CHICAGO TALENT DIRECTORY®
Schools, Training
& Tools
Improv Training
The Annoyance Theatre & Bar
Lakeview
iO Theater
Lincoln Park
The Second City Training Center
Old Town
On-Camera Training
Acting Studio Chicago
River North
Actors Training Center
Wilmette
Black Box Acting
Humboldt Park / West Town
Chicago Actors Studio
Bucktown / Elston Corridor
Forge Film Acting — Chicago Forge
North Center
The Green Room Studio
West Town
Green Shirt Studio
Ravenswood
Vagabond School
Ravenswood
Voice-Over Training
Acting Studio Chicago
River North
The Annoyance Theatre & Bar
Lakeview
The Green Room Studio
West Town
Lincoln Park
The Second City Training Center
Old Town
Vagabond School of the Arts
Ravenswood
Voiceover Studio Chicago
Ukrainian Village
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Actors
Chicago Demo Reel
Lincoln Park
Demo reel production and self-tape services for actors.
Ron E. Rains
Chicago
Demo reel editing for actors, using existing performance footage to create professionally curated reels. Remote service available.
Updated: August 2026
Voiceovers
Voiceover Studio Chicago
Ukrainian Village
Professional voiceover demo production, including commercial, narration, and specialty demos, with coaching, recording, and full audio production.
CHICAGO AREA
DEMO REELS
DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
Acting Schools & Studios
Acting Studio Chicago
River North
Actors Training Center
Wilmette
Black Box Acting
Humboldt Park / West Town
Chicago Actors Studio
Bucktown / Elston Corridor
Green Shirt Studio
Ravenswood
Piven Theatre Workshop
Evanston
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Schools, Training & Tools
The following Illinois acting schools and training programs are provided as professional resources for Chicago and Illinois performers.
Resources are organized first by location, then by general acting training, on-camera training for film and television, and improvisation training.
Chicago Talent Directory® does not endorse or guarantee any individual school, program, or instructor.
Performers should review current instructors, curriculum, tuition, scheduling, admission requirements, and policies before enrolling.
At this time, Chicago Talent Directory® lists only schools and training programs with publicly verifiable physical locations. Neighborhoods or communities are provided to help visitors quickly identify training opportunities in their preferred area.
This early-stage resource will continue to expand with additional schools, specialty training, workshops,
and professional instructors when the Chicago Talent Directory® Marketplace is introduced.
On-Camera Training
Forge Film Acting — Central Forge
Rantoul
Improv Training
ComedySportz Quad Cities
Moline
Acting Schools & Studios
Heartland Theatre Company
Normal
Hoogland Center for the Arts
Downtown Springfield
Peoria Area Performing Arts School
Peoria
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE ILLINOIS FILM OFFICE -- 1991