Young Actors Space

Young Actors Space offers age-specific acting classes for ages 5 to 19, including Acting: Tykes, Acting: Children, Acting: Young Teens, Acting: Teens, Acting: Young Adults, and Acting: Adults. The classes include storytelling, relaxation, sensory work, play, improvisation, cold readings, script breakdown, script analysis, on-camera and audition techniques, scene study, script work, staying in the moment, and industry basics.

Programs

• Acting: Tykes — 5-7 · Online class. Helps youngest actors build confidence and work on focus and discipline through storytelling, relaxation, sensory work and play.
• Acting: Children — 8-11
• Acting: Young Teens — 12-14 · Online class. Focuses on truthful performances through improvisation, cold readings, and breaking down a script.
• Acting: Teens — 15-17 · Online and in-person class. Focuses on script analysis and making strong specific choices while remaining open to adjustments and direction.
• Acting: Young Adults — 18-20 · Online class. Covers script work, improvisation, staying in the moment, and industry basics.
• Acting: Adults — 21+ · Online and in-person class. Covers script work, improvisation, staying in the moment, and industry basics.
• On-Camera Audition Technique: Youth — 10-17 · Includes on-camera and audition techniques, truth-based improvisation, and scene study. Currently on hold.
• On-Camera Audition Technique: Adults — 18+ · Includes on-camera and audition techniques, truth-based improvisation, and scene study.
• Dialects: Intro to the IPA for Actors — 18 to Adult · Online class. Focuses on learning the International Phonetic Alphabet and applying it to mastering a dialect. This is not a performance class.
• Dialects: Ongoing — All ages

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old

About the provider

Young Actors Space was established in 1979. Patrick Day joined the teaching staff in 1993 and became owner in 2008. Nora Eckstein has taught there since the beginning and became Artistic Director in 2005. The school says it is a performing arts academy for young working and aspiring actors and that it helps students explore creativity, build confidence, and hone their craft in a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere. It is bonded with the State of California, and all instructors have a Child Performer Services Permit.

No auditions, orientations or placements are required. Each class has age-specific content. Some classes are online only; some are online and in-person. Youth on-camera class is currently on hold. The school emphasizes half improvisation and half scene study in its classes.

Last updated October 28, 2026.