Classes + Workshops
Preparing actors to work professionally in the theatre
Whether you’re just getting your start or are a seasoned veteran of the stage, our selection of daytime, evening, and weekend classes and workshops will help you gain confidence in the crafts of acting, auditioning, improv, and more.
The companies listed in the categories below have experience training actors for auditions, cold calls, scene studies, on-camera work, and more.
Submit a Class or Workshop
Submit a class, workshop, or other resource to add to our Education page. You must be an organization member of the Colorado Theatre Guild to have your class posted. Submit here.
Ongoing Classes
Adult Classes
Chris Thatcher In-person Acting Classes and Workshops
Chris Thatcher currently offers in-person acting classes and workshops for adults, including acting technique, scene study, self-tape auditioning, on-camera work, and more. Acting training at the Boulder studio prepares actors to work professionally in theatre, film, and television.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival Education Department
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival Education Department offers classes and workshops for kids, teens, and adults year-round.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Theatre lovers and makers are challenged to take their work to the next level through DCPA Education. From committed actors and playwrights to business professionals, we have the classes to hone your craft surrounded by seasoned professionals and peers.
Morse Actors Studio
On-going classes and coaching. Beginning and Intermediate Acting, Acting the Song, & Script Analysis for Actors Coaching – Audition Prep, MFA Prep, and Private Coaching.
Professional Acting Classes and Coaching
Professional Acting Classes and Coaching for beginners, advanced, teens, and adults. A professional acting studio for film, television, and theater created by Hollywood teacher, filmmaker, and award-winning actor, Todd Babcock. Babcock has over 20 years of extensive experience in Los Angeles. His work has ranged from pilots, primetime series, and daytime dramas to foreign films, horror, and absurd comedies. The Studio is located at 1221 Pecos Street in Denver.
Rohrering Success Acting Workshops
Classes are held every Tuesday night in Littleton and Colorado Springs—check their website for updates.
Visionbox Studio Theater
Holds ongoing auditions for the Young Conservatory. The Conservatory is taught by a group of high-level theatre professionals and is geared toward high school and college-age students who have an interest in pursuing theatre in college, graduate school, and beyond. Students study alongside the Visionbox Ensemble and other adult professionals in the same scene study classes. Young conservatory actors will also have an opportunity to participate in performance work. High School and college-aged students of Visionbox have been admitted to some of the top training programs in the US and abroad including NYU, The New School, Yale, Rutgers, UNC, USC, LAMDA, RADA, and London East 15.
Youth Classes
CenterStage Theatre Company
At CenterStage Theatre Company (CSTC), we set the highest standards for our faculty and students. Our students work with seasoned theatrical professionals who are also versed in the art of theatre education. We emphasize a positive, nurturing style of teaching, and our students grow through encouragement in an inclusive environment that supports their development as individuals and as artists.
Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company offers innovative and comprehensive professional theatre training programs for students ages 5-18. Musical theatre, design, acting, play analysis, dancing, stand-up comedy, and the collaborative process are just a sampling of the rich curriculum offered by our award-winning professional staff of instructors. We believe that the development of theatrical skills is a life-long journey and welcome students to become part of the FAC family as they pursue further training in the arts.
Foothills Theatre Company Youth Acting Classes
Foothills Youth Theater offers performances during the summer and holiday school break. Students get to participate in the entire rehearsal and production process including acting, singing, dancing, making sets and costumes. Performance are open to friends, family, fans and the public.
Northglenn Youth Theatre Academy
The Northglenn Youth Theatre Academy encourages young performers of all abilities to explore the art of live theatrical performance through classes, workshops, and personalized training to complement our acclaimed productions.
Vintage Theatre Summer Youth Drama Camps
In this exciting summer camp adventure, students will embark on the journey of putting on a fully staged musical! Three weeks full of learning, fun, and friends! Students will study acting, music, and dance as part of the rehearsal process, which also includes technical elements such as lights, sound, set, costumes, and props. Camps end with two fully-staged performances.
Upcoming Workshops
WINTER NOURISHMENT: Caretaking Our Heart and Soul
Monday, December 4, 2023; 6:30-8:30 pm MST
In-person and Online Workshop; Facilitated by Executive Coach Michanda Lindsey, of Presence & Transformation
Theatreworks Colorado Springs, Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 North Nevada Ave, 80918
Admission is FREE for Members/$15 Non-Members/$10 with UCCS ID (in-person only)
“There are tremendous gifts awaiting us when we slow down and honor the needs, truth, and song of our heart and soul. Michanda Lindsey will be a guide as we uncover our answers found beneath the surface, beyond the noise, and in the sacred place of stillness and presence. Our gift that we can give ourselves is a deeper capacity to nourish and replenish, the one person we often save for last-ourselves.”