The highest-rated Acting Training companies out of 118 vetted & reviewed in the Chicago area.
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Accomplished on Camera
Acting Studio Chicago
Beverly Theatre Guild
Cadillac Palace Theatre
Chicago Children’s Theatre
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Donny’s Skybox Theatre
Filament Theatre
Green Shirt Studio
Improvised Shakespeare Company
Mercury Theater Chicago
Musical Chairs Studio
Performing Arts Studio
Porchlight Music Theatre
Redtwist Theatre
Steep Theatre
Steppenwolf Theater
Strawdog Theatre Company
The Magic Parlour
The Neo-Futurists
Timeline Theatre Company
Trickery
Vittum Theater
Windy City Playhouse
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Acting Studio Chicago
(30)
Career
Actor
Audition
“Janelle and the Acting Studio brought back some magic to the space while moving us through this new era of performing and auditioning in a COVID world.”
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The Magic Parlour
(29)
Funny
Audience
Entertaining
“It's a great window into the history of magic, a chance to get a look at some new and original tricks, and maybe the best opportunity you'll ever have to pick the brain of a master of the craft.”
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Green Shirt Studio
(30)
Class
Meisner Technique
Community
“The level of growth that you experience personally and the level of growth you watch occur in your classmates over the course of 8 weeks is truly glorious!”
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Mercury Theater Chicago
(26)
Parking
Little Shop of Horrors
Intimate
“The theater also opened up the Venus Cabaret bar for our group, so we were able to have some drinks, chat and mingle before and after the show, which worked out great.”
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Accomplished on Camera
(30)
Acting School
Actor
Audition
“The training at Accomplished on Camera will push and challenge you, and will help you identify bad habits that you may have developed in front of the camera throughout your career.”
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Cadillac Palace Theatre
(22)
The Temptations
Balcony
Intermission
“I took this as a light joke initially, but then she held us up and gave us the the directions to our seats, not once but 3 times as we noted we had got it and tried commencing towards our seats.”
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Trickery
(29)
Engaged
Entertaining
Miracles
“At first I must say I was skeptical about purchasing the tickets for my husband's birthday as I didn't think it would be worth it, but let me tell you……..”
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Windy City Playhouse
(25)
Ticket
Show
Space
“To get the best idea of what to expect, see Chris Jones' review in the October 18, 2021 edition of the Chicago Tribune, or any of the reviews on the Windy City Playhouse website.”
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Porchlight Music Theatre
(24)
Shows
Musical
Performances
“The atmosphere was awesome & the actual play was very very good ...”
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Timeline Theatre Company
(24)
Price
Show
History
“This play explores the murder of many black people by the police and explains how often many of the people were doing absolutely nothing and wind up dead by the same people (whom we all pay taxes toward their salary) who pledged to serve and protect...”
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Beverly Theatre Guild
(24)
Entertainment
“Don't let community theatre fool you, all talent starts somewhere and believe me, you will appreciate the attention given to amazing, yet functional sets, diverse and talented casts and so much more.”
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Steppenwolf Theater
(20)
Country
Shows
Restaurants
“I've been a patron of steppenwolf for many many years and while they struggled to recreate a great theater experience in the year or so following the pandemic, their new space is really nice and the shows I've seen recently have been very thought pro...”
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Chicago Children's Theatre
(14)
Performances
Kids
Story
“But the unavoidable aside, the sets, music, costumes, puppets and audience participation for Bea-Trix and Treats were creative, beautiful and memorable.”
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Filament Theatre
(20)
Kids
Cardboard
Forts
“Opening act was a talented local musical ensemble “Eugene” followed by one of the most hilarious unscripted comedy routine I have ever had the pleasure of attending.”
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Performing Arts Studio
(23)
Coaches
Classes
“It was a really great experience and I would recommend it to anyone interested in screen acting and improving their skills with amazing teachers/coaches.”
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Vittum Theater
(23)
Parking
Sound
Performances
“Every seat was had an excellent view.”
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Redtwist Theatre
(23)
Acting
Shows
Space
“It IS in a storefront: cramped, intimate, yet always amazingly transformed into a living boundless space for the theater presented by the engaging enthusiasm and skills of the company of non-equity actors.”
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Steep Theatre
(17)
Acting
Intimate
Shows
“A wonderful performance if you can get tickets see this play”
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Strawdog Theatre Company
(21)
Actors
Kids
Intimate
“While the show often seemed to be a lighthearted story about a young couple falling in love, the story really provided a powerful vehicle into the complex nature of mental health.”
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Musical Chairs Studio
(17)
Piano
Kids
Zoom
“And when their interest may have wained through the years, Lisa and staff took the time to change gears - be it with giving different music assignments or even changing instructors - to keep them motivated and interested.”
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(26)
As You Like it
Shows
House
“Really cool and intimate theater, don't think there is a bad seat in the house.”
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The Neo-Futurists
(19)
Light
Night
Feel
“A Chicago staple definitely worth going out of your way to see.”
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Improvised Shakespeare Company
(19)
Prices
“But the way the actors took the audience suggestion (The Taming of the Internet) and ran with it in true Shakespearean fashion, including some rhyming and some iambic pentameter, was simply fabulous.”
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Donny's Skybox Theatre
(14)
Second City
Shows
Funny
“Great place for Improv shows!!”
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