2026-27 Classes
WEEKLY ACTING CLASSES at UNION STATION KANSAS CITY
TYA’s Theatre Arts Training Program gives young performers a strong foundation in theatre skills while building confidence, creativity, and collaboration. Our curriculum follows an age-appropriate progression, with students building upon their skills through increasingly challenging activities and concepts as they grow. Through theatre games, exercises, scene work, and performance, students learn to use their voice, body, and creative mind to develop the craft of acting, all in a supportive environment where they can explore, create, and have fun.
Pricing
- Full year: $275
- Full year 2 classes: $500
- By semester: $150
- By Semester 2 classes: $275
- Family/Season Member discount: 10% off
Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings at Union Station
- Fall Semester 9/30/26- 12/9/26 (no class 11/25/26)
- Spring Semester 2/24/27- 5/5/27 (no class 3/24/27)
Pretend Players: Ages 6-8
5:00-6:00 PM at Union Station
Young actors discover the joy of storytelling through creative dramatics. Students learn to create and play together while building confidence and becoming comfortable onstage. Puppetry, costumes, masks, theatre games, and creative play make this a fun introduction to the world of theatre.
Adventures in Acting: Ages 9-12
6:00-7:00 PM at Union Station
Students build acting skills and techniques through character development, script work, and audition practice. Using monologues, scenes, and short plays, young actors strengthen their performance skills and grow in confidence. Students will also explore some of the technical elements that help bring a production to life, including scenery and props.
Acting Conservatory: Ages 13-18
7:00-8:30 PM at Union Station
For students ready to take their acting to the next level, Acting Conservatory explores both the craft of performance and the thinking behind it. Students develop greater awareness of their individual acting process while strengthening self-discipline, emotional expression, and technical skills. The class also dives deeper into theory, script analysis, and play development while introducing students to playwriting and directing.
Improv Troupe: Ages 13-18
6:00-7:00 PM at Union Station
Think fast, listen closely, and create together! This class builds a troupe of improv actors while developing essential skills in listening, expression, spontaneity, and the all-important art of saying “yes, and!”
Professional comedian and actor John Mulvey brings his expertise in improv to help students sharpen their skills through advanced exercises and long-form improvisation. Together, students will develop the trust, teamwork, and quick thinking that make great improv happen.
Improv 101: Ages 9-12
7:00-8:00 PM at Union Station
No script? No problem! Improv 101 introduces students to the foundations of improvisation through games, exercises, and plenty of laughter. Students learn to listen, think creatively, make bold choices, and connect with their fellow actors onstage.
Professional comedian and actor John Mulvey leads students as they discover abilities they may not have known they had, build confidence, and learn how to work together as an improv team.