What a gift it is that Jeff has written a book that works with young actors from the inside out. Using the best of the best methods out there, A Young Actor Prepares creates a way for young actors to begin a life of honoring process. What a spectacular book!”

“A Young Actor Prepares is a book that must be read. It is The Young Actor’s Studio in print. Jeff Alan-Lee is a master, with decades of talent and experience onstage, teaching and directing young actors. His book is a bible, helpful to teens and adults as well. Buy this book, read and enjoy it. Then get onstage and let your passion sing out. I applaud you.”

In a world of social media and fleeting external influences, he teaches what really matters: the inner work that will stay with you forever and finding your true voice as an artist and human being.”

There are a lot of acting teachers out there who concern themselves with the commercial aspects of the entertainment business; there are fewer—too few—who focus on how a young actor can grow as an artist. Our industry would be better off if all young actors understood the basic principles of acting as they’re outlined in Jeff’s book, A Young Actor Prepares.”

There is usually a disconnect in the ways in which young actors and adult actors approach a character. "A Young Actor Prepares" pays respect to the process of young actors by introducing the techniques that can develop over a lifetime. Jeff Alan-Lee's remarkable book provides a method for finding the Artist within.

Now Available

We are enormously excited about the publication of our Artistic Director’s book called A Young Actor Prepares released by Applause Books. This book will help the actors training with us to gain a deeper understanding of the technique work because they will be practicing the exercises while simultaneously reading the book.

Click here to learn more about the book published by Rowman and Littlefield.

Photos from the Book Launch Party!

About the Author- Jeff Alan- Lee

For over thirty years, author Jeff Alan-Lee has worked with thousands of young people, teaching the work presented in this book. It has been the springboard for award-winning artists in acting, directing, playwriting, screenwriting, and music.

Artistic director of the Young Actor’s Studio in Los Angeles, Alan-Lee shares his experience training many top young actors. A Young Actor Prepares is written for teachers and students alike. Presented in play form, the book gives teachers the insight to help work with a multitude of personalities and provides a fun and easy way to help children and teens learn to apply Stanislavski-based exercises.

Inspired by Stanislavski’s An Actor Prepares, Alan-Lee has developed engaging and exciting ways to create great acting using this unique version of the Stanislavski system, reworked for the young actor. Discover the incredible journey that can take both teachers and young actors to the next level