Beyond the Basics:

Intermediate Acting

Designed for students who have completed Acting 101 or have prior acting experience, Acting 102 takes a deeper dive into character development and performance. Over 8 classes, students will explore what it means to fully transform into a role through research, guided imagination exercises, character studies, and scene work. Along the way, they'll strengthen their script analysis, creative decision-making, and ability to create authentic, compelling characters in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Not sure which class is the best fit? Contact us and we'll help place your child in the program that best matches their experience and goals.

Program Overview

Taught by Ms. Mackenzie Cavagnaro. This is a class for performers who have completed Acting 101 or have prior acting experience. Throughout 8 classes, students will build on terminology, character development, scene study, voice projection, audition techniques and more. This acting class will be taught in a supportive environment centered around teamwork and creativity. Students will build foundational acting skills through progressive exercises and scene work.

8 Classes
Ages 9-14
Wednesdays @ 6:00 pm - 7:100pm, January 13 - March 3

About Your Teacher

Mackenzie Cavagnaro

Mackenzie Cavagnaro is a recent graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned her BFA in Drama at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Experimental Theatre Wing. With a passion for bringing theatre education to kids of all ages and backgrounds, she has spent time in Tysons, Virginia teaching Improv and serving as the Assistant Director for the Comedy Showcase at Traveling Players Ensemble, worked as an assistant drama teacher at the High School of Economics and Finance in New York City, as well as a Music Theatre Teacher at the Summer Onstage Camp at Ady Art Center in Livingston, New Jersey. She has costumed and done hair and makeup for several stage shows and thesis films at NYU. In addition to teaching and designing, she is a stage and screen performer whose recent credits include Gina in The Duck at Tisch Drama Stage, Tara in Siblings at the Gene Frankel Theatre, and Annie in Silent Sky at the Stella Adler Studio. She loves all things comedy and improv and is very excited to be working with Curtain Up Studios to share her love of theatre with all of you!