Roustabout Theater Apprentice Program and Summer Theater Camp

The Roustabout Theater Apprentice Program includes weekly dance, acting, and singing classes, plus periodic Master Classes. It features professionally produced performances with actors, singers, and dancers ages 11 through 20. The Summer Theater Camp includes instruction in dance, acting, and singing and ends with a weekend of live performances; no audition is required, and all levels of experience are welcome.

Programs

• Roustabout Theater Apprentice Program — ages 11 through 20 · Professionally produced performances featuring actors, singers and dancers ages 11-20. Training includes weekly dance, acting, and singing classes plus periodic Master Classes.
• Summer Theater Camp — ages 11-20 · Summer theater camp experience culminating in a weekend of live performances. Instruction in dance, acting, and singing. No audition is required.
• Master Classes — Master classes led by theatrical talent from around the nation.

About the provider

Roustabout Theater has been a federally recognized nonprofit since 2005. Its mission is to build a vibrant regional theater in Sonoma County producing Masterworks of the 20th Century and new plays in their West Coast premieres, while also sustaining an actor training program for all ages. The Apprentice Program is described as award-winning and one of the leading theatrical training and performance programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roustabout Theater has served thousands of the community’s families and theater lovers through professional productions, classes for all ages, and scholarship programs.

All levels of experience are welcome for Summer Theater Camp.

What families say

“"A lovely early autumn night in Santa Rosa, with the amazingly talented kids from the Roustabout Theater Apprentice Program finishing the evening...Thanks to Clark Lewis and Bill Davis and the whole Roustabout family for having us back; it is always a joy to come sing with you all."” — Jason Robert Brown

“"The material shined ... it really came through ... it came across perfectly, it was really great, and it's a hard thing to do. Your director did a magnificent job."” — Mario Cantone

“"Working with the Roustabout Apprentice students was a complete joy! They came in prepared and ready to work. They brought a level of enthusiasm to the performance and were completely professional! It was exciting to hear them sing ... they were all so talented!"” — Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Last updated October 5, 2026.