Private Acting Coaching | Children, Teens & Adults

For the Stage - and every stage of life.

The Hornes Studio | Kerrville, Texas

Private coaching is focused, one-on-one training designed to accelerate growth in ways a group room cannot.

Each session is structured around the actor’s current material, skill level, and goals. We work directly with text, behavior, and rehearsal discipline — not abstract exercises.

This is technical, specific work.

What Private Coaching Is For

Private sessions are appropriate for:

• Production rehearsal support

• Audition preparation

• Competitions, UIL prep for divisions such as storytelling, one-act, duet, speech, debate, etc.

• Scene refinement

• Monologue development

• Confidence rebuilding after a difficult experience

• Focused technical correction

The work adapts to age and level, but the standards remain consistent: preparation, clarity, repetition, and accountability.

For Children (8–13)

Young actors learn how to:

• Break down a script in clear, simple steps

• Understand what their character wants

• Speak clearly and stay present

• Take correction well, and apply it

• Build unshakable confidence through preparation - not outcomes

Sessions are structured, age-appropriate, and focused. Growth comes from steady skill-building, not praise alone.

A parent or guardian remains onsite per studio policy.

For Teens (13–17)

Teen actors work on:

• Text analysis and intention

• Relationship and partner responsiveness

• Physical specificity

• Vocal control and pacing

• Audition and competition material

We build discipline and ownership. Teens learn how to prepare independently and perform with clarity rather than nerves.

For Adults

Adult actors receive:

• Direct, precise notes with constructive feedback & correction. Not criticism

• Structured scene or monologue analysis

• Technical adjustment in voice and physical behavior

• Blocking clarity

• Performance consistency

• Relationship building

Private coaching is especially useful for adults returning to the stage, preparing auditions, or refining roles during production.

How Sessions Work

Each 50-minute session includes:

• Warm-up tailored to the material

• Focused work on selected scenes or monologues

• Direct feedback

• Immediate application and repetition

• World-building homework to strengthen and deepen the imagined character’s story and experience.

If something is unclear, we stop and correct it.

Progress is measured by repeatable improvement — not one good run.

Packages & Scheduling

Private coaching is available year round:

• As individual sessions

• In multi-session packages

• As a monthly membership retainer

• As production support blocks during active rehearsal cycles

All sessions are scheduled through The Hornes Studio calendar.

Who This Is For

Private coaching is best for actors who:

• Want concentrated, uninterrupted attention

• Value structure and accountability

• Prefer direct feedback over general encouragement

• Are preparing for something specific

This is not drop-in help.

It is disciplined, individualized training.