At KASA, we pride ourselves in delivering top-notch education, performances and productions to the highest professional standards, showcasing the skill and talent of our students. It’s also important that all students are introduced to the realities of industry practice. 

Readers of Okanagan Life voted the Kelowna Actors Studio Academy the Best Private School for the Central Okanagan. For 17 years running, Kelowna Actors Studio has won Best Arts Organization And Best Live Performing Arts Group. For Best of Kelowna: Kelowna Actors Studio - Best Arts Company or Organization and Best Theatre Group and Randy Leslie, Artistic Managing Director has won Best Teacher/Professor & Kelowna Citizen that Deserves Recognition - Male (2017)

Over the past 19 years, Actors Studio has successfully produced over 100 major productions and grown to accommodate over 250 students a semester. 

Through the Kelowna Actors Studio Academy Foundation with Executive Director Margaret Gobie and Artistic Director Randy Leslie and his instructors, classes are offered for students from ages 3 up to Adults & Seniors. 

Students can enroll in after-school performance classes, March Break and summer classes, Adult evening classes, and specialty workshops in various disciplines.  Many students from these classes move on to post-secondary studies in the performance arts and work in Community and Professional Productions. In addition, it’s an ongoing opportunity for students to hone their Musical, Dance, Technical and Acting skills.