Acting Camp's Young Performers program gives kids aged 6–11 their first real experience of what it means to be an actor.
Over 10 weeks, they'll find their voice, build their confidence, and discover how to tell a story — taught by a working professional actor who makes every class feel like an adventure.
From Marvel physicality to Pixar emotion to their very own spooky scene, every week is built around worlds kids already love. It all builds to a final showcase where parents get to see exactly what their child is capable of.
No auditions, no pressure, no experience needed — just a kid ready to step into the spotlight.
Sample Class Format
Week 1 — Technique:
Finding Your StageTrust games, ensemble warmups, learning to be comfortable being watched. Your body and voice are instruments — this week you find out what yours can do. No scripts, no characters, just being present in a room full of people.
Week 2 — Technique: Your Voice
Breath, projection, pace, pitch — taught through games, not drills. How do you fill a room without shouting? How does your voice change when you're scared versus excited versus keeping a secret? Every exercise connects sound to feeling.
Week 3 — Franchise Week: Harry Potter / Star Wars (Choose Your Universe)
Hogwarts or a galaxy far, far away — kids pick their world. Same exercises either way: who is your character, how do they move, what do they want, what are they afraid of? Harry and Hermione want different things. So do Luke and Han. Discovering that is the whole lesson. Characters built this week carry into Week 5.
Week 4 — Technique: Emotion For Real
How do actors feel things genuinely rather than pretending? Short Pixar clips at the start — kids identify what the actor or character is actually doing. Then they do it. Exercises in accessing honest emotion through imagination. Nothing performed, everything felt.
Week 5 — Franchise Week: Marvel — Heroes Have a Body
Every Marvel hero has a physical signature before they say a word. Black Panther doesn't move like Spider-Man. Captain Marvel doesn't stand like Wanda. Kids explore how status, power, and vulnerability live in the body — then apply that to their own character from Week 3. Physicality as performance.
Week 6 — Technique: On Camera
The camera changes everything — smaller is bigger. A tiny eye movement reads louder than a shout. Kids learn the basics of screen acting and shoot a short piece each. Watch back together. This clip starts their showreel.
Week 7 — Franchise Week: Goosebumps / Coraline — Playing Spooky
Age-appropriate tension and fear. How do actors play scared without it looking fake? The moment before the scare is where the performance lives. Coraline is studied — a masterclass in dread, curiosity, and courage in a small body. Short spooky scenes, taught through stillness, timing, and reaction.
Week 8 — Technique: Taking Direction
An instructor gives a note. The student tries it. Tries it again. This is the skill that separates good actors from great ones — genuinely hearing a note and applying it, not just repeating the same thing. Pairs work on scenes from previous weeks with active direction throughout.
Week 9 — Showcase Rehearsal
Each child picks their showcase piece from whichever world or scene they connected with most. Full run-throughs, individual director's notes, polish.
Week 10 — Showcase
Parents in. Full performance. Every student receives a personal written note from their instructor. Showreel clip from Week 6 shared with families.
