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14 Locations

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Musical Production

Goldie, a fish story

4 week camp
8 performances

Play Production
Doctor Who 

3 Week Camp 
4 Performances

One Week Camps

Musical Theme Camps

Aladdin 
Lion King
 Sound of Music 
Aristocats
 Cinderella
 Little Mermaid 
Annie
 Peter Pan
 Wizard of Oz

Acting Theme Camps

Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back 
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 
How to Train your Dragon
 Where the Wild Things Are 
Toy Story

Stage Combat

ZOMBIES!

SMASH Musical Hits

Voice Intensive

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kidsacting@sbcglobal.net

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Raising Children Through the Arts

Two kidsActing Students on Broadway!

David Bologna was nominated for a 2009 Tony Award for playing Michael in Billy Elliot in which he opened in the fall of 2008 on Broadway! According to the Gotham Gal Blog, "Michael, who is Billy's pal, was played by David Bologna last night. He honestly stole the show. He does a scene with Billy called Expressing Yourself which I thought was the best scene in the entire play." (http://www.gothamgal.com/gotham_gal/2008/10/billy-elliot.html)

David has recently been in 7 musicals with kidsActing.

Barrett Davis plays Neleus in Mary Poppins on Broadway. Barrett spent 8 years at kidsActing and later graduated from Carnegie Mellon. Barrett came to us timid about his acting and singing, and ended up winning the B. Iden Payne award for Best Youth Performer in his role in the kidsActing original musical The Emperor’s New Shows.

And in their time with kidsActing, each boy played Inky Squid in Goldie, a fish story, and the Emcee in Cabaret! Hmmm….

Congratulations to Barrett and David!

Our Awards

Voted Readers Poll Favorite 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008

Austin Family Magazine
--Favorite Place to Learn Acting!--

kidsActing Named to: Chronicle Hall of Fame All-Time Poll Winners!

Voted Readers Poll Favorite 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (2 awards) and 2009!

by the Austin Chronicle Readers Poll

Best Summer Camp

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.

Best Camps and Classes

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.

Best Stage Director

Dede Clark

2009 B. Iden Payne Awards and Nominations

Nomination:

Best Youth Performer

Dylan Kittleman, Les Misérables

Best Scenic Design

Theada Bellenger,Les Misérables

2006 B. Iden Payne Awards and Nominations

NOMINATIONS

Best Youth Performer

David Bologna, Bugs

2004 B. Iden Payne Awards and Nominations

NOMINATIONS

Best Actor in a Production for Youth

Hannah Clark, The Velveteen Rabbit

Clint Gilfillan, The Velveteen Rabbit

Shae Boyd, The Velveteen Rabbit

2003 B. Iden Payne Awards and Nominations

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!):

WINNER!

-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!)

NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Director of a Play for Youth -

Dede Clark

Outstanding Actress in a Play for Youth -

Christiana Little
Andrea Cody
Kate Miranda

2001 B. Iden Payne nominations and awards

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

WINNER!

Best Actor in a Production for Youth

Barrett Davis

NOMINATIONS

Best Production

KidsActing, The Emperor's New Shows

Best Original Score

--Noel Alford, Holly Watson, Conrad Deisler, Cindy Symington, Tommy Byrd, Jan Bozarth, Robert Skiles, Julienne LeMond

Best Original Script

--Dede Clark, Noel Alford

Best Director, Play for Youth

--Dede Clark

Best Musical Director

--Noel Alford

Best Actor in a Play for Youth

--John Jeffords

Best Actor in a Play for Youth

--Barrett Davis*

Best Actor in a Play for Youth

--Grayson Little

Best Actress in a Play for Youth

--Kate Miranda

Best Actress in a Play for Youth

--Grace Field

Testimonials

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)

KidsActing Kids' Achievements