Your kid writes, designs and stars in a play
…all in three hours.
Reserve a spot →Upcoming sessions
Loading schedule…
Your child arrives with a costume idea — anyone or anything. By the end of the session, they've created a character, collaborated with the group to build an original three-act play, designed it, rehearsed it, performed it on stage, and gone home with a printed script, costume and set design pages, and a recording of the show.
What happens in three hours
Each kid builds a character profile — name, personality, backstory, what they're wearing — and takes a photo in costume. Every character becomes a real cast member.
The group sits down together and answers a "Story Spine" — eight questions that turn into the bones of a real play. Pick a plot shape and the kids decide everything that happens. The software weaves their ideas together and comes back with a script that combines all their characters.
Read-through, blocking, rehearsal, and a 15–20 minute performance. Parents are welcome to watch the final run. We record it on video and send it home.
What your kid takes home
- A full three-act script with their name as a writer
- A printable character badge showing their costume design
- A video recording of the performance
- Real skills: design, creative writing, improv, team building, and comfort on stage
What makes this different
Most theater classes pick an existing play and hope your kid likes their part and costume. Here, your kid is the playwright AND the designer AND the actor. No memorizing someone else's words for weeks. No disappointing roles. Every character matters because every character was created by a kid in the room.
The teacher uses Follow Spot Labs as a writing partner — the kids design their characters and decide the plot; the software helps stitch their ideas into a polished, performable script. (Under the hood, Follow Spot Labs uses Claude, an AI model from Anthropic, to weave everyone's ideas into one cohesive play. A glimpse of how creative tools work today, used the way they should be: kid in the driver's seat.)
Logistics
- When
- Sundays, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Where
- Vista Del Mar · 3200 Motor Ave
- Ages
- 7–12
- Class size
- Limited to 6–8 kids
- Cost
- $125 per session
- What to bring
- A costume (a character they want to play — anything, from pirate to dinosaur to chef to wizard), a water bottle, and a snack
About the teacher
Rory O'Malley is a Tony-nominated Broadway actor whose credits include The Book of Mormon, Hamilton, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. On screen, he's appeared in Modern Family, Grace and Frankie, High Potential, Nurse Jackie, and The Good Wife, and voiced characters on Bob's Burgers, Central Park, and as Daniel on Netflix's Chicago Party Aunt. He holds a BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University and lives in Los Angeles with his husband and son. Rory created Follow Spot Labs so kids could spend their stage time telling their own stories instead of memorizing someone else's.
Reserve a spot
Fill in the form below and Rory will get back to you within 24 hours to confirm a session date.