Our Acting Intensive Teens will study the fundamental building blocks for acting on stage and screen. Students will explore character development through improvisation and text analysis using age-appropriate monologues and scenes from a wide range of published plays. Other specialty workshops will include on-camera acting technique, stage combat, puppetry, and audition skills plus virtual mentor Q&A’s.
Material from from Harry Potter, Into the Woods, Tuck Everlasting, and Alice in Wonderland.
Ages: 12 – 18
Location: Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy (145 Northfield Dr. Waterloo)
Date: Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $395 plus tax
No audition required
Family Discount: 10% discount for each additional member of the immediate family from the same household.
Multi Class Discount: 10% discount for each additional summer camp attended by the youth/teen.
Indigenous youth under 18 will receive free tuition for Youth Academy training programs. Read More
We strive to ensure that everyone, regardless of financial circumstances, is able to participate. Inquire about our flexible payment plans and financial assistance programs.
To inquire about payment plans, bursaries, and tuition support please contact youthacademy@draytonentertainment.com.
Meet Your Acting Intensive Leader
Eric DaCosta
Eric has been touring the world for the last four years in Hanna Moscovitch’s award-winning show, Old Stock. Previous credits include: Jersey Boys, Annie, Honk!, Snow White: the Panto, Peter Pan: the Panto (Drayton Entertainment); Key Change (Globe Theatre Regina); and Hollywood Hits (Stage West Calgary).
Meet Your Guest Leaders
Alex Wierzbicki – Hosting For Television
Drayton Entertainment: Doody in Grease. Other theatre (selected): Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Thousand Island Playhouse); Keno/Teddy in The Full Monty (Capitol Theatre Port Hope); Neil Sedaka/Righteous Brother in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (StageWest); Donkey in Shrek (Western Canada Theatre); Steve in RENT, Ensemble in Richard II (Stratford Festival); Peter in Peter’s Final Flight (Ross Petty Panto). Film/TV: Host on YTV’s The Zone & The Zone Weekend.
AJ Bridel – Voiceover
Drayton Entertainment (Select): Lauren in Kinky Boots, Sophie in Mamma Mia!, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan in Peter Pan: The Panto. Other Theatre (selected): Claire in Chris, Mrs., Sherrie Christian in Rock of Ages (More Ent.), Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival), leading roles in several Ross Petty Pantos, Lauren in Kinky Boots (Mirvish). Film/TV: Odd Squad (TVO Kids), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Private Eyes (Global), Voice of Pipp Petals in My Little Pony (Netflix), Caillou (Peacock) Insta and tiktok @ajbridel
Justin Bott – On Camera Acting
Justin Bott is an award-winning stage, voiceover and film/tv/commercial actor. He’s also a proud dad of two kiddos, a husband, an acting/voiceover coach and an amateur barista!
Recent credits include Cult Hero (Collingwood Film Co), Emerge (TLN Media), Wizard of Oz: The Panto and On Golden Pond (Drayton Entertainment)…and a few commercials. @justin.bott.a.mic @jeybott www.justinbott.com