This conservatory offers professional acting classes for children and teens. Director of The Playground, Gary Spatz, has been teaching young people for more than 20 years as an on and off set coach. Spatz has served as the children's acting coach on many television productions, including Everybody Loves Raymond, Roseanne, Sister, Sister, The Jeff Foxworthy Show and The New Mickey Mouse Club. The Playground offers an environment that allows safe risk taking and active imaginations. Classes are on-camera, designed to train young performers the craft of acting while educating parents about the entertainment business. Former students include Christina Aguilera, Elizabeth Berkley, Jessica Biel, Hilary Duff, Ryan Gosling, Brian Austin Green, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elijah Wood, Keri Russell, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Spatz continues to coach on sets and also offers private coaching. Spatz previously taught classes at The Young Actors Space for 15 years before opening his own studio.