Acting for Kids and Teens
Acting for Kids and Teens Studio, 734 NW 14th Ave, Ste. 101, Portland, OR 97209
About
Acting for Kids and Teens offers acting classes, theater classes, TV/film classes, voice over classes, scene study, on-camera training, improv, audition prep, private coaching, voiceover coaching, and career coaching. The program also includes a Make-A-Movie Workshop, camps, industry showcases, family nights, potlucks, and post-class drinks.
• Ages: 7–18 years old
Acting for Kids and Teens is led by professional working actors, and its acting coaches are working pros who work in TV/film, theater, voiceover, and career development. The studio has a dedicated behind-the-scenes staff and a full support system that covers training, taping, and career development. The Make-A-Movie Workshop places young actors on a real film set where they collaborate with industry professionals such as directors, makeup artists, sound mixers, and crew, and every student in this workshop leaves with a film. The program’s voiceover coaching includes work for audiobooks, animation, commercials, and more.
The mission of Acting for Kids and Teens states that it is where creativity, confidence, and fun come together, and that its approach blends technique with truth. Its training is grounded in Meisner and layered with tools from Suzuki, Sense Memory, improv, and body work, with the stated goal of helping actors connect deeply, listen fully, and respond with honesty, based on the idea that acting is about living truthfully in imagined moments created by writers.
The studio describes itself as a fun, supportive studio led by professional working actors, and notes that students have landed spots on some shows that are described as great shows. It also states that students build confidence, develop stage and screen presence, and gain skills to shine in performances of all kinds. The program highlights that parents are welcome to stay and use the studio’s amenities while kids are in class, and that it offers camps when school is out. Its community involvement includes industry showcases, family nights, potlucks, and post-class drinks, and it states that it does not just say “community” but lives it.
Founder Katie O'Grady is mentioned as creating a nurturing community of young actors and caring deeply about empowering the kids she works with. Testimonials from parents and students describe the environment as loving, safe, supportive, fun, and creative, and praise Katie and the coaches as wonderful, courteous, and welcoming. Several testimonials mention that students have trained there for years, that the community, coaching, and opportunities are described as unbeatable, and that families are deeply grateful for the program.
Last updated May 30, 2026.
• Ages: 7–18 years old
Acting for Kids and Teens is led by professional working actors, and its acting coaches are working pros who work in TV/film, theater, voiceover, and career development. The studio has a dedicated behind-the-scenes staff and a full support system that covers training, taping, and career development. The Make-A-Movie Workshop places young actors on a real film set where they collaborate with industry professionals such as directors, makeup artists, sound mixers, and crew, and every student in this workshop leaves with a film. The program’s voiceover coaching includes work for audiobooks, animation, commercials, and more.
The mission of Acting for Kids and Teens states that it is where creativity, confidence, and fun come together, and that its approach blends technique with truth. Its training is grounded in Meisner and layered with tools from Suzuki, Sense Memory, improv, and body work, with the stated goal of helping actors connect deeply, listen fully, and respond with honesty, based on the idea that acting is about living truthfully in imagined moments created by writers.
The studio describes itself as a fun, supportive studio led by professional working actors, and notes that students have landed spots on some shows that are described as great shows. It also states that students build confidence, develop stage and screen presence, and gain skills to shine in performances of all kinds. The program highlights that parents are welcome to stay and use the studio’s amenities while kids are in class, and that it offers camps when school is out. Its community involvement includes industry showcases, family nights, potlucks, and post-class drinks, and it states that it does not just say “community” but lives it.
Founder Katie O'Grady is mentioned as creating a nurturing community of young actors and caring deeply about empowering the kids she works with. Testimonials from parents and students describe the environment as loving, safe, supportive, fun, and creative, and praise Katie and the coaches as wonderful, courteous, and welcoming. Several testimonials mention that students have trained there for years, that the community, coaching, and opportunities are described as unbeatable, and that families are deeply grateful for the program.
Last updated May 30, 2026.
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