Back in June I was invited to bring my children to a commercial audition workshop to get a taste of the services that Gray Studios, an acting coaching and teaching business that operates all over Los Angeles, provides in our area. My younger son, who had just starred as “third paperboy from the left” in a musical production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, was eager to try it out.
Parents are not required to stay during the workshop, so I went to Trader Joe’s. Naturally. The problem is that my son barely gave me any information about the class! Just like with regular school, all I got out of him was a series of one word answers. How was it? “Good.” What did you do? “Games.” Do you want to audition for commercials now? “Sure.” Don’t get me wrong – he liked it. But he was done performing, so he wouldn’t even describe it to me. I know he had fun, because the teachers told me he was hamming it up with the rest of them.
My kid: back row far left
So even though I can’t tell you exactly what happened, I can tell you more about Gray Studios. They are a group of working actors who have over 100 years combined experience working in film and television. Their classes include Audition Technique for film and television, and they partner with entertainment industry leaders for classes in Commercial, Voice Over, and Improv.
Some of the Gray Studios Alumni include:
Ariel Winter – Modern Family
Tyler Posey – Teen Wolf
Matt Moy – 2 Broke Girls
Cody Saintgnue – Teen Wolf
Hayley McFarland – Sons of Anarchy
Brant Dougherty – Pretty Little Liars
Gray Studios offers classes in Thousand Oaks on Tuesdays, and they are adding Saturday classes this fall. Their age breakdowns are 4-6, 7-11, and 12-17. Students from their classes often get signed by top industry agents. Check out their website for more information!
Our family enjoyed one complimentary workshop to facilitate this feature. I hope this helps you with a resource for your budding star!
