Education
Apprenticeship PROGRAMS
Are you looking to get your start in theater? ArtsWest offers comprehensive, full-time and part-time apprentice programs for high school, undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates from around Seattle and the country.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
This season, over 10,000 people will see a production at ArtsWest. Over 120 of Seattle’s best actors, designers, directors and crew have come to work with us this year alone. Our productions are critically acclaimed. We produce compelling, relevant theatre. Find out how we do what we do, and – most importantly – why.
FIRST LOOK
Have you ever wondered how a Scenic Designer plans a stage? What cast members do to prepare for their roles? How the whole thing – costumes, casting, lighting, and more – all come together to make a production at ArtsWest? FIRST LOOK events are your (free!) opportunity to engage directly with the creative minds behind each ArtsWest production.
Cast talks
Get first-hand insights from the people closest to the material – the performers themselves. At Cast Talks, audience members can engage directly with members of the cast to ask questions about acting, the play, the playwright, and issues and questions raised by the work itself.
STAGENOTES
Join ArtsWest and go behind the scenes of our upcoming production of AN OCTOROON. Over 8 weeks of classes, you’ll learn everything from how directors develop a concept to marketing strategies as opening night draws near. Take part in a brand-new journey into the fast-paced, creative world of theater-making!