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.”
Practical Aesthetics
With instructor Sherrie Peterson
Next round starts July 5th
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 Meisner Training Track
With instructor Erin Burns
Next 6 month MONDAY track starts July 10th
The definition of Acting is “living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” In order to do this we must learn to strip away the confines that society has put on us and respond truthfully in every moment. Meisner has developed improvisational exercises that bring the actor back to the beginning where they learn to know themselves and can act in a place where no barriers exist. They will come away from this training with the ability to have a truthful experience with another actor.
Script Analysis and Scene Study
(SASS)
With Drama Inc. Cofounders Claire Bronson and Scott Poythress
Next round starts July 11th
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.
Commercial Crash Course
With Drama Inc. Cofounders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Next round starts July 11th
*Pre Requisite: OC1 or a comparable on camera class
In this class you will learn: how many different types of commercials there are, how they are made, what the roles of director, ad agency, and client are, how projects are cast, who the casting directors in the SouthEast are, what happens on set, what is “first refusal”, how to memorize copy, how to incorporate improv, how to utilize eyelines and marks, what to wear to auditions, how to audition with confidence, how to handle changes on set, and more
The Meisner Training Track
With instructor Erin Burns
Next 6 month THURSDAY track starts July 13th
The definition of Acting is “living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” In order to do this we must learn to strip away the confines that society has put on us and respond truthfully in every moment. Meisner has developed improvisational exercises that bring the actor back to the beginning where they learn to know themselves and can act in a place where no barriers exist. They will come away from this training with the ability to have a truthful experience with another actor.
Chubbuck Intro: Level 1
With instructor Jerri Tubbs
Next Round Starts July 17th
This class is open to students who are new to this technique and it’s vocabulary; and is best suited for those that have little to no technique training. 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 technique is designed especially through the use of inner monologue and inner objects to be captured, truthfully for the camera.
Chubbuck: Level 2
With instructor Jerri Tubbs
Next Round Starts July 18th
Chubbuck: Level 1 provides a nice foundation for this class. Level 2 is open to those with prior acting training and experience. For new students wishing to enroll directly into Level 2 – please email jerri@dramainc.net to discuss. Auditing is a pre-requisite if you’re new and acquiring/reading Ivana Chubbuck’s, The Power of the Actor,is mandatory prior to the 1st class.
Improv: Level 2
With instructor Matt Stanton
Next Round Starts July 18th
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.
Improv: Level 1
With instructor Matt Stanton
Next Round Starts July 20th
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.
On Camera 1 (OC1)
With Drama Inc. Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Next Round Starts July 26th
Don’t think there’s a difference between acting on stage and in TV/film? Do you watch a movie or TV show & say, “I can do that and better”? Then this class is for you. Drama Inc.’s On Camera 1 teaches the beginning actor, as well as the seasoned stage actor, the basics of acting on camera for television and film. We’ll teach you how NOT to act. What? You’ll learn about eyeline, camera blocking, master shots, mics…
HIT Crash Course
(Hosting-Industrial-Teleprompter)
With Drama Inc. Cofounders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Next Round Starts August 4th
*CCC or OC2 is a pre-req
Week 1 you will learn Prompter Basics: How to read, eyelines, font size, speed/pacing Industrial Scripts Commercial Scripts. Week 2 covers Walking and Talking Dealing with props Working on green screen. Week 3 we will go over Long copy, Cold reads, and working in pairs
Kids On Camera
With instructor Jordan Brown
Next Round Starts August 5th
Instructor Jordan Brown will take students through games and exercises to help stimulate student’s creativity and help them find a sense of fun and freedom to apply to their acting work. Students will cover: Script analysis, Character study, Working with a reader, Working with a scene partner, Audition dos and don’ts, Commercial auditions, Cold reads, and much more!
From Audition to Set (FATS)
With instructor Alex Collins
Next Round Starts August 8th
Each week, students are assigned material from TV shows/films currently in production and casting on a regular basis. Students will receive the material 2-3 days before their class date.Students will be required to be off-book and prepared in order to work each week, and “prepared” is at the discretion of the teacher.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.
Chubbuck Intro: Level 1
With instructor Jerri Tubbs
Next Round Starts Aug 10th
This class is open to students who are new to this technique and it’s vocabulary; and is best suited for those that have little to no technique training. 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 technique is designed especially through the use of inner monologue and inner objects to be captured, truthfully for the camera.
On Camera 1 (OC1)
With Drama Inc. Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Next Round Starts Wednesday Sept 13th
Don’t think there’s a difference between acting on stage and in TV/film? Do you watch a movie or TV show & say, “I can do that and better”? Then this class is for you. Drama Inc.’s On Camera 1 teaches the beginning actor, as well as the seasoned stage actor, the basics of acting on camera for television and film. We’ll teach you how NOT to act. What? You’ll learn about eyeline, camera blocking, master shots, mics…
On Camera 1 (OC1)
With Drama Inc. Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Next Round Starts Saturday Sept 16th
Don’t think there’s a difference between acting on stage and in TV/film? Do you watch a movie or TV show & say, “I can do that and better”? Then this class is for you. Drama Inc.’s On Camera 1 teaches the beginning actor, as well as the seasoned stage actor, the basics of acting on camera for television and film. We’ll teach you how NOT to act. What? You’ll learn about eyeline, camera blocking, master shots, mics…
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.
