Delaware Theatre Company
About
Wilmington Riverfront Professional Theater
Delaware Theatre Company is the state's only professional theatre developing new shows for Broadway, operating from a Riverfront venue on Water Street. Its education arm runs camps, classes, and a youth playwriting festival.
Summer Camps, Classes, and Festivals
Year-round programs centered on professional teaching artists. Programs include:
- Summer on Stage (ages 8-16, full-day theatre intensive)
- Acting, voice, movement, improv, and storytelling
- Audition skills workshops
- Young Playwrights Festival
- Totally Awesome Players
- Senior playwriting program
- Relaxed performances
- Student matinees
What's Included
- Faculty of professional teaching artists from DTC's working productions
- Multi-discipline summer training (act, sing, move, write)
- Real production tie-ins (student matinees, dress rehearsals)
- Riverfront venue with professional stage
Experience
Top pick for serious teen actors in Delaware - DTC develops Broadway material, so faculty quality and exposure are unmatched locally. The Young Playwrights Festival is unusual at this age and a draw for kids who want to write as well as perform.