia was honored with 11 additional ‘National’ awards:

Distinguished Production of a Play
Distinguished Director of a Play (Jose Luis Valenzuela)
Distinguished Performance and Production Ensemble
Citizen Artist Award
Distinguished Production Design
Distinguished Achievement in Stage Management (Melanie Hatzenbuhler, Cristian Venegas, Sophia Marcos-Jeronimo, Emma Baker)
Distinguished Sound (John Zalewski)
Lighting Design (John A. Garofalo)
Costume Design (Maria Catarina Copelli)
Distinguished Achievement in Movement Direction
Distinguished Performance by an Actor (Valerie Vega, Arnol Zepeda)

LACC Acting Program Applicants

A School for Scandal
Preview the Acting Program

Acting candidates must audition or interview to be invited to train at the LACC Theatre Academy. To begin, complete the Acting Application at the top of this page. We’ll email you at the address you provide with further instructions and next steps.
Once given further instructions, the applicant will submit a single 2-minute monologue video by uploading it to the dedicated folder link. Before filming, please review the video requirements. Our faculty will evaluate your submission and email you with follow-up information.
Do you have other questions? See also Theatre Academy FAQ
If accepted to the Academy, students must also apply and be accepted to Los Angeles City College.
Apply to Los Angeles City College

LACC Costume Program Applicants

Please review the Costume Program.
See also LACC Theatre Academy FAQ.
If accepted to the Academy, students must also apply and be accepted to Los Angeles City College.
Apply to Los Angeles City College.