Program Details:

Winter 2026 Dates
January 17 - March 14 (skips 1/31, 2/14, 2/21)
Duration
6 Weeks, Saturdays from 1 – 4pm
Tuition
$475
Interview Required

Young Actors Gym

The greatest way to unlock and activate the wisdom of childhood is through play. And play most naturally and organically builds the muscles best suited for spiritual health and mature interactivity and engagement with the world.

Theater at its core has been described as organized play, utilizing at one and the same time form and freedom, discipline and improvisation. With this in mind and heart the Stella Adler Studio of Acting is excited once again to open its doors to young people ages 10-11 and 12-13. In the fall, winter and spring, the studio offers a space for actors of this age to be taken seriously and “work out” their acting muscles on Saturdays at the studio. This intensive is structured to suit both the emerging and professional young actor, and is designed to introduce the acting technique developed by Stella Adler.

Classes Include:

  • 10-11 year olds will take classes in: Actors Prep and Acting (includes: technique, scene study, improv)
  • 12-13 year olds will take classes in: Voice & Movement and Acting (includes: technique, scene study, improv).

The “gym” is designed to be ongoing and repeated if desired.

Winter 2026 Dates: January 17 – March 14 (skips 1/31, 2/14, 2/21)
Spring 2026 Dates: April 18 – May 30 (skips May 23)
Summer 2026 Dates: Check out the 2-Week Young Actors Conservatory for summer programming.
Fall 2026 Dates: September – Novmber 2026

HOW TO APPLY

This program is only eligible for students ages 10–13 by the start of the first class. Any student under the age of 10 will not be admitted into the class. New applicants should first submit an application here. Once we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule an entrance interview appointment with the parent/guardian and student.

Young Artists Application Form

For more information on our Young Artists Conservatory, please contact us at 212-689-0087 or email Christa Kimlicko Jones at christa@stellaadler.com.

*This video was published before the Young Artists Conservatory was restructured into the Young Actors Gym, with class hours reduced from 4 hours to 3 hours per week.