Located in Atlanta, Georgia, we offer acting classes, workshops, audition taping, coaching, headshots, demo reels, career counseling, and more.
SCHEDULE AUDITION TAPING
Click here to schedule a taping session with our optional coaching service. Only offered at 650 Hamilton Avenue SE location.
OPEN CLASSES
Our motto is, “Actors, well trained.” We offer a wide range of classes for actors at all levels who seek to perfect their craft.
ADVANCED CLASSES
Our “Advanced Classes” are for the actor who has a background in Television and film but still wants to work on keeping their skills fresh.
ONE ON ONES
A 1 to 2hr private career counseling session tailored to fit your specific needs from headshot/resume advice to demo reel issues to help with your imperative online presence – anything!
WORKSHOPS
We offer a variety of workshops by industry professionals from all over the country. Everything from commercial audition workshops, casting director Q&A’s, to actor branding. Workshops are constantly being updated so be sure to join our mailing list.
VIRTUAL ON CAMERA
This is a weekly on-camera class designed for actors who are out-of-state, cannot make it to our in-studio classes, or would like to perfect their self-taping process.
ACTOR SERVICES
We offer a variety of actor services including “one on one,” “headshots with c. dyer photography”, and “demo editing with back to one creative.”
FREE PREVIEW: IMPROV FOR THE ACTOR
With instructor Matt Stanton
Sunday Sept 24th
***This is a free preview for people who are new to Drama Inc, Improv OR new to instructor Matt Stanton
Having a strong working knowledge of basic improv skills is vital for any actor. Introduce yourself to (or review) the basic tenets of improvisation and stagecraft, then apply these techniques to creative storytelling.
Chubbuck Intro: Level 1
With instructor Jerri Tubbs
Next Round Starts Saturday Sept 18th
In this class students will break down the text according to “The Power of the Actor” – 12 steps, and all of the emotional exercises in the book and then apply it to scene work. The goal is to get every student to learn how to be proactive and win an objective in the scene while creating a dynamic performance. While there is no filming element to this class, the technique is designed especially through the use of inner monologue and inner objects to be captured, truthfully for the camera.
Improv for the Actor: Level 1
With instructor Matt Stanton
Next round starting Oct. 3rd
Having a strong working knowledge of basic improv skills is vital for any actor. Introduce yourself to (or review) the basic tenets of improvisation and stagecraft, then apply these techniques to creative storytelling. This class will prepare you for improvising with anyone anywhere, creating honest, in-the-moment performances. Learn listening, give and take, and stretch your character skills in a made up world.
Chubbuck Intro: Level 1
With instructor Jerri Tubbs
Next Round Starts Thursday Oct 5th
In this class students will break down the text according to “The Power of the Actor” – 12 steps, and all of the emotional exercises in the book and then apply it to scene work. The goal is to get every student to learn how to be proactive and win an objective in the scene while creating a dynamic performance. While there is no filming element to this class, the technique is designed especially through the use of inner monologue and inner objects to be captured, truthfully for the camera.
Improv for the Actor: Level 2
With instructor Matt Stanton
Next round starting October 5th
Improv for the Actor: Level 2 is to keep honing your improv skills, and develop your style of performance. We will delve into editing techniques for longer form storytelling, and identify conventions to play shorter form games efficiently. To round out the session, we will create characters from scratch and perform with them in a fictionalized serial.
Practical Aesthetics for the Professional Actor
With instructor Sherrie Peterson
Next Round Starts Thursday Oct 6th
While Practical Aesthetics technique is a text analysis and acting technique for any level actor, it is only for the serious one. You have heard that “Those who fail to plan are those who plan to fail.”…well, translated for the actor, that means “DO YOUR PREP WORK!” Why? So that you actually can live truthfully in the moment and stay out of your head. This can only happen when you have come to the audition, set, or stage confident in your preparation as a professional.
The Working Actor’s Guide to Atlanta
With Drama Inc. Co-Founders Catherine Dyer, Jason MacDonald, Claire Bronson, & Scott Poythress
October 15th
**Located at Sam Christensen Studios, 10440 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601**
Learn from 4 of the busiest actors in Atlanta how to navigate and sustain an acting career in the #1 feature production capital in the world.
• Lay of the Land: so what exactly is the SE region? who are the main players (agents, casting directors, studios?) what in the world does “right to work” mean and how does it affect you? why Georgia? can I order unsweet tea? • Casting: local hire vs. modified (travel voucher), co-star/guest/recurring/regular (what do we have access to in the SE?) CD’s you need to know, traveling and working in other SE markets
AND A WHOLE LOT MORE.
Script Analysis and Scene Study (SASS)
With Drama Inc. Co-Founders Claire Bronson and Scott Poythress
Next Round Starts Tuesday October 17th
Objective of this class…is for every actor to leave with a fully-equipped tool belt, in regards to breaking down a script, and the ability to apply that new found knowledge to their performance.
From Audition to Set
With instructor Alex Collins
Next Round Starts Tuesday November 7th
The goal of this style of acting class isn’t to teach people to act, it’s designed to teach people to BOOK THE ROOM as well as to BOOK THE JOB. Actors should have a fundamental grasp of acting, acting concepts, and basic terminology.
While this class is not an on-camera class every week, all of the techniques and learning is based on acting for the camera.
Script Analysis+Scene Study Weekend Intensive
With Drama Inc. Co-Founders Claire Bronson and Scott Poythress
Nov 18th & 19th
This workshop is a condensed version of the class…designed to teach you the fundamentals of breaking down a script in order to honestly and effectively serve the story. You will learn how to make confident, specific choices in your preparation ultimately aiding your quest to fulfill the writer’s design.
Drama Inc. is located in GRANT PARK just South of Zoo Atlanta.
Taping services are offered at this location only.
650 Hamilton Avenue SE, Suite I, Atlanta, GA 30312
Drama Inc. is an acting studio in Atlanta, Ga which guides actors of all levels as they explore Atlanta’s rapidly-growing TV and film industry as well as offering an environment for advanced and veteran actors to sharpen their skills.
