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North Texas Performing Arts

Media Arts: Screen & Voice Acting

NTPA Studios is a student and adult media arts program. Explore hands-on training, build professional acting reels, and step behind the microphone or in front of the camera.

Screen Acting
Voice Acting
Youth & Adults
Character Focus
Fall & Winter Break 2026

Make a Movie While School Is Out

Hands-on Studios camps where young creators write, perform, record, and edit an original film or voice project.

Plano · Grades 3–8

Fall Break: Short Film in a Week

October 12–16 · 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · $425

  • Create a short film from the first idea through the final edit.
  • Build confidence through screen acting and production teamwork.
  • Work with the same professional-grade equipment used across Studios camps.
Frisco · Grades 5–8

Fall Break: Short Film in a Week

October 9–13 · 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · $425

  • Develop the story, rehearse scenes, and act for the camera.
  • Learn how a film crew collaborates on set.
  • Complete a shareable short-film project during break.
Plano · Grades 3–8

Thanksgiving: Holiday Voice/Video Project

November 23–25 · 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · $375

  • A focused three-day holiday media intensive.
  • Write, record, and edit a holiday-themed voice or video project.
  • A creative, project-based way to spend Thanksgiving break.
Frisco · Grades 4–10

Winter Break Film Camp

December 28–31 · 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · $250

Close out the year on camera in a four-day collaborative filmmaking experience at NTPA Frisco.

What makes Studios camps different: Students are active creators—not just observers. They use professional-grade film equipment while learning performance, storytelling, production, and teamwork in an age-appropriate environment.

Choose Your Focus

Two Distinct Media Arts Pathways

Students and adults can train in screen acting, voice acting, or master both.

Media Arts: Screen Acting

Step on set and experience real film production. Learn how to act naturally, hit marks, analyze scripts, and build a professional acting reel.

Camera Technique
Set Life
Reel Building

Media Arts: Voice Acting

Explore performance behind the microphone. Build a professional voice actor's toolbox for animation, commercial voiceovers, video games, and narration.

Studio Microphone Technique
Character Voices
Commercial Copy
Our Mission

Developing Character On and Off Screen

NTPA is a nonprofit dedicated to developing the character of youth through quality performing arts education and family entertainment. Studios is where students grow as confident on-camera and voice actors through our Media Arts programs.

The NTPA Ten Character Traits

We integrate these 10 core life skills into every rehearsal, masterclass, and camp:

Teamwork
Leadership
Responsibility
Respect
Self-Confidence
Integrity
Discipline
Gratitude
Positive Attitude
Love One Another

Attend a Film Premiere!

Teaching Skills That Last a Lifetime

NTPA’s unique “Ten Characters” leadership development model ensures that students are not just honing their artistic skills but are also building essential life values. This dual focus on artistry and personal development is a distinguishing feature of the program.

Life Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Responsibility
  • Respect
  • Self-Confidence
  • Integrity
  • Discipline
  • Gratitude
  • Positive Attitude
  • Love One Another

Film Skills

  • Writing/Storytelling
  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Cinematography
  • Lighting and Sound
  • Set building/Props
  • Editing
  • Acting for screen
  • Marketing
  • Film Festivals

About NTPA Film Studios

North Texas Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the character of youth through quality performing arts education and family entertainment. Founded in Plano in 1991, NTPA has grown to five locations across the DFW area offering programs through 10 troupes including NTPA Film Studios

Questions?

Email studios@ntpa.org.