Improving your skills as an actor is essential to boosting your odds of booking roles in auditions as well as ensuring that you have a long and successful career that you can be proud of.
With that being said, the importance of finding a high quality acting school, class, teacher, or coach can't be stressed enough. In general, the rule is that you get what you pay for. There's a vast difference between a $25 acting lesson or workshop and a class that costs $200.
Chicago has plenty of quality acting schools, acting classes and studios available for students. Whether you're looking for theatre, film, television, commercial, improv or even voice acting classes, you can find well-renowned teachers who can help to make you better at your craft.
When searching for the right acting program for you, be sure to thoroughly research reviews from students who have attended there. It also helps to search IMDb for alumni that they might have listed on their own website.
If you're interested in getting into film, TV or even voice acting, this will help you gauge the effectiveness of the program. If they're producing a lot of successful actors and actresses, then you'll have a good idea of what you can expect if you attend as well.
Be very careful about some acting programs, though. There are a lot of scams out there that promise to get you or your kids looked at by casting directors and agents. If anyone tries to get you to pay for travel or photographs, it's a scam. As long as you stay away from those, you'll be fine.
