Classes & Registration
Abbott & Lois offers theater classes and camps at our Downtown Lombard, IL location, as well as through partnering organizations around the Chicago suburbs. Browse our upcoming events, and register today!

Focus on Acting – Classical Acting Class
Focus on Acting – Classical Acting Class
Focus on Acting is a classical acting class that furthers range, skill, and technique. Students will be better prepared for future auditions and advanced roles, but most of all, they’ll have a ton of fun!
The last day of class ends with a 10-minute performance for the parents!
Fee: $45/child. More details about payment and the facility are located on the registration form.
Playwrights to Producers
Playwrights to Producers
Based on our popular summer camp, Play in a Day, this weekly course starts with the students writing their very own 5 to 10-minute play, which will be performed for the parents on the last day of class!
During the weeks in between, students will learn technical design; choose sound effects, choose lighting options, and craft their costumes. Plus, there’s acting and hilarious learning games!
Fee: $45/child. More details about payment and the facility are located on the registration form.
Comedic Kids
Comedic Kids
Get ready to laugh out loud! Comedic Kids teaches the keys to comedic acting and opens up a world of creative exploration, as they craft their costume, lights, and sound designs for the final performance.
At the end of the last class, students will perform a signature Abbott & Lois short play that’s guaranteed to leave the audience in stitches.
Fee: $60/child. This is a 4-week course totalling 6 hours. More details about payment and the facility are located on the registration form.
Improv Fun Club
Improv Fun Club
Spend four hilarious weeks with us this fall! Every week, students will learn a fundamental of classical acting, then put their fundamental to use in cracking up the class with confidence.
At the end of the last class, there is a performance for the parents!
Fee: $40/child. More details about payment and the facility are located on the registration form.
High School Theater Arts 1
High School Theater Arts 1
Fall semester Theater Arts combines classroom-style lessons in classical acting, technical design, and directing with practical learning through showcase productions.
Theater Arts is offered as a full year hybrid course, qualifying for 0.5 transcriptable Fine & Performing Arts credits per semester.
Theater Arts
Theater Arts
Discover the ecosystem of artistry, skill, and collaboration that brings a play to life! In Session 1 of Theater Arts, every student will learn the fundamentals of Classical Acting and gain experience in technical design (lights, sound, costumes) before taking on one of many creative roles in our final production on the last day of class. In this class, students learn the value of teamwork, especially understanding that being “a star” is not based on visibility, study art as a discipline, and gain practice skills they can apply to any subject.
Session 2 runs Jan 19 through May 4, 2027 and is an Advanced Theater Arts class.
$130 per 13-week semester
Elementary Theater Arts
Elementary Theater Arts
From classical acting to light design, sound design, and costume construction, students learn it all in Theater Arts. This class combines classroom-style learning with hands-on experience for a unique study in the value of teamwork, confident decision-making, and creative expression. Come show time, each child shines in their own artistic way, either on stage, in the booth, or behind the scenes in a full-scale mini-production.
About Theater Class
Abbott & Lois creates classes and workshops that stem from core elements of theater education. Learn about the fundamentals, and inquire about offering classes through your organization!
