The Studio NW Kids Acting Classes
734 NW 14th Avenue, Ste 101, Portland, OR 97209
About
The Studio NW Kids Acting Classes include scene study, improv, and voiceover lessons. The program also offers voiceover, private coaching, career consultations, career consults, demo reel support, and goal-setting sessions.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
The Studio NW has a full studio of coaches that includes an Emmy-winning director, a Broadway veteran, feature filmmakers, TV/film actors, and a former casting director. The program is led by acting coach Katie O’Grady. The studio’s mission statement says that acting is about more than performance and focuses on presence, authenticity, and the courage to show up fully, grounded in truth based energy. The Studio NW is described as the Pacific Northwest's Premier Acting Studio, with training for both camera and stage, an approach grounded in Meisner and layered with tools from Suzuki, Sense Memory, improv, and body work, and weekly classes and workshops in multiple acting disciplines. Students train with working professionals, and voiceover coaching includes real-world tools for audiobooks, animation, commercials, and more.
From industry showcases and family nights to potlucks and post-class drinks, the studio hosts community-oriented events and is described as a creative, welcoming, and safe space with a strong community. One parent and student testimonial describes The Studio NW as an amazing and unique place with warm and welcoming staff and a group of students who feel like a blessing. Other testimonials describe the environment as welcoming, safe, and honest, and say that instruction comes from working actors in the industry who share their knowledge and experience. Multiple testimonials specifically mention Katie O’Grady’s teaching, calling her supportive, direct, professional, and eloquent, and note that she offers honest, technical feedback and builds a strong community of artists. Additional testimonials describe the studio space as creative and welcoming for events like script read-throughs and self-tape auditions, with staff who are responsive and accommodating.
Last updated April 14, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
The Studio NW has a full studio of coaches that includes an Emmy-winning director, a Broadway veteran, feature filmmakers, TV/film actors, and a former casting director. The program is led by acting coach Katie O’Grady. The studio’s mission statement says that acting is about more than performance and focuses on presence, authenticity, and the courage to show up fully, grounded in truth based energy. The Studio NW is described as the Pacific Northwest's Premier Acting Studio, with training for both camera and stage, an approach grounded in Meisner and layered with tools from Suzuki, Sense Memory, improv, and body work, and weekly classes and workshops in multiple acting disciplines. Students train with working professionals, and voiceover coaching includes real-world tools for audiobooks, animation, commercials, and more.
From industry showcases and family nights to potlucks and post-class drinks, the studio hosts community-oriented events and is described as a creative, welcoming, and safe space with a strong community. One parent and student testimonial describes The Studio NW as an amazing and unique place with warm and welcoming staff and a group of students who feel like a blessing. Other testimonials describe the environment as welcoming, safe, and honest, and say that instruction comes from working actors in the industry who share their knowledge and experience. Multiple testimonials specifically mention Katie O’Grady’s teaching, calling her supportive, direct, professional, and eloquent, and note that she offers honest, technical feedback and builds a strong community of artists. Additional testimonials describe the studio space as creative and welcoming for events like script read-throughs and self-tape auditions, with staff who are responsive and accommodating.
Last updated April 14, 2026.
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