ZBS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ACTOR CAMP
The ZBS Young Professional Actor Camp (YPAC) returns after last year’s incredible success. The week-long camp is a professional-grade intensive for actors ages 9-18 designed to immerse students in the ZBS approach to Acting for the Whole Self. Each camp has a designated focus: June (Television), August (Film). Students throughout the week will develop skills in improvisation, genre-based text analysis, physical character work, scene study, and on-camera audition technique. The intensive culminates with a industry panel generally comprised of Casting Directors, Industry Reps, Writers, and Directors and is designed for students looking for a fully immersive experience. Tuition includes: classes, ZBS t-shirt and swag, daily snacks and drinks, as well as discussions with industry professionals.
Tuition includes: Classes, ZBS T-shirt and Swag, Daily snacks and Drinks, as well as discussions with the industry professionals.
We are pleased to welcome our incredibly talented students to participate in our YPAC camp sessions. They can’t wait to share their experiences and work with you on developing your skills.
ZBS YPAC STUDENT MENTORS
YPAC Campers are provided with a unique opportunity to train with ZBS Faculty, and work alongside our Student Mentors, a group of talented actors currently working on today’s biggest films and television shows. Here is our line up of Mentors scheduled to appear.
JAHEEM “KING” TOOMBS
Jaheem is a Boston native who relocated to Los Angeles with his parents in 2010 to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. Jaheem landed a series regular role on the Nickelodeon’s original movie 100 Things to Do Before High School. The movie won a DGA and became a 26-episode series.
Jaheem is also a talent triple threat (singing, acting, dancing) and an Influencer with over 200,000 followers on Instagram. His credits include: Knight Squad (Nickelodeon), Shortcomings (Pilot), The Cape (NBC), Mr. Sunshine (ABC), Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street (Amazon), and the upcoming film, The Paperboys.
Scheduled to Appear: June (TV) & August (Film) Camps
WILLIAM “BIGWILL” SIMMONS
Born in California, William B. Simmons II is a talented actor, dancer, singer who in 2017, became one of Disney’s newest generations of Mouseketeers on the Club Mickey Mouse show where he dances, choreographs and does vocals.
Will has danced and worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry such as Chris Brown and Justin Bieber, and is a cast member for the Fine Brother’s Teens’ React Series.
His acting credits include: Murder in the First (TNT), SHOT (USA), and the feature film Clemency premiering in 2019.
Scheduled to Appear: June (TV) & August (Film) Camps
VICTORIA MOROLES
Born in Corpus Christi, TX, Victoria was influenced by her love for the arts and dance.
She moved to LA at the age of 12 to begin her acting career training with Zak Barnett.
Known for her work in Teen Wolf (MTV) and Liv and Maddie (Disney Channel).
Victoria recently completed production on the film Down a Dark Hall (LIONSGATE) and is playing a reoccurring role in
Here and Now (HBO).
Scheduled to Appear: June (TV) & August (Film) Camps
GABRIELLE ELYSE
Gabrielle is a Texas born actress booking multiple guest stars on various TV shows like Austin & Ally, Liv & Maddie (Disney Channel), Rizzoli & Isles (TNT), Teen Wolf (MTV), The Catch (ABC), and Black-ish (ABC). She has multiple series leads under her belt including Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn(Nickelodeon), and the new show Snatchers (go90)
Scheduled to Appear: August (Film) Camp
SHELBY WULFERT
Born in the Francisco Bay Area, Shelby pursued her passion for the arts at an early age – studying acting, singing and dancing. Shelby landed her career break through special effects magic when she joined the Disney family as one third of the team of actresses that bring the twin characters to life in the hit teen series, “Liv and Maddie” (Disney 2013-2017).
Other credits include Swiped (TV Movie), Major Crimes (TNT), Betch: A Sketch Show, and Knight Birds (Short Film).
Scheduled to Appear: June (TV) & August (Film) Camps
We have two exciting camps coming up this summer.
- June Camp
Focus: Television
June 18th to 22nd
9 AM to 4 PM - August Camp
Focus: Film
August 6th to 10th
9 AM to 4 PM
Both camps are taught by the ZBS Faculty and Industry professionals.