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Are there any good summer acting classes in sf for teens?

I'm looking for something new, i love drama/acting, please help (:


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: From conservatory training to "highly affordable" in numerous locations in the San Francisco. You're in a hot spot for the activity you are seeking!
(I hope by writing "sf" you didn't mean Santa Fe!)

There is literally a mountain of details to sift through on the source website, I've listed 22 of what seem to be the most pertinent opportunities below. (Some of these programs are only available up to the age of early teens; no offense intended if you are 17-19, you simply said "teens.") Break a leg!

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A.C.T. Young Conservatory /ages8-18
Neighborhood: Chinatown/Union Square
Part of the American Conservatory Theater, this school offers a professional environment for budding young actors ages 8-to-18 who are seeking instruction in drama and voice. Classes offered include Shakespeare, Clowning, Acting ... [More]

Art & Film Club for Teens /ages12-18
Parent rating: (1 vote)
Neighborhood: Mission/Bernal Heights
A program of classic film screenings and other cultural activities for teens, including gallery and museum visits, tickets to musicals and dance performances, and many other fun activities, including a film-making workshop. Film ... [More]

Berkeley Repertory Theatre /ages0-18
Neighborhood: East Bay
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is well known for presenting excellent regional theatre. Founded in 1968 as the East Bay's first resident professional theatre, Berkeley Rep has established a national reputation for ... [More]

Children's Day School /ages3-14
Parent rating: (19 votes)
Neighborhood: Mission/Bernal Heights
Admissions Director: Aimee Giles, 415.861.5432
Admissions Deadline: Preschool applications due mid-December; K-8 applications due mid-January
Children's Day School (CDS) excels as a community of learners who ... [More]

Circus Center /ages2-18
Parent rating: (2 votes)
Neighborhood: Haight/Cole Valley/Hayes Valley
Located in the old West Poly High Gymnasium across from Kezar Stadium, this is the real thing for instruction in circus, Chinese acrobatics and aerial arts. The Circus Center, founded by former members of the Pickle Family ... [More]

Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center /ages6-18
Parent rating: (2 votes)
Neighborhood: Haight/Cole Valley/Hayes Valley
The SF Recreation and Parks Department offers Young People's Teen Musical Theater Company, Photography, Dance, and Computer Lab classes at the Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Building. The building ... [More]

Kid Stock Performing Arts Program /ages5-14
Parent rating: (1 vote)
Neighborhood: Sunset District
Kid Stock provides in-school, afterschool and summer day camp performing arts opportunities for K-8th grade children in San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, and San Mateo counties. [More]

Marin Theatre Company /ages4-18
Neighborhood: Marin County
Marin Theatre Company is a professional regional theatre committed to producing high quality live theatre designed to engage, entertain, challenge, and educate. Plays are complemented by a Performing Arts Conservatory ... [More]

The Marsh /ages8-14
Parent rating: (1 vote)
Neighborhood: Mission/Bernal Heights
A small theater that stages wonderful, highly affordable drama classes for children ages 5-to-14. Theater Arts classes are held throughout the school year. Children both bold and reserved love the chance to perform, thanks to ... [More]

New Conservatory Theatre Center /ages4-18
Parent rating: (2 votes)
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Union Square
Established in 1981, the New Conservatory Theatre Center is a performing arts complex that houses three fully-equipped theaters, ranging in size from 50 to 132 seats. Also has a video studio, an art gallery, and classroom ... [More]

Northern California Music & Art Culture Center /ages4-18
Neighborhood: Richmond/Golden Gate Park/Presidio Hts
Founded in 1991, NCMACC is a community-based organization, unique in its wide range of programs in music & art. Private lessons are available in a wide range of instruments, from piano to oboe to voice. Individual ... [More]

Palo Alto Children's Theatre /ages4-11
Parent rating: (7 votes)
Neighborhood: Santa Clara County
The Palo Alto Children's Theatre opened in 1932 and has been holding an average of 20 plays a year ever since. The goal from the start has been to educate young people in all theatre arts, including acting, dance, set design and ... [More]

Pied Piper Players /ages5-18
Neighborhood: San Mateo County
Pied Piper Players is a non-profit community theater organization in the San Francisco Bay Area seeking to increase self-esteem through participation in theater arts programs. Rehearsal and performance locations are usually ... [More]

PPF Children's Theatre Workshop /ages8-11
Parent rating: (1 vote)
Neighborhood: Marina/Presidio
A fun workshop of playful theatre games. Kids learn creative games that develop imagination, self-esteem, communication, and improvisation skills. No previous theatre experience required. Call to register. [More]

Presidio Dance Theatre Academy /ages2-18
Parent rating: (25 votes)
Neighborhood: Marina/Presidio
The Presidio Dance Theatre Academy is the official school of Presidio Dance Theatre and offers artistic and cultural education. The ballet-based international dance program is open to students of all skill levels with a ... [More]

San Francisco Recreation & Park Department /ages3-18
Neighborhood: Haight/Cole Valley/Hayes Valley
The SF Recreation & Park Department is huge and the source of many wonderful children's program and services, ranging from afterschool Latchkey programs to summer camps and art classes, to ... [More]

Schumacher's School of Dance /ages3-18
Parent rating: (1 vote)
Neighborhood: San Mateo County
Schumacher's is California's oldest family owned dance and performing arts studio and the facilities are impressive. With six teaching classes, 5,000 square feet of dance space, state of the art sound system plus barre and ... [More]

Spark of Creation Studio /ages3-18
Parent rating: (3 votes)
Neighborhood: San Mateo County
Spark of Creation offers hula/tahitian, tap, jazz, musical theater, hiphop, and ballet. Kinderhula and Twinkle Toes classes are available for young dancers. The studio also offers private vocal lessons. [More]

Voice One /ages10-17
Parent rating: (1 vote)
Neighborhood: South of Market/Potrero Hill
Voice One has a variety of acting classes for teens and tweens ages 10-18. Classes are designed to develop imagination, enhance listening skills, build body awareness, boost self-confidence, and improve verbal expression. ... [More]

Westlake School for the Performing Arts /ages3-18
Parent rating: (23 votes)
Neighborhood: San Mateo County
This Daly City dance school offers classes just for fun, as well as a performance program for those with starry-eyed dreams of the stage. Says Artistic Director, Malu Rivera-Peoples, of the school's philosophy, "The goal, beyond ... [More]

The Young People's Teen Musical Theater Co. /ages0-18
Neighborhood: Noe Valley/Castro
A teenage performing arts company sponsored by the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department. Members range in age from 13 to 18 and are selected by open audition in May and September. The Company numbers 50, ... [More]

Young Performers Theater /ages3-18
Parent rating: (5 votes)
Neighborhood: Marina/Presidio
A company of professional actors that offers ongoing drama classes for children ages three and older, including Musical Theater, Basic & Advanced Acting, and Creative Play for Toddlers. Performance classes culminate with a ... [More]