Upcoming Classes
CORE TRAINING
B1: HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Get out of your head and open the door to physical freedom and emotional availability. Challenge yourself to be the most honest and brave you have ever been on stage. $450
B3: THE PROFESSIONAL
Prerequisites: B2 + Instructor Approval
Revolutionize your process using the final tools of the Black Box Method. Receive an in-depth text analysis road map for auditions and performances. Practice applying your process with artistic integrity. $450
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Nov 7 - Dec 17 | Tues + Thurs - 6:00pm-9:00pm - No class the week of Thanksgiving
ON-CAMERA TRAINING
Debunking Chicago On-Camera: Industry Q&A with AJ Links
Ever wished you could just sit down and have someone extremely knowledgeable explain the Chicago on-camera casting process to you? Lingering questions you’ve never had answered? Now’s your chance to hear Chicago casting legend AJ Links lay out the whole landscape and answer your burning questions about how commercials, TV, and films are really cast in Chicago. $35
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Debunking Chicago On-Camera: Industry Q&A with AJ Links
Dec 14 - Dec 14 | Saturday | 11am-1pm
Booking Chicago: On-Camera Intensive with AJ Links
AJ Links is back in the Black Box classroom and she has designed a brand new on-camera curriculum with a hyper-focus on what is actually casting out of Chicago. With over a decade of experience casting some of your favorite Chicago projects (think The Bear) AJ knows what is happening in the industry and what helps you land the role. This six week intensive will cover both commercials and narrative scripted work. $425
Note: B3 & ACADEMY grads are automatically approved until September 20. Afterwards, applications are subject to approval.
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On-Camera Intensive with AJ Links
Oct 28 - Dec 2 | Monday Nights | 6:00pm - 9:00pm - IN PROGRESS - **SOLD OUT**| Join the Waitlist!
Self-Tape Tune-Up
An audition for your dream job comes in…and the tape is due tomorrow morning. Are you ready? This online workshop will help you build stamina and confidence in your self-tapes, focusing on process and technique. Students will practice both quick turnaround TV and commercial auditions and first-round theater auditions. Pre-class homework will be assigned before the first session. $195
Please note this class is held virtually as it focuses on at-home skills. Class times are listed in Central.
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Nov 12 - Nov 20 | Tues + Weds - 1:00pm-3:30pm
INTENSIVES & PROFESSIONAL SERIES
Rehearsal Room: Georgette Verdin, Jessica Fisch, Azar Kazemi, Audrey Francis
Prerequisites: B3 + or ACADEMY
Back by popular demand! Who’s craving a scene study?! Over the course of four Mondays, students will get to flex their rehearsal room muscles with some of our favorite Chicago directors working in the ’24-’25 season: Georgette Verdin, Jessica Fisch, Azar Kazemi, and Audrey Francis.
Each week, each director will lead the room and work directly with students on their assigned scene work. This is your opportunity to work with some of the best in our industry and practice applying your process on three new scenes.
ACADEMY and B3 grads will have their applications automatically approved. All other applications welcome and subject to approval. $305
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Rehearsal Room: Georgette, Jessica, Azar, Audrey
Oct 28 - Nov 18 | Mondays - 6:00pm-9:00pm - IN PROGRESS - **SOLD OUT**| Join the Waitlist!
Audrey Francis + Azar Kazemi + Georgette Verdin + Jessica Fisch @ 2625 W. North Ave.
GIFT CARDS
If you’d like to give (or get) the gift of training, gift cards are available year-round. They’ll be immediately sent to the recipient and can be used at checkout when registering for classes.
GIFT CARDS
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