Theaterschool De Trap

Name

Theaterschool De Trap

Legal name

De Trap B.V.

Website

https://detrap.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Drama Education (Acting, Improvisation, Musical Theater) (EDAMAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN), Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Part-time theater education
• Acting training programs
• Camera acting courses
• Drama school workshops
• Performing arts school

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition Fees: The school generates revenue through tuition fees charged for its theater and acting courses offered to students. Courses are delivered in-person at the Amsterdam school location.

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Core offering

Theaterschool De Trap is a part-time theater school that trains aspiring adult actors in Amsterdam through a 4-year day or evening acting program, a 2-year camera acting program, and an 8-Saturday training acting program. It complements these long-form tracks with short orientation courses, masterclasses (e.g., comedy), and workshops in acting and theater-making, plus an annual TrapLab student festival.

Product overview

Theaterschool De Trap is a part-time theater school offering a portfolio of acting and theater education programs. The core offerings include a four-year professional Acting program (available as day or evening tracks) and a two-year Camera Acting program, both requiring auditions for admission. Supplementary programs include a Training Acting program (8 Saturdays), various short courses (5-day Acting preparation, 2-day orientation courses in camera and training acting), workshops (camera acting, comedy masterclass, theater making), a summer course, and trial lessons. The school also organizes student performances including the TrapLab festival and Trapweek showcases. Upon completion, graduates receive a certificate rather than a formal diploma. All programs are held at the school's facility in Amsterdam-Oost with 4 studios serving over 100 weekly students.

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Products and services

• Acteursopleiding — Dagopleiding A 4-year part-time daytime professional acting training for adults in Amsterdam, covering acting skills, voice, movement, and stage practice.
• Acteursopleiding — Avondopleiding A 4-year part-time evening professional acting training, designed for students who work or study during the day and want to combine acting training with other commitments.
• Opleiding Camera Acteren A 2-year part-time program focused on on-screen acting techniques for film and television.
• Opleiding Trainingsacteren An 8-Saturday training acting program that introduces students to acting methods and stagecraft on a compact weekend schedule.
• Cursus Acteren (Vooropleiding) A 5-day orientation/preparatory acting course designed as an introduction and on-ramp into the longer acteursopleiding.
• Oriëntatiecursus Camera Acteren A 2-day orientation course in camera acting, serving as a taster for the full 2-year camera acting opleiding.
• Oriëntatiecursus Trainingsacteren A 2-day orientation course in training acting, providing an introduction to the 8-Saturday training acting program.
• Workshop Camera Acteren voor Beginners A 4-day workshop introducing beginners to on-screen acting fundamentals.
• Masterclass Komedie A 4-day masterclass focused on comedy acting, for students who want to develop comic timing and comedic performance skills.
• Theatermaken voor Acteurs A 3-day workshop in theater-making aimed at actors who want to develop their own stage material and creative direction skills.
• Zomercursus Acteren 2026 A 5-day intensive summer acting course held 29 June – 3 July 2026, providing a short, immersive acting experience.
• Proefles Acteren (Open Dag) A free trial acting lesson offered as part of the school's open days, allowing prospective students to experience a class before enrolling.
• TrapLab Festival An annual student-run theater festival showcasing performances created and produced by students of the school.

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Direct peers

• Toneelacademie Maastricht: Dutch theater academy (part of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences) offering HBO-accredited professional acting training. Directly comparable in curriculum (acting, directing, theater making) but competes from an HBO-accredited, degree-granting position versus De Trap's private model.
• Atlantic Acting School: NYC private acting school attached to Atlantic Theater Company, offering conservatory-style professional actor training. Comparable to De Trap in its private tuition-funded, practitioner-taught conservatory approach for aspiring professional actors.
• American Conservatory Theater (ACT): San Francisco-based conservatory offering MFA actor training alongside public performances. Comparable in combining professional actor training with student showcase productions, though at significantly larger institutional scale.
• Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre: Long-established NYC private acting school offering professional conservatory training in acting technique, voice, and movement. Highly comparable model — private, multi-year, practitioner-taught actor training without a broader academic degree.
• HKU Theater: Utrecht University of the Arts (HKU) school offering HBO-accredited theater and acting programs. Directly comparable Dutch competitor targeting the same aspiring actor audience but with HBO accreditation and degree-granting authority De Trap lacks.
• Stella Adler Studio of Acting: NYC-based private conservatory offering multi-year professional acting training taught by working professionals. Highly comparable business model — private, tuition-funded, practitioner-led conservatory training with structured multi-year trajectories.
• Theaterschool Amsterdam (AHK): Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) theater school offering HBO-accredited programs in acting and performing arts. Closest geographic competitor for Amsterdam-based aspiring actors; comparable curriculum but with degree-granting HBO accreditation that De Trap lacks.

Broad incumbents

• LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art): UK conservatory offering professional actor training programs with degree options. Overlaps with De Trap in delivering practitioner-led conservatory training but operates at a much larger institutional scale with formal accreditation.
• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA): Premier UK drama conservatory offering degree-bearing professional acting training with much larger scale and brand. Comparable as an established theater education brand but operates as a much broader institution with degree-granting authority and global recognition.
• Juilliard Drama Division: Elite US conservatory's drama division offering MFA-level professional actor training. Comparable as practitioner-taught conservatory education but at an elite, degree-granting, scholarship-supported institutional scale vastly larger than De Trap.

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Customer concentration

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