kidsActing Studio

We've been so thrilled with what an incredible experience it has been to have our daughter enroll in kidsActing Studio performances! The directors have encouraged her and her casemates to take risks, learn new skills, work as a team, and grow as performers, artists, and humans...all while having fun! What a remarkable program and opportunity this is for Austin kids--we are deeply grateful.

My daughter has participated in kidsActing Studio's classes and performances for at least five years, from when she was in first grade to now, in sixth grade. She's been in their week and two-week long summer camps and also their full-scale productions during the school years. Over the last three years, she participated in the full-scale productions in both the fall and the spring and then joined kidsActing during the summer! She's clearly a fan, and am I! Why the rave review? This is why: KidsActing prepares children for the stage but also for life by giving them the confidence they need to be expressive in front of a crowd, make mistakes, recover, and move on. KidsActing builds resiliency! The kids learn to collaborate, trust one another, empathize with each other because everyone makes mistakes during rehearsal and sometimes during the performances, and they learn to listen--not only to their acting coach, but also to the audience. I've loved watching the actors grow from one performance to the next, particularly in the intermediate classes where they have multiple performances. Because of her many years with kidsActing, my daughter had a leg up when she entered middle school, and she was quickly placed in an advanced theater class. We are right at the juncture where she may no longer have time to participate in kidsActing performances because she will have theater commitments at school, but we know she will always have an opportunity to return to kidsActing Studio in some shape or form--as a volunteer, as a participant, or possibly as a teacher one day! Many of the teachers at kidsActing were participants themselves! All in all, we had a great experience with kidsActing and highly recommend them!

We always have a fantastic experience with kidsActing studio. My daughter has always had fun in the productions. We continue to sign up again and again as it’s a wonderful place for kids to gain confidence in a comfortable setting. The teachers are kind and professional. If your child loves to act they will love it more, and if they are new to acting they will have a blast learning!

I am super happy with my 3 years of sending kids to Austin’s Kids acting studio. Both my girls have done the holiday and summer camps, and one has done 3 semester long shows. The team really has it together and has fostered my daughter's growing passion for acting and singing. I'd especially like to give props to Cat Phillips as we just finished the Wizard of Oz with my daughter as the Wicked Witch. Cat truly cares about the students and was just as moved at this performance as the rest of us. I know Cat and the team she lead worked hard to ensure each kid felt important and special from day one until the end of the last curtain. My daughter came home thrilled with what a blast she had. The costumes and sets are impressive too! I'd like to especially compliment Cat and hope her managers see this on Cat's communication with the parents. She did a fabulous A+ job on keeping us in the loop, setting boundaries, setting expectations, preparing us, and making sure we understood completely how she and her team she leads go throughout the the process of role assignments. She was all inclusive of each and every kid and did the same with them. So proud of the whole group!

My daughter has completed 5 performances at kidsActing and we have had a terrific experience. We've been fortunate to have Miss Courtney as the Director for each, but everyone has been professional, kind, caring and supportive. The always-challenging process of casting shows, when the feelings of these young performers are right out in the open, is always handled with respect and caring for the kids. My daughter has grown and matured through each production and is already wondering "what's the next show going to be?"