Conservatory / diploma training · Professional development
W. Daniel Mills Apprentice Program and The Young Company
Orlando Shakes (Education) · Orlando, Florida, United States
- Award
- No formal award
- Audience & level
- Grades 9 - College Freshmen
- Format
- In personYear-long (June 1 - 28 Young Company, then July-May apprenticeship)
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Audition- or interview-entry year-long apprenticeship for grades 9 to college freshmen, beginning with the four-week Young Company summer production and continuing with master classes and professional opportunities.
- Offering
- Conservatory / diploma training
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Professional development
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Structured course (no award)
- Award status
- No awardThe course or class does not lead to a formal award.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Year-long (June 1 - 28 Young Company, then July-May apprenticeship)
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Part-timeYoung Company June 1-28; apprenticeship July-May
- Teaching location
- Lowndes Shakespeare Center (Orlando Shakes)812 E. Rollins St., Orlando, FL 32803
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- One-minute monologue (contemporary or Shakespearean) and 16 bars of a musical song, or two one-minute monologues (one Shakespearean, one contemporary)
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Online application with headshot, resume and recommendation letter; auditions/interviews Saturday April 18 (2026 cycle), callbacks April 25.
- Deadlines
- The deadline to submit an application form is Thursday April 16 at 11:59 pm. (2026) · this date has passed; check the current cycle
Fees
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The provider does not publish a price for this offering on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and any deposit or refund terms.
Funding
Stipends Funding
Basis not stated · $500 stipend for The Young Company; up to $500 for work opportunities
Young Company participation and professional opportunities
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Productions
- The Young Company culminates with performances in the Margeson Theater
- Career support
- Master classes with professional theatre artists
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)