Located in Atlanta, Georgia, we offer acting classes, workshops, audition taping, coaching, headshots, demo reels, career counseling, and more.
All classes are, adult classes, 18 and over unless otherwise specified.
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.”
The Breakdown
With instructors Catherine Dyer & Dustin Lewis
Starting Sept 28th
How many times have you said, “I knew the lines perfectly in the car/shower”? How many times have you said, “I get so nervous in the waiting/audition room”? How many times have you just sort of said your lines with meaning & not made informed, confident & detailed choices?
All that will change in our new class, THE BREAKDOWN. Cat & Dustin will help you build a working foundation that you will use for the rest of your career!
Create Your Own Content
With instructor Jonothon Mitchell
September 30th
You’ve got the perfect idea for the next great web series, short film, or sketch. What’s next? In this workshop you will learn variations on the necessary methods to develop your own original content start to finish. By the end of this workshop your gem of an idea will be pitch-worthy, branded, and ready to take on the world.
On-Camera 1 – Saturday Class
With Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Starting Sept 22nd
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…
Students will be taped on camera every week using actual TV and film scripts. They will receive notes and tips and will have the opportunity to re-tape using director’s notes. And they will learn from watching fellow students.
From Audition to Set
With instructor Alex Collins
Starting October 9th
This class is not an acting class in the normal sense. Actors must already arrive to this class with experience and ability. This class is designed to give actors the knowledge, tools, and motivation to become better at self-taped auditions and auditioning in the room, which allows them to both
‘book the room’ as well as the job. In this class, actors will: Work with scenes from episodic TV and feature films. Ideally, current or recently produced projects and whenever possible, projects shooting in our region. Assignments will include: On-camera auditions, live ‘in person’ auditions, and either chemistry reads or on ‘on set’ assignments as if the actor has made it to a network test or booked the job. Actors may be paired up with multiple scene partners for chemistry reads, receive blocking instructions, as well as acting direction, all on the fly and under pressure to deliver.
Improv for the Actor: Level 1
With instructor Matt Stanton
Starting Oct 9th
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.
Prep 8 w/ Erica Arvold
With instructor Erica Arvold
Starting October 14th or 15th
Prep 8 is a deep sequential dive into each step of the Arvold Warner Total Preparation curriculum carried out over the span of eight classes within a two month time frame. Each three (3) hour class contains nuanced analyzation and character development guided by the 10-step Total Preparation process presented in the Arvold Warner Studio’s core curriculum. Prep 8 will be helmed by master teacher Erica Arvold. For both beginner and intermediate actors, Prep 8 is appropriate for those who are embarking upon their craft practice as well as those who have already taken AWS’s Total Preparation intensives and are desiring further understanding and practice of each step. Actors will work on two film/television scenes (one self-assigned, another provided) throughout the two months and develop an ability to make strong and bold choices while deepening craft skill and developing full and nuanced characters appropriate for auditioning and set work. Prep 8 is not a scene study class; Prep 8 is a preparation and character development class focused on the discovery and harnessing of one’s own craft tools and process.
Commercial Crash Course
With Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Starting Oct 16th
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, & more!
Pre Requisite: OC1 or a comparable on camera class
On-Camera 1 – Saturday Class
With Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Starting Nov 3rd
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…
Students will be taped on camera every week using actual TV and film scripts. They will receive notes and tips and will have the opportunity to re-tape using director’s notes. And they will learn from watching fellow students.
On-Camera 1 – Wednesday Class
With Co-Founders Catherine Dyer & Jason MacDonald
Starting Nov 7th
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…
Students will be taped on camera every week using actual TV and film scripts. They will receive notes and tips and will have the opportunity to re-tape using director’s notes. And they will learn from watching fellow students.
FREE Meisner Preview
With instructor Dustin Lewis
Starting Nov 14th
This is a free preview for people who are new to the Meisner Technique OR new to Dustin Lewis (This preview will serve as your audit)
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. And when the actor has an experience, the audience has an experience.
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.
