Austin's Most Popular Acting School--Happily serving Central Texas since 1980!

kidsActing thanks the folks of Central Texas for making us "the best!"

      Voted Readers Poll Favorite 2006
                     Austin Family Magazine
                  --Favorite Place to Learn Acting!--

         Voted Readers Poll Favorite
                   2005, 2006 and 2007!
             by the Austin Chronicle Readers Poll
Best Summer Camp: Kids Acting
Taking "let's play pretend" to the next level, KA puts on impressive, remarkably talented renditions of popular musicals every summer. The talented staff draws out so much spirit, confidence, and stellar performances to match shining smiles of these little thespians-in-training at every curtain call. Fun for all ages and experience levels. The kind of leg-breaking parents can dig.

Voted Best Camps and Classes - Austin Chronicle

Owned and operated since 1980 by Dede Clark, KidsActing is Austin's only theatre school producing full-scale musicals with casts of young people--many featuring original songs by famous local musicians.

Austin, Lakeway, Round Rock, Oak Hill, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, and Westlake!

Congratulations to our Alumni!

Ellen Marlow who performed in Grease at kidsActing starred as Jemima on Broadway in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

Ranjani Brow in CSI New York,Adrienne Dreiss, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, National Bank of America mortgage commercial... Ellen Blain, ABC Movie of the Week... Ranjani Brow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Loner (Independent Film Channel)... Sharron Bower, Law and Order Special Victims Unit... Aimee Guillot, photo on the cover of the New York Times Sunday Arts & Leisure section starring in Big Love... Chris Ibenhard, 1st Place: Best Vocal Performer, 7th Place: Best Actor, National Star Search.

Congratulations Cast and Crew
of Waking Sleeping Beauty!

**kidsActing's 2003 original summer musical Waking Sleeping Beauty was nominated for six B. Iden Payne Awards (and won two of them!):

Outstanding Production of a Play for Youth - kidsActing, Written by Dede Clark, Theresa May, Carolina Sanders, Produced and Directed by Dede Clark, Musical Direction by Noel Alford, Set Design by Gary Vander Wege, Costume Design by Theresa May, Lighting Design by Diana Duecker, Choreography by Sally Taylor, Sound Design by Joe Volpe Winner!

Best Original Score - Robert Skiles, Jan Bozarth, Noel Alford, Theresa May, Cindy Symington, Dede Clark, Holly Watson, Sarah Hickman, Django Walker, and Jerry Jeff Walker (What a collaboration!) Winner!

Outstanding Director of a Play for Youth - Dede Clark

Outstanding Actress in a Play for Youth -
Christiana Little
Andrea Cody
Kate Miranda

KidsActing world premiere of its original musical The Emperor's New Shows was nominated for ten B Iden Payne 2000-2001 awards!**

1. Best Production--KidsActing, The Emperor's New Shows

2. Best Original Score--Noel Alford, Holly Watson, Conrad Deisler, Cindy Symington, Tommy Byrd, Jan Bozarth, Robert Skiles, Julienne LeMond

3. Best Original Script--Dede Clark, Noel Alford

4. Best Director, Play for Youth--Dede Clark

5. Best Musical Director--Noel Alford

6.. Best Actor in a Play for Youth--John Jeffords

7. Best Actor in a Play for Youth--Barrett Davis*

8. Best Actor in a Play for Youth--Grayson Little

9. Best Actress in a Play for Youth--Kate Miranda

10. Best Actress in a Play for Youth--Grace Field

winner!

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KidsActing was voted Best Camps/Classes by the 2005 Austin Chronicle Readers' Poll. Dede Clark voted Best Stage Director

Here's what Austin has to say about us...

"Every summer in Austin a troop of child actors, singers and dancers attracts a lot of attention. The KidsActing productions are known for their high production values and their music."

--KXAN-TV

"Dede Clark is one of the most driven and energetic developers of the next generation of musical theatre stars. Clark runs KidsActing, a private performing arts school for youngsters that not only provides lessons for its students but unique opportunities for them to display their talents for the community."

--Robert Faires and Adrienne Martini, The Austin Chronicle

"(KidsActing) brings together a diverse group of kids and young adults at various levels of theatrical development and gives each performer (and the backstage personnel) solid stage opportunities."

--Jamie Smith, Austin American Statesman

"Most parents would like to alleviate the fear of public speaking in their children and a local business is offering plenty of help. Parents can send their kids to weekly KidsActing classes and summer camps. There the children gain experience in performing songs, skits and plays. The kids have fun and any trepidation they have about speaking out and performing in front of groups is eradicated as a side effect."

--Cheryl Morgan, Lake Travis View

"Dede is my mentor, KidsActing was my springboard."

--Cori Stern, Director of Development, Sibon Entertainment and The Fox Family Channel

"... loads of talented, humorously-costumed and well-directed kids..."

--Jerry Conn, Westlake Picayune

"Thank you for the meeting. It made a huge difference. (Our child) came out of class eager and happy. His impulsiveness and mood swings are not understood by many. Your use of words were such a gift to our son."

--Letter from a KidsActing parent (names withheld to protect privacy)

"My son studied at KidsActing for several years. Now he's at Juilliard. What more can I say?"

--Carolina Sanders, former KidsActing Mom

After four years of KidsActing, my daughter auditioned for admission to the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at NYU in Manhattan. She was in the 15% of applicants accepted. After sitting in on upper and lower level theatre classes there, we came to the conclusion that she had ALREADY received the kind of conservatory training that they offer... she got it at KidsActing! Now she is a Freshman at Wellesley, studying theatre and directing from a literary perspective.

--Amanda Evans, a happy KidsActing Mom

"KidsActing took a child baffled by the changes of Jr. High and turned him into a confident, happy, successful young man--the winner of the Best Actor B. Iden Payne award (in a kidsActing production). His life was changed forever by joining kidsacting. Years of friendship, training, love, guidance and focus--all began and will last because of this experience. Where do you begin when your child has a dream? You begin here--kidsActing."

--Laurie Davis, (Barrett's Mom)

If you have any questions about camps, classes or KidsActing in general, please contact us at
836-KIDS (836-5437) or e-mail
info@kidsactingstudio.com

--Dede Clark--Noel Alford--Vicki Henderson--Erin Byrne--Jai Suire--David Yeakle--David McCornack--Jamie McCornack--Ann Marie Gordon--Elinor White --Jason Marlett--Susie Gidseg--Leigh Fisher--Tiffany Williams--Tom Bryan--Talena Martinez--Nina Sloan-- Julianna Smith --Theada Bellenger--Jazz McBride

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