The Young Actor's Studio has taught young performers from its NoHo Arts District base since 1996. Founder and artistic director Jeff Alan-Lee, a former child actor who previously taught and directed at the Lee Strasberg Institute in both New York and LA, wrote the Applause Books title A Young Actor Prepares, and his teaching leans Stanislavski with an individualized, script-driven bent rather than a single rigid system.
The schedule is built around school-age lives: kids classes run Saturday or Sunday mornings from 10 AM to noon, covering technique, script work, improv, scene study, voice and movement, and on-camera basics; teen classes run Saturday or Sunday afternoons from 2:30 to 6 PM with scene study, character development, improv, and on-camera work. Summers add weekday programs for roughly ages 8 to 12, running 10 AM to 2 PM in one- or two-week sessions at the Lankershim Boulevard studio. Online teen classes and private coaching round it out, and adult classes exist despite the youth-forward brand.
Tuition is not published; families are asked to schedule a call before enrolling, and registration runs through standard class-registration platforms. The studio's own alumni claims include Scarlett Johansson, Shia LaBeouf, and Olivia Rodrigo, claims we have not independently verified.
Techniques taught
- Stanislavski: The root system of modern actor training: objectives, actions, and given circumstances.
- Eclectic / multi-technique: Schools that draw on several lineages and fit the tools to the actor, not the reverse.
Class types
- movement
Enrollment and schedule
Site directs prospective families to schedule a call/contact the office before enrolling; registration via Active.com/Zoho links. Schedule: Kids: Sat or Sun 10 AM-12 PM. Teens: Sat or Sun 2:30-6 PM. Summer kids program: Mon-Fri 10 AM-2 PM, one- or two-week sessions (extended supervision available).. Duration: Kids weekly class 2 hrs; teen weekly class 3.5 hrs; summer sessions 1-2 weeks.
Published pricing
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Instructors
- Jeff Alan-Lee, Founder / Artistic Director. Former child actor; ex-Lee Strasberg Institute teacher/director; author of 'A Young Actor Prepares'
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Sources and verification
- The Young Actor's Studio, home, accessed 2026-07-16
- About, The Young Actor's Studio, accessed 2026-07-16
- Kids Acting Classes, accessed 2026-07-16
- Teen Acting Classes, accessed 2026-07-16
- Summer Acting Programs for Kids, accessed 2026-07-16
- Yelp, The Young Actors Studio (updated May 2026), accessed 2026-07-16
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