Theatre Academy Admission & Auditions
Please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page prior to beginning the admissions process.
ADMISSION APPLICATIONS
There is NO application fee to the Theatre Academy.
- Select the appropriate link below to complete an application in your specialty.
- If accepted to the Academy, students must also apply and be accepted to Los Angeles City College.
Acting Program
- Acting Program online application
- An acting application must be on file to obtain an audition time.
- Applicants are to arrive for the audition prepared with two contrasting monologues
- Either classical and contemporary, or dramatic and comedic, no more than two minutes in length.
- Auditions* are observed by the Theatre Academy Chair and Academy Acting faculty.
- How should you prepare? Please see the FAQ page.
- Call (323) 953-4000 ext. 2970 for more information.
*Auditions during COVID
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the LACC Theatre Academy will also accept online auditions. In an online Zoom audition, actors will perform one monologue (2 min) instead of two.
Costume and Entertainment Technology Programs
- Costume Program online application
- Applicants will be contacted by the Head of Costume for an interview appointment.
- Technical Theater Program online application
- Applicants will be contacted by the Head of Entertainment Technology for an interview appointment.
Course Descriptions
Academic Programs: Theater Arts / Theatre Academy [PDF] (Theater awards & certificates, p. 61)
College Catalog (Theater class descriptions pp. 178-184)
Class Schedules
Life at LACC
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THEATER DEPARTMENT
Theater Office Location
TA 208
To leave a message:
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2970
Email: lacc-theaterarts@lacitycollege.edu
Visitors and playgoers please visit LACCD Check-In before arriving
Theater Department Box Office:
To leave a message:
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2990
Email: boxoffice@lacitycollege.edu
Acting Program:
Costume Design Program:
Eddie Bledsoe
Email: bledsoje@laccd.edu
Department Chair:
Eddie Bledsoe
Email: bledsoje@laccd.edu
Technical Theater Entertainment Technology Program:
Johnny Garofalo
Email: garofaja@lacitycollege.edu