Kids Acting Classes in NYC, New York

Actors learn to behave logically and naturally onstage. Students work on scene study, monologues, poetry, commercials and interview technique. Relaxation and concentration are stressed. Students are exposed to various techniques including: Spolin, Stanislavski, Hagen, Strasberg, Meisner, and Chekhov techniques. During every class meeting we work on...

No scripts, no memorizing, just fun!! This class is creative and liberating and a great tool for all young actors of all experiences. Learn how to keep a scene going. Tons of theatre games and exercises that stimulate the imagination!

A journey through the world of mime, sound, rhythm, movement, and improvisation. Classic children’s stories and sensory exercises are used to increase awareness, strengthen concentration and inspire creative spontaneity and imagination. Open classroom recital at the end of the fall term and at the end of the Spring term. The Winter term culminates...

Our classes for kids & teens include both Improv & Stand-Up Comedy training. By combining the two, students receive a comprehensive education in creative writing and critical thinking while developing strong community and leadership skills – team, public speaking, self confidence, respect, listening, focus, eye contact and more. Regular students...

A super fun, creative acting class for performers of all levels. Actors work on scene study, voice and body connection, character development and basic principles of acting and theatre etiquette. Using age-appropriate plays and scripts, young actors can explore characters and reinvent themselves. Players work on developing with performance abilities,...

Students get a combination of proper singing technique and the tools to sell a song. By the end of the trimester each student will have a variety of audition ready songs

Actors learn to behave logically and naturally onstage. Students work on scene study, monologues, poetry, commercials and interview technique. Relaxation and concentration are stressed. Students are exposed to various techniques including: Spolin, Stanislavski, Hagen, Strasberg, Meisner, and Chekhov techniques. During every class meeting we work on...

Technique, On-Camera, Improv Class allows our students to learn different areas for long-term growth and professional preparation.  This class will focus on in-depth script analysis, listening and engaging truthfully with scene partners, improvisation, memorization and perfecting film audition technique through a mastery of cold reading. Students...

Our Explorations in Acting for Kids (5-6 years old) classes encourage spontaneity, simplicity and fun.  This class teaches our specific approach to storytelling, and introduces students to the same tools that our adult professional actors work with. We believe that to act is to PLAY, and that students learn the most in an atmosphere of relaxed...

Children explore movement and space through imaginative play, role playing, and other activities that allow them to creatively express themselves.

ATNY is back in the city on Tuesdays! Acting and Audition Technique with Meisner Skills, thru use of Monologue and Scene. You may like comedy or drama, and we’ll use Disney, Nickelodeon and Dramatic Mono’s to kick you into high acting gear. All actors will work towards a final industry showcase and honing individual skills.

This class invites all students who would like a chance to step outside of their shell and learn how to create an amazing story. Through improvisation, students can learn the value in trusting their instincts and diving fearlessly into a new situation. They’ll learn through play, collaboration, and imagination about the dramatic structure of storytelling...

The Explorations Class is a great foundation for the craft and introduction to the Barrow Group approach. Students will lay the foundation of technique-based artistry through a progressive series of exercises, ensemble building games, script analysis, monologues, and scene study. Absence Policy: If your child is going to be absent for any reason,...

ATNY’s Kids Full Day Intensives are extremely popular and one of the most creatively social experiences your young actor will have. It consists of 3-Core Acting Classes which will give you a full and comprehensive training day experience each and every week 11:00am-12:30pm, On-Camera TV/Film Acting 1:30pm-3:00pm, Improvisation for Actors 3:00pm-4:00pm,...

Actors will be assigned select scenes from popular musical theatre shows and will be coached on how to develop the character and learn dance steps required to perform each scene. New scenes and dances will be introduced bi-monthly, and students can conveniently sign up on a monthly basis. Email confirmations will be sent upon registration and again...