Children’s Acting Classes

1 hour

About Course

Children’s acting classes for Musical Theater are a great way to learn the arts of acting, dancing, and singing. Not only that, but it’s a TON of fun, too.

In this acting class, kids will get a chance to learn these skills, make new friends, and enjoy themselves from a series of dedicated coaches and childcare experts who specialize in screen acting and theater.

Ages: 5 through 10 and 11 through 15

Duration: Ongoing

Kids will learn to act, sing, dance, and make new friends.
Week 1 - Introduction to Theater
-Icebreaker Game
-Discussion: What goes into musical theater: singing, dancing, acting, storytelling.
-Activities: Acting out emotions and Creating props (masks)
Week 2 - Exploring Different Musical Genres
-Listening: Musical Genre Exploration
-Discussion: What makes a song memorable? What is Choreography?
-Activities: Group Song Exploration, Dance movement Games, Improv a Skit
Week 3: Acting and Character Development
-Warm Up: Theater Games
-Discussion: Creating Characters
-Activities: Character Charades and Crafting Homemade Microphones
Week 4: Putting It All Together - Mini Musical Workshop
-Brainstorm: Plot and Characters
-Scriptwriting: Writing Dialogue and Lyrics
-Rehearsal: Blocking and Rehearsing
-Performance: Mini Musical Showcase
-Reflection: Discussion and Feedback

Course Content

Instructors

Naomi Merritt

Writer

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1 Student

3 Courses

Naomi Grace, 24 year old from Northern Nevada, embarked on her acting career at the age of 5 in musical theatre productions for her community and school. She has been in over 25 stage productions and has co-directed 2. She attended stage acting classes at Great Basin Community College in Elko, NV and film acting classes here in Las Vegas, NV. Naomi has been apart of several feature films learning all that she can from first hand experience. She was raised in a family of teachers and now is taking on that role herself.

Devorah Lee Fong

Tutor

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2 Courses

DEBORAH LEE FONG, originally from New York City, has been involved in the acting profession for more than thirty years. Her theatre /dance training started at a young age with the children’s program of the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and as a teenager attending the High School of Performing Arts (The FAME school). She is a graduate of the United States International University’s School of Performing Arts. She has continued her theatre studies through the years with several coaches including Tracey Moore, Robin Dunn, Marishka Shanice Phillips and vocal coach Bob Marks.

Her love of storytelling, characterizations and improvisation led to a long tenure with the Creative Arts Team, which included serving as the company’s Co-Artistic Director, incorporating theatre and interactive drama as a catalyst to actively address social and academic issues, foster creativity, and encourage students to critically engage with the world. Deborah led residency workshops with elementary, middle, and high school students across the New York metropolitan area.

In addition to her teaching, she is also an actor, director, dancer and choreographer. She had the pleasure of collaborating with the late Toby Robertson (the artistic director of the Prospect Theatre Company 1964-1978 ) on the Obie award winning production of Pericles for the Jean Cocteau Repertory in NYC.

As an actor she has performed off-Broadway, regionally, and in television shows and commercials. Most recently, Deborah was seen on And Just Like That on HBO. She also appears in several commercials on various cable/network channels, and digital platforms.

Throughout her career, Deborah has enjoyed working with young people, taking their lead as they find their individual voice and learn to stand comfortably in their own power. She does not believe in teaching to perform but rather guiding the young actor/creative through a process in a safe environment with activities that are age appropriate. She is enthused about the journey ahead with the students of the Studio and looks forward to celebrating their unique and diverse talents.

Children’s Acting Classes

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