Sundays
10 - 11:30 AM
Bryanda Minix
Calling all young actors! Actor Academy is a fun, energetic introduction to the world of acting, designed especially for our youngest performers. Whether your child is stepping onto the stage for the very first time or is already an experienced young actor, this class offers a chance to grow, play, and build new skills. Through imaginative games, creative play, movement, and acting exercises, students will learn the building blocks of performance while building confidence and having a great time. Students will explore how to create characters, use their voices and bodies expressively, work with scene partners, and tell stories together. Each class encourages creativity, cooperation, and the courage to make bold choices, all in a supportive environment where every young actor can shine.
8-15 Students
* Note: Small class sizes are a fundamental part of our learning philosophy at The Theatre Lab. Classes are kept small to ensure every child receives extensive individual attention from instructors and meaningful socialization with other students. If a class is full, we encourage you to join the waitlist, and we will contact you if a spot becomes available!
At The Theatre Lab, we believe that theatre education should be accessible to all. We strive to offer as much need-based financial aid as possible. If attending our courses at full price would be difficult for you, we encourage you to apply for assistance here.
Theatre Lab members receive a 10% discount off of school year class tuition, automatically applied at checkout. Annual memberships cost only $70 per year and also include discounted tickets to all Theatre Lab performances. Membership discounts do not apply to summer or spring break camps tuition. Read more about becoming a member here.
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In Person
Fall School Year (Youth)
11 in stock
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Bryanda Minix
Bryanda Minix (she/they) is a multidisciplinary theater artist and educator, connector, cultivator of hope, and fierce advocate towards removing barriers to opportunity. Originally from Houston, Texas, she has been working as an actor, director, playwright, dramaturg, and teaching artist in the DMV since 2016 after graduating from The Theatre Lab's Honors Acting Conservatory. She has over 10 years of experience in education, both in academic and arts instruction.
Her experience in community advocacy and as a teaching artist, director, actor, storyteller, and playwright converge in her work with The Theatre Lab’s Life Stories® program. There she partners with community organizations to help participants devise original dramatic works based on their life experiences.
Some of Bryanda’s directing credits include: Holiday Block Party (Canady Foundation for the Arts); The Crucible (The Theatre Lab); Soul Bag Stories: Parenthood Edition (collaboration with Life Stories® and Life Pieces To Masterpieces); The Spitfire Grill (Nazareth University); Rock, Paper, Scissors (The Welders/ Soul Shine Theater Garden); Medea (Bowie State University); The Arab-Israeli Cookbook (The Theatre Lab); Nat Turner in Jerusalem (NextStop Theatre); Having Our Say (Creative Cauldron); Turning Pain Into a Purpose: Say My Son’s Name (collaboration with Life Stories® and Making a Difference and the Strong Azz Moms); Game Boy (Theater Resources Unlimited, New York), and for Honor Roll! in association with the African American Policy Forum’s #SayHerName campaign; and assistant directing Once on This Island (Constellation Theatre Company).
