Mason Community Arts Academy

Acting and Theater Classes

Overview

Learn exciting acting and musical theater skills and explore improv and stage movement in challenging, impactful, and fun acting classes and theater showcases. Mason Community Arts Academy in Fairfax, Virginia offers the perfect blend of university-quality acting teachers and a supportive environment with other community members.

Programs include summer camps, showcase productions, workshops, and adult classes. Our faculty is made up of working professionals in the industry: actors, directors, and teaching artists who are constantly honing their skills through their creative endeavors and bringing those skills back to share with our students.

Acting For Young People logo

Acting for Young People (AFYP), the Academy theater program, provides professional-level training in a supportive and fun environment that empowers actors of all ages with lifelong skills valuable both on stage and off. We create and present plays that harness the power of theater to engage and educate young minds on vital issues. AFYP programs impart life skills, raise awareness, build confidence, encourage creative thinking, build character and above all, nurture an appreciation for live theater in young audiences.

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Spring 2027

Spring Showcase Announcement Coming Soon!

Musical Theater Song & Dance

Ages 7–10 and 10–14

Tuesdays,
5:30–6:15 p.m. (ages 7–10)
6:30–7:15 p.m. (ages 10–14)

February 9–April 20, 2027

Acting Scene Study for Adults

Ages 18+

Thursdays, 7–8:30 p.m.

March 11–May 6, 2027

Spring Break Camp: Devised Theater Intensive

Ages 11–15 (grade 6–10)

March 22–26, 2027

9–3 p.m.

Acting Discoveries

Ages 4–6

Mondays, 4:45–5:30 p.m.

April 5–May 3, 2027


Fall 2026

Ages 5–6

Saturdays, 9–10 a.m.

September 12–December 5, 2026

Ages 7–8

Saturdays, 9–10:30 a.m.

September 12–December 5, 2026

Ages 9–15

Saturdays, 9 a.m or 1 p.m.

September 12–December 5, 2026

Ages 13–18

Saturdays, 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

September 12–December 5, 2026

Ages 4–6

Mondays, 4:45–5:30 p.m.

September 14–October 12, 2026

Ages 15–18

Thursdays, November 12 and 19, 2026

6:30–9 p.m.

Ages 18+

Mondays, 7–8:30 p.m.

October 5–November 30, 2026

Ages 7–10 and 10–14

Tuesdays, 5:30 or 6:30 p.m.

September 22–December 1, 2026

Ages 14–18

Saturday, August 29, 2026

10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Ages 14–18

September 17 and 24, 2026

6:30–9 p.m.