YOUR FIRST MAP : A Self-Tape Workshop for Kids & Their Parents | Grades 4–7, Ages 9–12 Saturday, June 13 | 12:30–4:30pm | 12 Kids Max | $250 (one parent included)

Here's the truth about kids' self-tapes: the performance is usually fine. It's everything else that costs the audition. Bad lighting. Weird framing. A kid who's been over-coached and can't find themselves on camera. It’s all up to the parents to make the magic happen. 

Your First Map is a 4-hour workshop for kids in grades 4–7 — AND one parent per child. Students get introduced to The Map®, the published on-camera acting framework by Jeff Award-winning actor Stef Tovar (Chicago PD, Contagion) and author of The Map®: An Actor's Guide to On-Camera Acting (Applause Books), through age-appropriate scenes, and hands-on camera work designed for ages 9–12. Parents will have their own technical session: how to build a self-tape setup at home, what casting directors actually need to see, and how to get out of your own kid's way and let them work.

Every family goes home with a printed Map® Beat Sheet — and the knowledge to actually use it.

Limited to 12 kids. (One parent per child included).

To register, create an account using this link, then look for the workshop under the 2026 Summer Camps and Intensives tab.