NEVADA ACTING CAMPS & CLASSES

Camps and classes for Nevada kids, teens, and adults that have a special focus on acting in the theatre. Many of these Nevada acting education programs also focus on singing, dancing and music. Most programs present a performance on the last day of classes. Most of the camps are day camps, but some are residential.

Contact each individual organization via their website for updated program date, place, and registration information.

 

Reno Little Theater
Reno, NV area

The mission of Reno Little Theaters Education Program is to engage children in theatrical experiences that inspire, instruct, and immerse them in the magic of storytelling.

Reno Little Theater (RLT) was founded in 1935. For more than eight decades, RLT has served local artists and audiences by providing a place where they can explore their creativity and create connections with each other through the arts.

Camps
Reno Little Theaters Camps are held in accordance with Washoe County School Districts balanced calendar breaks for students currently in Kindergarten-Sixth grade. Through our diverse curriculum children have the opportunity to experience traditional day camp activities with a theatrical flair!

Broadway Our Way
Children ages 10 to 17 attend classes in a 12 to 16-week intensive program that culminates in a full-scale production starring your child.

Classes & Workshops
RLT regularly offers classes and workshops with guest teaching artists throughout the year. Examples include: Creative Drama, Storytelling, Improv, and more!

Teens Speak Out
Teenage creatives find their voice as they choose a current social justice topic and then write, develop, and star in a production based on the chosen subject matter.

Website: https://www.renolittletheater.org

 

Sierra School of Performing Arts
Reno, NV area

Sierra School of Performing Arts is dedicated to providing comprehensive and enriching educational experiences in the world of performing arts. Our diverse range of classes caters to both children and adults, fostering creativity, skill development, and a deep appreciation for the performing arts.

Our classes go beyond just teaching the fundamentals; they immerse students in the art of storytelling, character development, and stage presence. Through interactive exercises and scene work, participants gain confidence and learn to express themselves with authenticity and emotion. We offer classes in both the spring and the fall, allowing individuals to engage with the performing arts year-round.

Our experienced and passionate instructors are committed to nurturing talent and fostering a love for the arts in students of all ages. Whether you're a seasoned performer or a beginner looking to explore your artistic side, SSPA welcomes you to join our vibrant and supportive community.

Acting Classes
These classes are designed for actors who want to improve on or start their journey in acting for the stage. We offer classes for as young as 5 years old! Students will enhance their abilities in performing as well as gain confidence for the stage and auditions through games, exercises, and scene work. We encourage trying one of our classes and joining our talented community!

Musical Theater Classes & Workshops
These classes are designed for musical theater performers who want to improve on their dancing, acting, and/or singing. Each will prepare students to ace their auditions and be more comfortable performing in musical theater productions. Three formats to choose from! We highly encourage taking one or all of the classes or workshops to prepare for college or local theater auditions.

Website: https://www.sierraschoolofperformingarts.org

 

Broadway Kids Academy
Las Vegas, NV area

Welcome to the wonderful world of BROADWAY KIDS ACADEMY for the Performing Arts. We are the premier professional children's performing arts academy with four different locations in the Las Vegas Valley. We have locations in SUMMERLIN, CENTENNIAL, HENDERSON ANTHEM, and HENDERSON HORIZON.

Each of our studios is furnished with a theater and instruction rooms. We specialize from the beginning to advance Triple Threat training for children ages 3-18.

No experience is necessary. Each child performs in their own class show each semester on our professional stages that are complete with lights, microphones, and amazing costumes.

Broadway Kids Academy offers two very special programs. Our Musical Theater program trains children how to sing, dance, and act on a professional stage while performing only in the best plays of Disney and Broadway. Our Performance Company program teaches and trains children in singing and dancing techniques on stage. Students perform in the community on our traveling stage and other venues as well as in our own theaters.

Musical Theater Programs ages 3 - 18 years old

Performance Company Program Ages 3 - 18

Website: https://broadwaykidsacademy.com

 

Rainbow Company Youth Theatre
Las Vegas, NV area

Rainbow Company Youth Theatre is a nationally acclaimed, award-winning youth theatre group funded by the city of Las Vegas. For more than 45 years, Rainbow Company has provided professional theatrical training programs for children of all ages.

Rainbow Company Youth Theatre offers multiple six-week sessions from September to May for young people ages 4-18 at Charleston Heights Arts Center. All classes are designed to build confidence, strengthen communication skills, and create connection.

Rainbow Company Youth Theatre also offers spring break and summer acting camps.

Storybook Adventures!
Ages 4-6
Students in Storybook Adventures will be introduced to the fundamentals of dramatization through storytelling and creative play!

Performance Fundamentals
Ages 7-9
Students will gain an appreciation for theatre and knowledge of performance fundamentals through the use of voice, body, imagination, exploration, and creative expression.

Youth Acting Workshop
Ages 10-12
Students in this class will work on theatre skills and beginning techniques that explore character and scene creation through warmups, theatre experiences and exercises.

Teen Acting Workshop
Ages 13-17
Students will hone their acting skills using improvisation, character development, and scene study. Students will be challenged to take risks, make strong choices, and explore truth through their work.

Website: https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Residents/Arts-Culture/Rainbow-Company/fbclid=IwAR1Ac673X_OhEfiY64G19gLt69IfwSwiDIMg5kJPR500lJqZoni68PNvzZ4

 

Seedling Theatre Company
Henderson, NV area

All of the programs and classes at Seedling Theatre Company are designed with the personal growth of each child in mind. Building confidence in front of an audience, mastering skills in communication, and realizing how their talents can lift and inspire others are all goals we set for our students.

Whether your child is just starting to break out of their shell or headed for Broadway tomorrow, we want to provide as many challenges and opportunities for advancement as possible. Additionally, we recognize the importance of employing teachers who not only know their craft, but also have a talent and a love for working with children.

Musical Theatre
The heart of our studio is our musical theatre program. If your child has Broadway on the brain and wants to do it all-- singing, dancing, drama--then our Musical Theatre classes are just the ticket.  Our school-year semester MT classes (Fall and Spring) produce Youth Editions of Broadway shows, edited for content, length, and vocal performance levels. Summer Musicals may include full Broadway productions with audition-only casts. No experience is necessary and vocals and choreography for each class are tailored to age and skill levels. Past musicals at Seedling have included Peter Pan, Into the Woods, The Little Mermaid, Seussical, The Lion King, Shrek, Matilda, Little Women, and many more.

Acting
For those wishing to focus more on the dramatic facet of their performance skill set, our straight acting classes expand young performers' knowledge of stagecraft and provide opportunities for practical application through games and activities in addition to weekly rehearsals for that semester's chosen play or short scene collection.  Courses are offered for Jrs. (ages 7-10) and Teens (ages 11-18) and include  exploration of basic stage acting skills, theatre terminology & etiquette, vocal inflection and projection, movement and facial expression, incorporating a variety of techniques and acting methods. But don't let all the theatre jargon fool you--these are super fun classes :)

Voice Performance
Seedling consistently draws and develops incredibly talented youth vocalists from around the Vegas valley, thanks in most part to our amazing singing coach, Britni Favero. Her dedication to continual education in her field and a love for teaching has inspired vocalists across the country through her private lessons at Seedling and online. Group vocal performance classes and camps are also available year-round for both beginners and advanced students, with an emphasis on solo performance. Technical skills are taught alongside stage presence to create unforgettable recitals and personal improvement in Musical Theatre class performances. Confidence is built by students performing weekly in class for their peers who provide positive feedback and support.

Summer Camps
It is not unusual to hear kids declare their desire to spend the whole summer at Seedling. During the months of June and July, there is a whole lot of mess, noise, music, creativity, and laughter going on at Seedling as we take advantage of an all-day theater experience. Unique week-long camps are designed to fit into your busy summer travel and activities and have included full-length musicals, plays, costume and set design, movie making, camps for Sprouts ages 4-6, Shakespeare, teen game nights. and much more. Every summer provides new opportunities to draw in the community with lots of inexpensive entertainment each weekend as our campers pump out shows that are always open to the public.

Website: https://www.seedlingtheatrecompany.com

 

DK Acting Class
Las Vegas, NV area

DK Acting Class is a scene study acting class that teaches the renowned technique of Beverly Hills Playhouse founder, Milton Katselas. Our program focuses on 3 key elements to success: Technique in the craft of the American style of Acting. Technique to learn and reinforce a positive, confident Attitude in your work. Learn industry protocols, and receive knowledge on the Administration of your acting career. We offer classes for all ages.

DKAC Adult Scene Study (18 and over)
Our student members also enjoy through the week many amenities. Use of the theatre for rehearsals, a self taping station, audition coaching, and career guidance are just some of the amenities that are included in the cost of your membership. We offer 2 different class levels.

Our classes have a strong focus on scene study as well as offer members the opportunity to learn on camera technique, audition technique for stage and camera, improvisation, and script analysis.

DKAC Young Talent Class (17 and under)
We offer two Young Talent Classes. Our young talent class focuses on audition technique, cold read technique, basic acting technique, attitude, team playing skills, and learning business protocols.

Website: https://www.dkactingclass.com

 

Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Las Vegas, NV area

The Las Vegas Academy Theatre Conservatory provides both performance and technical theatre education to approximately 300 students each year. In-depth learning in acting, auditioning, musical theatre and technical stagecraft prepare students for careers and college opportunities. LVA Theatre/Acting, Musical Theatre and Technical Theatre students learn in a unique setting, working in three beautiful performance spaces. These spaces include the Las Vegas Academy Black Box Theater that seats up to 150; the 1200-seat LVA Performing Arts Center; and the Las Vegas Academy 675-seat Lowden Theater for the Performing Arts, a contemporary theater and concert hall.

In addition to the performance spaces, the Theatre Conservatory has a full scene shop, costume shop, rehearsal studios and instructional classrooms. Students joining the Theatre Conservatory may focus their interest in Acting for Theatre, Musical Theatre, or Technical Theatre Production.

Musical Theatre Overview
The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Theatre Department offers a focused, high-level, quality education to dedicated Actors and Technicians interested in pursuing advanced studies of theatre Acting, Musical Theatre, and Technical Theatre. Students in the Musical Theatre program receive a college-preparatory curriculum, where they will focus on all aspects of Musical Theatre.

Theatre Acting Overview
The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Theatre Department offers a focused, high-level, quality education to dedicated Actors and Technicians interested in pursuing advanced studies of Theatre Acting, Musical Theatre, and Technical Theatre. Students focusing on Theatre Acting receive a college-preparatory curriculum, where they take a wide variety of courses designed to prepare them for the future.

Technical Theatre Overview
The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Theatre Department offers a focused, high-level, quality education to dedicated Actors and Technicians interested in pursuing advanced studies of theatre Acting, Musical Theatre, and Technical Theatre. Students focusing on Technical Theatre receive a CTE-designed program that will prepare them for either college or entry into the Industry.

Website: https://www.lasvegasacademy.net

 

Camp Broadway at The Smith Center
Las Vegas, NV area

Camp Broadway is a unique theater-arts experience taught by trained Broadway professionals and offers summer camps, workshops and performance opportunities to theater-loving kids ages 7 to 17.

The Smith Center remains one of the select sites nationwide to offer Camp Broadway each summer for theater-loving kids ages 7-17. Camp Broadway is a unique theater-arts experience taught by trained Broadway professionals. Using Broadways cherished works and its grand traditions for inspiration, the Camp Broadway experience is designed to build confidence, inspire creative expression and instill well-being in both aspiring artists and future audiences.

Camp Broadway at The Smith Center offers two age-appropriate camps: Shining Stars for ages 7 to 9 for up to 40 campers and Mainstage for ages 10 to 17 for up to 100 campers. Campers learn singing, dancing, acting and more, but they also enjoy the authentic experience of putting on a theater production for their families.

Website: https://thesmithcenter.com

 

Take 2 Performers Studio
Reno, NV area

Reno's best source for acting, modeling and voice classes. Take 2 Performers Studio specializes in career development. Our approach will get you started on the right path.

TEEN ACTING FOR TV & FILM FOR 13-17 years
This class is for anyone from newbie to experienced. Covering everything from improv, camera work, audition technique, self-tapes, cold-reading, scene study, script analysis and industry tips. The goal of each class is to uncover the student's unique truth. Each student will hone their strengths and grow in their weakness as they curate their own actor tool box. No class is the same but every student will walk away learning something.

ON CAMERA AND MORE FOR 14 & UP

This class will include more On Camera work than the Thursday class. Covering everything from improv, camera work, audition technique, self-tapes, cold-reading, scene study, script analysis and industry tips. The goal of each class is to uncover the student's unique truth. Each student will hone their strengths and grow in their weakness as they curate their own actor tool box. No class is the same but every student will walk away learning something.

SCENE STUDY AGE: 16 & UP
You will learn the actual process of scene study, crafting the moments, emotions, intentions, and desires of the character, this is the skill set sought after by directors on a set. Knowing to raise the stakes and not play the end of the scene are techniques that develop with time and practice and mark the differences between actors.

In the true style of Milton Katseles, Founder of the Beverly Hills Playhouse, and Martin Landau via the current teachings of Joe Palese of The Actor Space, this scene study technique is very accessible to even the novice actor as long as the passion and the desire to learn are there.

To the actor, the process is valuable and infinitely rewarding for their art. To the Director, the techniques create an actor who is confident, competent and can be directed (able to make the adjustments on set needed between takes). To the Casting Director the talent becomes marketable as one who is prepared and professional to be put before Producers. To the Producer, the trained talent becomes a resource that can be called upon when such character(s) appear in a script.

PRETEEN AGE 8-13 For TV & FILM

Scene work, cold reading and auditioning skills will be introduced, breaking down the text and solving the who, what, when, where and whys of each character. We bring in what came before and where are we going? Actors will learn to be brilliant detectives in uncovering in the text the absolute truth of the material thru established problem solving techniques. We are building upon solid habits that the actor can bring to any audition room, stage or set. The student learns that the actor must become one with the character, living truthfully in the moment and the actor/technician overseeing, timing, stage direction, blocking and camera work, props and any surprises that may arise with live TV or stage productions.

CHILD COMBO CLASS AGE 4-7

Acting & Dance: In this child combo class the emphasis is on personal power. In each 30 minute session, children are encouraged to be big, bold and courageous! Through a variety of simple dances, theater games and improvisation, children gain confidence and discover their uniqueness. They will work with memorized materials while working on speech and diction. They will learn the importance of working together and respect for others. They will learn to take direction, pay attention, listen and respond: all while having fun!

Website: https://www.take2performersstudio.com

 

TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada
Reno, NV area

Weekly Company Classes

"Littles & Youth" (Ages 3-6)
Students ages 3-6 will develop confidence, self-awareness, respect for themselves and others, problem solving, listening skills and so much more with our “Littles” Acting Class! They will let their imaginations guide their characters as they learn to tell stories through fun and fast paced theatre games and activities which include skills in improvisation, memorization and working with others! Littles will overcome stage fright with opportunities to appear in both speaking and non-speaking roles in TWNN Productions! Littles will also learn theatre etiquette as both a performer and audience member all while making friends and memories to last a lifetime!

"Youth" (Ages 7-11)
Students ages 7-11 will learn further awareness of the acting processes including; vocal and movement techniques, character development, emotional control and awareness, problem solving, memorization techniques, and more! In this fast paced class designed to jumpstart students into the preparation for auditions and live acting roles, students will develop confidence, self-awareness, respect for themselves and others. Students will take part in fun Theatre games and activities including memorizing material, partner scenes and more! Youth students will further their knowledge of theatre etiquette as both a performer and an audience member. Youth students will also have the opportunity to learn technical skills in sound and lighting as well as set building and costume design!

"Beginning Teens" (Ages 12+)
Students ages 12+ who have never participated in Theatre or Acting Classes will utilize this fast paced class to learn basic and intermediate Acting Skills in order to earn placement in the Advanced Teen Class. Beginning Teen Students will learn character development, memorization techniques, monologue preparation for auditions, skills for individual scenes and scenes with partner and groups. Students will also learn emotional control and reactions in addition to gaining self-confidence, overcoming stage fright, respect for themselves and others as well as self-awareness. Students will also have the opportunity to learn the technical aspects of Theatre including sound and light operation, set building, costume design and more. This class has the goal of moving into the Advanced Teen Class within 6-12 months of entry into Beginning Class. (Advanced Class Placement is based on Teacher Approval).

"Advanced Teens" (Ages 12+) *By Approval Only
Advanced students ages 12+ will learn to utilize skills in acting learned in previous lessons to develop characters, react to happenings in scenes and more! In this fast paced class designed for Advanced Teens with the goal of being in Live Shows and Productions, students will choose, memorize and perform their own monologues to be used for Auditions. Advanced students will also have the opportunity to work on independent scenes as well as scenes with partners and groups. Material covered in this class while still age appropriate will include more emotionally complex concepts allowing students to form opinions and learn emotional control, problem solving and out of the box thinking. Class skills will include audition techniques, how to choose monologues that are right for you, writing their own monologue, as well as confidence on and off the stage, leadership techniques, and respect for themselves and others! Students will learn more advanced techniques in lighting, sound and stage management as well as set building and costume design! Advanced Teen Students will also explore advance body awareness and stage combat. TWNN Teens will have the opportunity to act as Junior Camp Counselors during our Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall Break Camps!

Website: https://twnn.org