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Three Summer Programs. Powerful Growth at Every Age.

At Actor’s Craft, our summer programs are designed to meet young performers exactly where they are—and help them grow with confidence, skill, and joy. Whether your child is discovering creativity through play, exploring acting seriously, or ready for adult-level training, we offer a clear pathway for every stage of development.

All classes are taught in an age-appropriate manner, in a supportive, professional environment, rooted in respected acting techniques and guided with care, intention, and personal attention.

🎬 Professional Acting Intensive – Ages 10–18

This one-week intensive introduces young actors to professional acting techniques used by adults, taught in an age-appropriate and empowering way.

Students build confidence and discipline while learning:

• Script analysis and character development using The Chubbuck Technique
• Audition and self-tape skills using Margie Haber’s Phrase Technique
• Physical and vocal tools to create compelling, believable characters
• On-camera awareness for today’s audition world

This class is ideal for students who are curious about acting seriously, already performing, or ready to challenge themselves creatively. In just one focused week, students gain tools they can use immediately—onstage, on camera, in school, and beyond.

🎭 Theater Games & Improv – Ages 6–14

This joyful, high-energy camp is all about creativity, imagination, and play. Perfect for younger students, this class builds confidence and communication skills in a fun, pressure-free environment.

Through theater games, improvisation, puppetry, storytelling, scene creation, and interaction with stage sets, students learn to:

• Think on their feet and embrace the unexpected
• Build confidence and stage presence
• Strengthen communication and collaboration
• Express themselves creatively through movement and story

Inspired by the techniques of Viola Spolin, Sanford Meisner, and Uta Hagen, this class develops essential life skills—all while laughing, learning, and making new friends. No acting experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to play.

🎭 Dramatic Improvisation: Where Play Meets Truth – Ages 15+

Teens ages 15 and up are welcome to join this adult-level class, designed for students ready to deepen their emotional truth, instincts, and presence.

This class focuses on grounded, emotionally rich improvisation—not comedy for laughs, but truthful storytelling. Students learn to:

• React honestly instead of “performing”
• Build real chemistry in relationship-driven scenes
• Trust instincts and listen deeply
• Discover the character types that resonate most naturally
• Stay playful while working with focus and intention
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Blending the work of Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, and Viola Spolin, this class is ideal for teens and adults seeking greater authenticity, confidence, and connection in their work.



Which Class(es) Are Right for My Child?

• Ages 6–9: Theater Games & Improv is the perfect place to build confidence, imagination, and comfort performing.
• Ages 10–14: Theater Games & Improv builds creativity; the Professional Acting Intensive introduces structured acting tools.
• Ages 15–18: The Professional Acting Intensive offers strong technique training; Dramatic Improvisation is ideal for teens ready to work alongside adults.
• Teens serious about acting: Many benefit from taking more than one class to balance technique, play, and emotional truth.

If you’re unsure which program fits your child best, I’m always happy to help guide you.

Spots are limited, and these summer programs fill quickly.

Professional Acting Intensive - Ages 10-18

Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

June 22-26 | $390

Theater Games & Improv - Ages 6-14
Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
July 6-10 | $250

Dramatic Improvisation - Ages 15+

Tuesdays, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. - part of our Adult Classes
Ideal for Teens ready to work alongside of Adults
June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 2026

👉 Register early to secure your child’s place and give them a summer experience that builds confidence, creativity, and skills they will carry with them long after the final class.

I look forward to working with your young performer this summer.



— Maureen Cashin Bolog, Actor’s Craft

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Create Footage That Gets You Seen. Not Ignored.

Casting directors don’t guess what you can do. If your reel doesn’t clearly show your type, your range within that type, and your ability to carry high-stakes moments, you’re being passed over. This on-camera close-up experience is designed to change that.

ON-CAMERA CLOSE-UP PRIVATE STUDIO SESSIONS — BY APPOINTMENT

Create Powerful, Castable Clips & Reels

This is a focused, professional working session for actors who are ready to create compelling footage that represents them at their highest level.

You won’t just “get footage.” You will create targeted, high-impact clips that:

• Showcase roles you are right for

• Highlight strong, specific character choices

• Capture emotionally connected, high-stakes moments

• Hold attention from the very first seconds—where casting decisions are made

These are the kind of clips that can show an agent your skill set. These are the kinds of clips agents submit. The kind casting actually watches. The kind that gets actors in the room.


WHY THIS MATTERS

Many actors are using footage that doesn’t reflect what they can really do—or worse, doesn’t align with how they’re cast.

In this session, you take control of that. You create footage that clearly communicates your casting and your capability.

THE PROCESS

You will:

• Select and prepare a 2.5-minute high-stakes 2-person scene tailored to your type(s)

• Rehearse in advance with your scene partner

• Shoot your scene in close-up with a dedicated camera

• Receive actionable coaching

• Apply adjustments and reshoot immediately

This mirrors a professional on-set environment—where strong, specific work is expected quickly.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARD

If you want to work professionally, there is one truth you cannot escape: the industry moves fast, and expectations are high.

For SAG-AFTRA actors, the standard is clear—deliver a strong, compelling performance in two takes. That level of consistency does not come from talent alone. It comes from training, technique, and repetition.

Casting directors, directors, and producers are not looking for actors who “eventually get there.” They hire actors who arrive prepared, grounded, emotionally available, and capable of adjusting instantly.

At Actor’s Craft, we train actors to meet that standard.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

• Close-up footage for your clips and reel

• An understanding of your casting types and how to play them

• Stronger on-camera technique built for film and television

• The ability to deliver grounded, compelling performances quickly

• Real-world experience working the way professionals are expected to work

Strong acting gets you seen. Strong footage gets you called in.

FOR ACTORS READY TO STAND OUT

If you’re ready to stop waiting for the “right footage” and start creating it—this is your opportunity.



Serious actors only. By appointment.

Actor’s Craft

Train with purpose. Perform with confidence.

Connect. Relate. Inspire.

Don’t wait for opportunity—train for it.

DRAMATIC IMPROVISATION (AGES 16+) — ONGOING

Tuesdays, 6–9 p.m.

Learn to live truthfully, moment to moment, in this dynamic class where emotional honesty meets creative spontaneity. Dramatic Improvisation is designed for actors, writers, and creatives who want to deepen their connection to character, sharpen their instincts, and stay fully present in relationship-driven scenes.

Inspired by the techniques of Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, and Viola Spolin, this class blends structured realism, emotional depth, living fully in your senses, and playful improvisation to expand your artistic range.

Taught by Maureen Cashin Bolog of Actor’s Craft, this class offers a warm, supportive, and professional environment where growth happens naturally. Each actor is met where they are and encouraged to take creative risks while developing confidence and craft.

Whether you're looking to elevate your acting, explore character development, or reconnect with your creativity, you’ll leave class with a stronger voice and a more truthful presence.



Suggested Reading:

Improvisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin

Act Authentically: An Actor’s Workout by Fran Montano

ADVANCED AUDITION TECHNIQUE, SELF-TAPE & SCENE STUDY
Chubbuck Technique

Train for auditions, self-tapes, and scene work the way the industry actually works.

Why Do Working Actors Keep Training?

Actors who continue training stay sharper, more adaptable, and more consistently bookable. The industry rewards those who can adjust instantly, make strong choices under pressure, and deliver truthful performances—especially in today’s self-tape-driven casting world.

You learned the techniques, this class will help you master them.

A TWO-PHASE PROFESSIONAL WORKFLOW

Phase 1: Audition Technique & Self-Tape (On-Camera)

• Break down sides quickly and effectively

• Master the Phrase Technique developed by Margie Haber

• Make strong, playable choices under pressure

• Deliver relationship-driven, truthful, camera-ready performances

• Strengthen active listening and adjustments

• Make compelling choices starting with those first four seconds

• Master the art of creating impactful self-tapes that get you cast

Phase 2: Scene Study

• Expand into full-body storytelling

• Build emotional and psychological continuity

• Explore dynamics in relationship-driven scenes

• Live truthfully in your senses moment-to-moment

• Integrate The Chubbuck Technique into fully realized performances

This process mirrors how professional actors actually work—from booking the role to fully living it.

WHY CONTINUED TRAINING MATTERS

Advanced classes in The Chubbuck Technique go far beyond learning the 12 steps—they focus on executing them at a professional level.


Actors arrive fully prepared with complete scene work and use class time to deepen choices, raise stakes, and strengthen emotional truth under pressure. With direct, specific feedback and immediate adjustments, the work centers on delivering grounded, compelling performances quickly—just like on set.

Professional actors continue studying the technique for years because it builds consistency, sharpens instinct, and keeps their work specific, dynamic, and castable. At this level, training isn’t about learning—it’s about maintaining the ability to deliver powerful performances on demand.

FOR ACTORS COMMITTED TO WORKING

If you’re auditioning, building a career, or returning to the industry, this class will keep your work sharp, current, and competitive. In this industry, training isn’t something you finish—it’s something you maintain.

Actor’s Craft

Train with purpose. Perform with confidence.

Connect. Relate. Inspire.

Don’t wait for opportunity—train for it.