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Breaking Into The Business Workshop: A MUST For Every Actor!

Want to learn how to break into film, theatre and acting? This one-day workshop will show you how to easily navigate a complicated industry.

What do Katie Chang (Bling Ring), Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards) and Zoe Levin (The Way, Way Back) all have in common? Carole Dibo Founder and Director of Actors Training Center at the Wilmette Theatre.

For anyone who has ever wondered just HOW to break into the theatre, film, and TV business, Dibo will share her advice during a one-day workshop that she is moderating on June 13th, called BREAKING INTO THE BUSINESS.

“Breaking Into The Business” will take place on June 13th 10am -2 pm at The Wilmette Theater. Price is $75 individual / $125 parent and youth.

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“This seminar will save its participants time and money making common mistakes. I give an honest and practical roadmap (potholes and all) of how to navigate a very competitive industry,” said Dibo.

Cut to the chase and learn firsthand how to break in and work your way through the film, TV and theatre business. Dibo will share her years of experience in this invaluable workshop breaking down the who’s who and the do’s and do not’s of a very complicated industry.

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Guest speakers will include some of the industry’s top professionals including:

  • Deborah Dion - Deborah Dion Casting Los Angeles
  • Zach Gray - Gray Talent Agency
  • Paula Muzik - Innovative Artists Talent Agency
  • Kirsten Fitzgerald - Actress (USA’s Sirens, Artistic Director of Red Orchid Theatre)
  • Alina Taber - actress (NBC’s Chicago PD)

This 1-day seminar is full of information that would take years to learn. A must for every actor.

Highlights of the Workshop include:

  • Casting Directors
  • Audition Process
  • Where to Find Auditions
  • Marketing Tools
  • How to Get an Agent
  • Unions …and more!

Tickets are available at: www.wilmettetheater.com

About Actors Training Center (ATC):

ATC has built a reputation as one of the premiere acting schools in Chicago. When seeking young talent, directors from Chicago’s Shakespeare Theatre, Goodman Theatre, and Steppenwolf know where to look for exceptional talent. From NYC to LA, there is no other place like ATC. Many ATC alumni have gone on to pursue successful acting careers including Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards), Emily Chang (Seussical The Musical), Katie Chang (A Birder’s Guide to Everything; A Bling Ring), and Zoe Levin (The Way, Way Back). The training ATC offers is not available anywhere else in the Chicagoland area. ATC provides professional-level, process-driven classes for children from kindergarten through 12th grade and adults. Courses in acting, improve, physical theatre, on-camera and musical theatre are offered at the school. Need-based scholarships are also available. For more information about ATC and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.actorstrainingcenter.com

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