Back at the Studio
October 2, 2017
After being out of town for several days, it's time to get back to work. I am back in the studio and taking appointments. My apologies to those of you who reached out last week for tapings when I was unavailable. Thanks for your understanding!
Closed Through October 1st
September 24, 2017
Hi All! I will be out of the studio (and out of the state, for that matter) through October 1st. Tapings will resume October 2nd. I will only be checking emails periodically. Thanks for understanding!
Most Memorable Audition Stories
September 22, 2017
What's your most memorable audition story? Did you show up to the wrong audition? Forget your lines? Try to make out with the director? Issa Rae, Elizabeth Olsen and others recall their most memorable audition experiences in this video by Vanity Fair.
Bryan Safi ("Throwing Shade," "Young and Hungry")
September 19, 2017
It's not a bad day at the office when Throwing Shade host Bryan Safi asks you to help him with an audition. What a delight. It couldn't have been a more pleasant morning.
The Virtual Showcase is Up!
August 29, 2017
The most recent installment of Matt Miller's Virtual Showcase: Second City Teen Edition is now up and running. With school starting back, we had fewer participants than usual. However, we know at least one of the teens has already been contacted by an agent based on their showcase! That's pretty awesome.
Update (September 15, 2019): Matt Miller’s Virtual Showcase is now known as the Chicago Virtual Showcase. Although we don’t currently have any workshops with Second City, we do try to record a showcase every month. Check out the “Virtual Showcase” tab on this website for more information.
Thank you to all the students who participated!
Break a Leg at the Callback!
August 28, 2017
After working on his self-taped audition with me last week, Matthew O. Miller sent an email letting me know he has a callback for the part. So excited for this guy - break a leg!
Have an audition coming up that you'd like a little extra help with? Need to put an audition on tape? Let me help! Check out the Self-Taped Auditions link at the top of the page for rates and contact information.
Congrats to All the Nominees!
August 25, 2017
Earlier this week, the nominees were announced for this year's Equity Jeff Awards. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF THE NOMINEES.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Second City Training Center: Teen Workshop!
August 13, 2017
It was a small but mighty group today at the Second City Training Center, for another round of the Coaching and Virtual Showcase workshop for teens. Students took turns practicing on camera with monologues and commercial copy, as well as rehearsing their slates to make that memorable - and positive - first impression. They began to realize that commercials, even though they are only a few seconds long, are much harder than they seem! For most of the students, it was their first time seeing themselves on camera - something every actor should get comfortable with. What a fun day!
Next week they will come in to record their Virtual Showcase, and a link will be sent to all the agents, casting directors, producers, etc. in the Chicago area. I can't wait to see how much more confident they become after having a few days with the material at home and applying all their notes from today. Woot woot!
"Detroit" star Jacob Latimore
August 2, 2017
Rising star Jacob Latimore stopped by the studio this week to work on an audition. He was up until 3am the night before working on lines, then was on set just a few hours later filming "The Chi," then came straight to Acting Studio Chicago - early, off-book, completely professional. And he nailed it in one take. Now THAT'S how it's done!