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The USC Drama Conservatory is a summer acting intensive on the Columbia campus of the University of South Carolina.

Directed and taught by USC Theatre Professor Peter Duffy, with the assistance of graduate theatre students, the conservatory program is dedicated to providing aspiring theatre artists with a challenging, stimulating and fun training and performance experience.

Programs are available in the following age divisions:
High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary and Early Elementary.

Click the Divisions link above for more information on each area.

The USC Drama Conservatory is hosted by the University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance. For over 35 years, the department’s theatre program has sustained a reputation as the state’s premiere resource for theatre instruction, offering undergraduate and advanced degrees in performance, design, directing and teacher training.