Private lessons with top Theater Acting instructors near Chicago, IL

Private acting lessons will be primarily focused on coaching audition materials and techniques. Materials include monologues, sides, scenes from plays, etc. Techniques include voice clarity and projection, enunciation, facial expression, emotion, character development, and more.

Have experience teaching and preparing students for auditions, plays and theatre acting

My classes are designed to challenge you so you can improve your skills, while having fun and taping into the power of your imagination! My private online classes are customizable based on your needs, whether that's preparing for your next big audition, honing your craft, or developing confidence in a brand new hobby. We'll explore Viewpoints, The Stanislavski System, improvisation, and other acting methods so that you can build your own unique tool-kit that works for you! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! All levels welcomed.

Do you want to get involved in acting at school but you're scared to take the first step? Do you watch tv and movies and think, "I could do that!"? Do you love acting and want to shoot for the lead instead of playing an extra? This is the place for you! I have over 20 years' experience acting and directing and teaching actors of all ages. I provide a combination of techniques and methods to find the what works for you. Acting is NOT pretending - it's finding a way to tell the character's truth - through YOUR truth. I teach you how to engage authentically and powerfully so that your audience, whoever they are, leans in to hear more. Artists feel things deeper and higher to enable the audience to tap into feelings they may be afraid to experience. Acting is a gift and I'm here to help you wrap it up!

I teach all kinds of acting, and have for over 40 years, but I specialize in stage acting, on-camera acting, acting for the face, voice acting, comedic acting, physical acting, improv, script analysis, monologues, audition prep, audition videos and voice over auditions. In Theatre Acting, we'll explore acting for the stage, and how best to use the four tools, Voice, Face, Body, and Mind, for performance in front of a live audience. We'll study gesture, vocal expressiveness, movement, face acting, and physical acting for the stage. We'll study representational theatre and presentational theatre, how they differ, and how to perform in each.

This class is not just acting, it's all about theatre! Everyone ages 5-18 is welcome! You will be learning about auditions, voice, movement, technology, and history of theatre! Jump into the world of theatre with this all-you-need-to-know course!

Theater Acting is acting lessons, yet focusing on upcoming shows and events. All that students learn in the acting classes will be worked on. Yet theater acting will be understanding the types of Theater Acting available. We will look at Music Theater, Comedy and Movies. These areas of my expertise will help students develop the ability to collaborate with other actors and musicians, yet develop confidence to explore more factors of Theater Acting.

Max is an award winning actor and entrepreneur, as well as a published writer and film maker who has performed in dozens of films and plays in New York, Los Angeles, and across the country. Using the techniques of the best of the best including Stanislavski, Carnegie, Hagan, Meisner, Strasberg, Chubbuck, and Adler. Services For Actors: Acting Coaching - Voice Over Coaching - Audition Prep - Script Analysis - Cold Reading Commercial Audition Technique - Script Analysis - On-Camera - Scene Study Services For Businesses: Improv Team Building - Speech Coaching - Sales & Marketing Training - Improv Management & HR Training