Acting Classes & Drama Lessons for Children & Kids
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion.
PTW students have graduated from Colleges and Universities such as:
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion
PTW students have appeared in Broadway shows such as:
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion.
PTW Teachers Have Performed in Broadway Shows Such As:
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion.
PTW Founders and Faculty Have Graduated from Colleges and Universities Such As:
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion.
PTW Students Have Appeared in TV Shows & Films Such As:
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion.
PTW Teachers Have Performed in TV Shows and Films Such As:
Your child can reach their full potential at PTW-with lots of learning and lots of fun!
Our expert faculty will engage & teach your child with knowledge, care and passion.
PTW Students Have Appeared in TV Commercials For Products Such As:
Class Description
PTW’s Acting Classes & Drama Lessons for Children & Kids are designed to engage the young actor in the NOW. In our acting classes and drama lessons, students use their imagination to ground themselves in character, expand their senses while using the space, and dig deep into the circumstances that the character must live.
In class, students learn to build their work from the inside out by asking the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of a character, and learn to seek out the truest expression and life of that person. Elements of Meisner, Adler, and other schools of acting and drama pedagogy are applied in age-appropriate ways to give students a firm grounding in various disciplines of acting and drama technique.
Students are carefully placed in classes appropriate to their age, level, and experience. Private acting and drama lessons are also available.
Students are carefully placed in a class appropriate to their age, level and experience. Private acting and drama lessons are also available.
Acting Classes & Drama Lessons for Overview
Acting Classes & Drama Lessons for Children & Kids
Acting Classes & Drama Lessons for Tweens & Teens
Acting Classes for TV, Television Commercials & Film
Comedy Improv & Improvisation Classes
Monologue Preparation Classes & Private Lessons
Private Acting & Drama Lessons
Top Reasons to Choose PTW For Your Child
Find the best classes for your child!
“The talent of the teachers here is amazing. It’s an honor to work with them. They give such individual attention, it’s great.”
-Jennifer K., South Orange, NJ
12-year-old PTW Student
Welcome to Performers Theatre Workshop
New Jersey’s Premier Performing Arts School For Young People
Where children learn to act, dance, sing and
play music -- and reach their full potential!
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Study with stars of Broadway, Film and TV
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Act, dance, sing and play music ‘under one roof’
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Attend for fun or for a career on stage
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Make meaningful connections and friends for life
At PTW, expert faculty train the total performer
in a non-competitive, caring environment.
PTW founders and teachers have graduated from:
PTW founders and teachers have performed on Broadway, Film & TV in:
Are we the right choice for your child?
PTW students are as varied as the course selection we offer, but they share a love of theatre and the arts. With over 57 classes to choose from, we can help you find the perfect fit for your child’s passion, skill, interests and goals.
“Is PTW for children who want to be professional?”
“Can my child just go for fun?”
“Will my child learn and grow?”
The answer is yes to all 3! We can help your child achieve their ambitions whether they want to:
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Star on Broadway
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Work in Film or TV
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Get a part in the school musical or play
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Build self-confidence
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Simply experience the joy of theatre and the arts
We’ve spent over 30 years building a warm, supportive, culturally rich community where children of all ages and levels can find friendship, confidence and skills they will use for a lifetime.
Based in Maplewood New Jersey, we have students from Essex, Morris and Union County, and elsewhere throughout the state. PTW is now one of the foremost performing arts schools in New Jersey and the entire New York Metropolitan area.
Flexible Payment Plans
Your choice of simple, easy ways to pay.
We believe every child should have the chance to follow their performing dreams. We provide flexible payment plans so that parents can afford to give their child access to training without having to pay everything at once. You can spread your payments out and choose your payment dates so you always feel in control.
Why not choose your class today?
PTW alumni have become successful in all aspects of life, in many diverse professions and have attributed much of their success to the training, work ethic and self-confidence received at Performers Theatre Workshop . What’s more, many parents and students comment on the true sense of family at PTW that they haven’t experienced in other performing arts programs. As one student said:
"Everyone works together to make the whole performance better, and everyone is made to feel important at PTW."
We would love to welcome your child into the PTW theatre family and help them on their own creative journey. Simply, click the button below to get in touch and find out more about what we offer your child.