Bennet Alford

Bennet Alford by his mom Jen 

Bennet has enjoyed performing in front of family and friends since the age of 3. As a parent, I wanted to explore if acting would be of any interest to him. First Take has a phenomenal reputation, and an amazing kids acting coach, Danny Lai. For those two reasons, I decided to enroll Bennet, at the age of 5. Bennet has been enjoying the classes for the past 1 ½ years.   

On the first day of class, Bennet was shy until Danny began a warm-up exercise whereby, he pretended to be an alien, and chased the kids around the room. Bennet absolutely loved it! Danny is very skilled at engaging and teaching kids with fun, warmth, humor, and compassion. The kids absolutely love Danny!  

The training has taught Bennet how to prepare for an audition, be adaptable to different situations, as well as how to be resilient when not securing a call back or a job. Danny makes every student feel accepted and supported, and, that “you are enough”. Additionally, through the classes, Bennet has learned many interpersonal skills. He has become more confident, improved his public speaking, and learned to interact with kids of all ages with respect and empathy. He has also improved his listening and reading skills which has been so helpful with school.   

We absolutely love First Take and feel fortunate to be part of its family.   

FILM  

Berkeley Art Museum (short); Lead Boy; Director Charlie Nordstrom  
Undeclared (short); Lead Boy; Director Nellie Luna  

THEATER  

Rock the House Performer; Director John Bisceglie   

COMMERCIALS  

Xfinity Security Tales; Student  

PRINT  

Golden Gate Mothers Magazine; Featured Child; Photographer Ryan Lewis   

TRAINING  

First Take Acting School  

San Francisco Children’s Music Theater