Acting school that has supported the dreams of more than 200 students ACT Performing Arts School (A-Gei) celebrates its 5th anniversary!

ACT Performing Arts Advancement School (A-Gei), which has been providing an environment for children and aspiring actors nationwide to learn acting, mainly through online lessons, celebrates its 5th anniversary in October 2025. Since its opening, the school has supported approximately 200+ students, mainly children who aspire to become actors. The school has also been used as a place to foster self-expression and communication skills.

The "Oshibai Fest," held to commemorate the 5th anniversary, featured a variety of programs including film screenings, theater presentations, and audition projects. It was a special day that allowed children to grow through practice.

5th Anniversary "Oshibai Fest" Held

To commemorate this milestone year, "Oshibai Fest" was held on August 2, 2025 at Musashino Kokaido Hall with a full day of programs related to theatrical performances. The festival was filled with a wide variety of activities, including film screenings, theater presentations, a hands-on program for beginners, and the "A-Gei Grand Prix 2025" audition project.

Experience Program

We prepared a program that anyone who stopped by on the day could participate in with the hope that they would enjoy acting casually, even if they were not aiming to become an actor.

In the program, you could choose one item from the many items prepared on stage and try to introduce the product as a salesman, or you could try to sell the product with the words, "What? Seriously! Are you okay? and a game in which participants were asked to imagine how they felt when they uttered these one-word phrases.

▼ Instructor in charge

Director: Tomofumi Hasegawa

Mr. Osiels

Director: Masashi Kageyama

Mr. Takeru Shibaki

Yukari Obikane

A-Gei Grand Prix 2025

A-Gei Grand Prix 2025

This is an audition project where children and young people who aspire to be actors take the first step toward their dreams.

Nine finalists who passed the preliminary rounds performed on stage. The day was an online hybrid type. Online participation from distant places is also possible! Judging was conducted by film directors and actors, who comprehensively evaluated their expressive ability and potential.

Managers from entertainment production companies also visited the event, making it a very exciting and practical opportunity for scouting.

▼ Click here for the results.

https://act-college.com/31373/

All the scenes from the day are available on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/QIWZMaNOdz0?si=p9TkvZYS0w6Bomk9

Please take a look.

▼ Scenes from the day

■ Film Screening

We held a screening of films by first- and second-term students of the "Film Performance Project," a new course starting in April 2024 that allows students to perform in a film within six months.

Wish Upon a Star!" directed by Debi Kobayashi (1st term students)

Director Debi Kobayashi, Sora Shiozawa, and Kyoka Yokosuka took the stage to greet the audience!

From left, Director Debi Kobayashi, Sora Shiozawa, Kyoka Yokosuka

Director Naomi Takayama was in charge of "Exchange Diary" (2nd period).

This was the first time this film was presented to the audience. Since it was also the first opportunity for the performers to see it, many of them came to the event.

From left to right: Ms. Ai Asanuma, Ms. Ayaka Mori, Ms. Maifu Kubota, Mr. Yugo Uchida, Ms. Kyoka Yokosuka, and Director Naomi Takayama

Group photo after the greeting on the stage of "Diary of a Swap

A-Gei will continue its film production project to expand opportunities for children and aspiring actors to experience professional workplaces.

Recruitment for the 6th term, which will start in April 2026, will begin soon, so please check our SNS!

▼ About the Film Production Project

https://act-college.com/movie-course/

Theater Presentations

A-gei has so far focused its lessons on "video acting" with the aim of appearing in movies and dramas, but this "Oshibai Fest" will be the first time that the members gathered as the Engei Club will try their hand on the stage.

The members of the Engei Club gathered for the first time to try their hand at performing on stage at the "Oshibai Fest.

They experienced the tension and joy of "performing in front of an audience and feeling the live reactions" that only a stage performance can provide.

Engeki Club in rehearsal

Engei Club rehearsal video

Tomokazu Kida, "Time Limit: 10 seconds left?

▼Outline of the work

Instructor : Mr. Tomokazu Kida

Title : "Time Limit, 10 seconds to go?

Cast : Shinji Yoshioka, Kyoka Yokosuka, M.K.

The theme of this year's event was "The Worst Situation Ever".

Participating children devised roles they wanted to try out. AI challenged them to create an original script by combining those characters and elements in a new attempt. In a short period of preparation, the children memorized their lines, refined their standing positions, emotional expressions, etc., and went into the performance.

The process of exchanging opinions and shaping scenes with each other was a valuable opportunity for the students to develop a sense of responsibility and the joy of creating a work as a team.

Despite their nervousness, the students were able to perform in front of the audience with aplomb!

A scene from the actual stage performance

In the future, A-gei will continue to create opportunities for theatrical practice that nurtures the students' ability to express themselves on stage as well as on video.

From left to right: Ms. Yajima of Ociels, Ms. Aiun Tano, and Mr. Nomura of Ociels.

The day was filled with a lot of fun and excitement, and the event was further enlivened by the comedy duo Oshiels and the first grand prix winner, Aiun Tano, who acted as MCs and kept the whole event moving along in a light-hearted manner.

They filled the venue with warm laughter and brought out the charm of the performers.

The MC event ended without incident. Thank you very much!

Comment from Ms. Aiun Tano

Thank you very much for letting me be the MC for this event!

Thanks to the Osiels, my nerves were eased and I was able to enjoy the event.

Thank you very much for entrusting me with the important role of deciding the order of the A-Gei Grand Prix!

About the future

We will continue to work with each student's dreams and provide more opportunities for practice, and expand film productions and stage performances.

In addition to the "Oshibai Fest," we are also planning special events to commemorate our 5th anniversary.

We will continue to provide support as a "place to take the first step toward your dreams.

We will also start full-scale acting education services for companies and organizations.

Not only for aspiring actors,

Expression training for live performers and influencers (to improve speaking, reaction, and self-production skills in live-streaming)

On-site workshops at kindergartens, elementary schools, and other educational facilities (theater programs to develop self-expression and communication skills)

Acting methods can be used for corporate training (to improve customer service, presentation, and teamwork)

We will provide a wide range of communication education based on acting.

Current campaigns and openings

One-month trial enrollment campaign

We are currently running a one-month trial enrollment campaign, which allows you to become a student of A-Gei for one month!

If you are interested in acting or would like to try it, please take this opportunity.

If you are interested in acting and want to try it out, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

▼ 1 month trial enrollment campaign details

https://act-college.com/31656/

What is ACT Performing Arts School?

https://act-college.com/

A-Gei provides an environment where students can learn acting in a serious and fun way, and an opportunity to "develop the ability to utilize their individuality" through acting. A gei's unique network allows students to take lessons from "film directors" who teach acting to actors in the real world from anywhere in the country.

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