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Teen Acting

Theatre games and improv exercises bring your imagination forward

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Oct 3, 2026
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Teen Acting

"Nobody can reach what you can if you do it. So do it. We need your best, your voice, your body. We don't need for you to imitate anybody, because that would be second best. And second best is no better than your worst."
-- acting teacher Stella Adler

Stella Adler told her students something most teenagers never hear anywhere else: nobody else can do what you can, so stop trying to be someone you're not. Everything else in your world (school, social media, group chats) is telling you to fit in. This class does the opposite.

Through theatre games and improv exercises, you'll build the confidence to trust your own voice and take up space, on stage and off. No experience necessary, just a willingness to show up as yourself.

Details

  • Total cost $400
  • Saturdays 10am-Noon
  • All experience levels are welcome. For students grades 9-12

Dates

  • Fall 2026 Session: October 3 - November 21

Payment plans are available!

Alleyway Education is committed to providing our programming for all, regardless of your financial situation. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance, please click here to fill out the form and we'll get back to you shortly.

If you are able, please consider making a contribution to Alleyway, naming our educational scholarship fund as the recipient. You'll help make our courses accessible to all WNYers!

Karen McDonald

A professional actor for over three decades, Karen has performed in major theatres across North America, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

In New York: Funny Girl, Othello, Those Were The Days, and Tap Your Troubles Away. In Toronto: Fiddler on the Roof, Mame, 42nd St., Singin' in the Rain, and Hello Dolly. Regional Theatres: Studio Arena, Alleyway, Forbes, Dominion Rep, Theatre Orangeville, Capitol Theatre, Drayton Entertainment, Red Barn Theatre, Rainbow Stage, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Stage West, Show Boat, Bristol Valley Playhouse, and STC.

She has taught in performing arts schools for twenty years and has been a teaching artist in public schools in Toronto, Western New York, and the Bronx. She has written for as well as directed and choreographed shows with disabled artists. Her plays have been produced in Canada and the United States, most notably her one woman show "Up In A Balloon" which premiered at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan and subsequently played at Cape May Stage and Dominion Rep.

A proud member of Actor's Equity, ACTRA, and the Dramatists Guild, Karen is the first recipient of the Senator Dale Vulcar Award for Excellence in the Arts.