Act Too Players - School of Music and Theatre

★★★★★Anna Elizabeth Whinnery

We love Act Too! They offer high quality youth productions where kids can learn and be part of a show in a fun environment. Their costuming is top notch and their shows are at the Franklin Theatre which is such an incredible venue. Our daughter did a couple productions over the last year and had a blast. We will be back!

★Russell Gill

Regrettably, our ten-year old daughter's experience with the Act Too camp in the July 2024 in Franklin, TN was NOT positive. Therefore, we cannot recommend that other parents entrust their children or their family's money to this organization. When my wife voiced our concerns after our daughter was truly reluctant to continue at the camp after just two days, we received the reply posted below from Sondra, which placed the blame back on our child. Suffice it to say, we were very disappointed. And we were rather incensed that the seemingly admitted/acknowledged loud tone of voice repeatedly directed towards our child (as well as the child of family friends' who also signed up to be a student/camper) was excused away as being necessary to "project our voices to be heard" to "move 40 kids on a stage". Really? Seriously? It's not a license to yell at kids. We were looking for a fun, fulfilling, challenging event for our daughter to continue her growth during the summer break. Such was not our experience with Act Too. EMAIL REPLY DATED July 10, 2024: Thank you for the email and we are sorry that [REDACTED] will not be completing the week with us. Honestly, in 22 years of doing these camps, we have never had anyone complain about our space. We give the kids several breaks, but we are a training program and we do dance them as well. The floors we have are dance floors and have a bounce to them to prevent injuries. I'm sorry to hear that she was hurting. Ms. Erica is an excellent teacher and works very hard at having the children feel successful. I'm sorry to hear the she was scared of Ms. Erica- needless to say we are not in the business of scaring children. We want them to love musical theatre. Camp should be fun, but with a musical theatre camp there is work expected as well. Trying to move around 40 kids on a stage can be challenging and at times we all have to project our voices to be heard. I do hope that you both have a wonderful rest of your summer and she will be missed. Because we had a long waiting list for this camp and we cannot replace her spot, we will not be able to give you a refund. Best, Sondra

★★★★★chris childers

If you have a theatre kid, send them here! I promise, you won't be disappointed. The instruction is first class and the shows they put on are phenomenal. They do so much for a kid's confidence. It truly is a special place. I am so glad we found it around five years ago. Our daughter has gone back every semester since we first discovered it. I honestly could not recommend them enough.

★★★★★Sarah Campbell Drury

So glad we found this creative outlet for our daughter! She has been involved with Act Too's musical theater program for more than four years and absolutely loves it. She has gained confidence, made many friends who also return year after year, and we have watched her acting and singing skills blossom. All the teachers have been excellent, especially Sondra, who has high expectations for her students and the program in general. And by the way, their shows at the Franklin Theater, which are open to the public, are terrific- a great outing for younger kids to expose them to musical theater early on!

★★★★★Cierra Owoyemi

Absolutely love it! Yes, I agree communication could be a little tighter - but everything else Act Too Players does outweighs that area. So grateful to have found this place on Google :) We live in Bellevue, but I gladly leave work in East Nashville early every Wednesday to make sure my 3 years gets to his class in Franklin on time! The staff is very patient with the kiddos and I couldn't ask for a better experience. We're taking next semester off, but will be back faithfully in the years to come :) Excited for the upcoming shows at The Franklin Theater this weekend (January 23-24) - try to make it if you can!