Learn
techniques in auditions, monologues, improvisations, cold readings, and
how to prepare for roles in TV, film, industrials, commercials, and
theatre from professional acting instructors in Atlanta. We also offer
innovative filmmaking methods.
Our
instructors push you to the edge.
Acting
Instructor Nick Conti
Nick
Conti has been a working actor and teacher for over 27 years.
A
member of Actor's Equity, SAG and AFTRA, Nick Conti has starred
on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, Stock and Repertory Theater.
Mr. Conti has guest starred with Margo Kidder in The Shell
Game, Bruce Glover in The Killing Time,
Tony Randall in Love Sidney, Jack Warden in Night
and Day, Cagney and Lacey, The New
Love American Style, and series regulars on The
Edge of Night and Search for Tomorrow. He
has also worked in over 75 other stage, film and television
projects. A well respected voice-over and looping actor, Mr.
Conti's voices can be heard in the feature films Mobsters,
Robo Cop 2 and 3, Look Who's Talking Now,
The Last Seduction, Bad Boys, The
Hit Man, Misfits of Science, The
Frank Sinatra Mini-series and many others. Having worked
and taught in both New York and Hollywood, Mr. Conti is excited
to now call Atlanta his home. He is looking forward to working
and sharing his skills with the Atlanta Talent. Mr. Conti is the
primary reason why the Professional Actor's Studio is the leader
among Atlanta's acting schools.
What
can you say about an acting coach who challenges his students
to think, to stretch, to expand, to take chances, and to falter
so that they may learn and grow ...?
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Acting
Instructor Michael H. Cole
Michael
H. Cole has over 30 years of experience in acting, directing,
instruction and stage design.
Michael
has over 30 years of experience in the industry. In 2002
edition of Who's Who of American Teachers, he was honored for his
work as a teacher. His film credit include Tyler Perry's
Meet the Browns with Angella Bassett, Lynch Mob with Tony Darrow
of the Soprano's, Fate with Lee Majors and TV in Teen Wolf, Past
Lives, Drop Dead Diva, Army Wives, One Tree Hill and Hall Mark
hall of Fame's Front of the Class as well as commercial,
industrials, voice over and print. He is the Artistic
Director of a local theatre Company and teaches at The
Professional Actors Studio. Michael's aggressive teaching
style is driven by his passionate belief that every actor deserves
a chance.
Acting
Instructor John Tillapaugh
John
Tillapaugh has been a working actor in Atlanta and New York for
over 20 years.
John
Tillapaugh has been seen in numerous commercials and industrial
films, with credits including Miracle Ear, Orkin, Merrill
Lynch, UPS and BellSouth. Theatrically, he has been
seen locally in productions including To Kill a Mockingbird,
Twelve Angry Men, Love Letters, and Light on Stewart Avenue.
His film credits include Fate with lee Majors and as a sadistic
interrogator in the short film Extinct. H has also worked
in the development of several first run plays. John has
extensive experience in script analysis and character
development, strong improvisational skills, and in-depth
knowledge of the business side of being an actor. He also
brings with him more then thirty years of acting experience in
the business world. John has been teaching at the Actor's
Studio for over 10 years.
I cannot
begin to tell you how important you have been in my development
as an actor...
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Improv
Acting Instructor Brian Chapman
Brian
Chapman, a Georgia native, has been acting for over ten years. He
is currently SAG-eligible and has been a member of the Actor's
Studio since 2003.
In
2004, Brian began teaching the studio's first Improv class. The
class quickly morphed into the Studio's first and only
performance troupe, Playing
in Traffic. The troupe performs on a regular
basis at the Actor's Studio and at Red Clay Theatre in Duluth.
Brian
was an actor and emcee at Whole
World Theatre from 1999 to 2008. In his tenure
there, he acted in or directed over 850 improv shows (he kept
count!). He also taught classes for the Youth & Teen program.
In addition, he participated in countless corporate workshops and
corporate shows. He has acted in and emceed Whole World's annual Improv In The Park,
performed in numerous festivals like The Charleston Comedy
Festival, and a 24-hour improv marathon in St.
Louis to benefit The
Chris Farley Foundation.
In
2004, Brian was one of the top three finalists to compete for a
spot in the World
Cup Comedy competition in Los Angeles. He, and
his fellow company members, were voted the Reader's Choice award
for best local improv group by The Sunday Paper in 2006
and 2007. Also in 2007, Whole
World was voted Best Theatre Company by Atlanta Magazine.
Brian is also an adjunct instructor at West Georgia Technical
College, where he teaches a film history course.
Acting Instructor
Matthew Cornwell
Matthew
Cornwell, a Florida native, has been acting for over 14 years.
Currently he is SAG-eligible, and has been studying at the
Professional Actor's Studio since 2001.
Acting
has been his primary focus since arriving in Atlanta in 2000. He
got his start in high school, as the lead in the musical
"Kilroy Was Here". Over the years, his focus shifted to
the on-camera world. Matthew has built a substantial resume
here in the Atlanta market for on-camera work. He is a recurring
character on Tyler Perry's Meet
the Browns as Officer Lucy. He also appeared
in Season 2 of Army
Wives as Sergeant Pickney. He had principal
roles in The
Marc Pease Experience (opposite Jason Schwartzman)
and Bobby
Jones: Stroke of Genius (opposite Jim Caviezel and Claire Forlani). He
has had numerous principal roles in national, regional, and local
commercials including Longhorn
Steakhouse, Noggin, and Time Warner Cable.
His industrial credits include clients such as Delta, Bank of America,
Chick-fil-A, Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, BellSouth, and Comcast. His
Atlanta theater credits include shows such as Forever Plaid, You're a
Good Man Charlie Brown, Pirates of Penzance, The Foreigner, and See How They Run.
He has had numerous lead and supporting roles in local
independent films. In addition to appearing in many local films,
he has produced, written, and directed over 12 short films. Three
of these films have garnered national recognition, including a
short entitled Now
I Just Run, which won the Good Morning America Halloween
video contest in 2004. He co-founded MAVIN Productions in
2004 as a vehicle for producing his own work.
In
addition to his acting background, Matthew is a 4th Degree Black
Belt and has been a martial arts instructor for over 11 years. He
has experience teaching classes up to 30 students ranging in age
from 3 to 60 years. He was also a certified substitute teacher
for Fulton County Schools for 3 years. Teaching acting combines
the two greatest passions in Matthew's life.
Teen Actors Instructor
Angela Davis
Angela
has been acting since the age of four. A member of SAG and AFTRA,
Angela is represented by two top agencies in Atlanta and has been
seen in numerous independent films, industrials and commercials.
Some of
her credits include work for companies such as Macy’s, Georgia Power,
Callaway
Gardens, and Mircosoft, N.A. She has
also worked on many independent films including First Offense,
Acquaintance,
and was seen nationally on Single
In the City Atlanta on Women’s Entertainment
Network, (WE). She is no stranger to the stage
where her training started and worked on plays, A Raisin In the Sun,
The
Baccalaureate, and Joseph and The Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. She has also done modeling
and voice over work. Angela brings to the studio years of study
and work experience including a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Communications. Angela has a knack for writing and speaking and
truly understands script analysis and art of acting. She calls
acting “public solitude”-- her personal motto: “God has placed in
you all you need to be successful-- quit outsourcing!”
Standup Comedy
Instructor Gilbert Lawand
Gilbert
Lawand has performed in clubs all over the country including the
Hollywood Improv and Comedy Store, San Jose Improv, Denver
Improv, Comedy Works, as well as local clubs the Punchline, Funny
Farm and Laughlin Skull. He has shared the stage with
comedy greats such as Greg Proops, Maria Bamford, Todd Barry,
Andy Kindler, and Ron White. In 2008, Gilbert founded a
weekly standup show called Comedy Gold, which won Atlanta
magazine's Award for "Best Comedy Show in Atlanta" in
that same year. In the past two years, Comedy Gold has
produced over 200 shows and has featured over 20 comedians that
have been on Comedy Central. Gilbert has been a Comcast On
Demand featured comedian twice and in 2009 won a contest called
the South's Funniest Accountant.
Standup Comedy
Instructor Andy Sandford
Andy
Sandford is a fresh faced comedian who, while based in Atlanta,
Ga; has delighted audiences at clubs and colleges from New York
City to San Francisco. He is a contributing writer for Late
Night with Jimmy Fallon, and his stand up is featured on XM
satellite radio. He is also a featured guest on the
nationally syndicated "Regular Guys" radio show.
Atlanta Stands Up voted Andy "Atlanta's Best
Comedian." Creative Loafing Magazine voted Andy
"Best Atlanta Comedian." He has yet to tackle
"Comedian Atlanta Best." Andy is a founding
member of "The Beards of Comedy:" one of the country's
fastest rising comedy tours who recently recorded their debut
album, "Comedy for People," with Rooftop Comedy
Records. Andy has worked with comedy legends such as Emo
Philips, Greg Proops, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Margeret Cho.
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The Professional Actor's
Studio, Atlanta. Quick Facts:
Nick Conti has been teaching acting
lessons in Atlanta, Georgia area for many years. He has been an
actor and teacher for 30 years and a member of Actor's Equity, SAG and AFTRA.
Having worked and taught in both New York and Hollywood, Mr. Conti is excited
to now call Atlanta his home.
The Professional Actor's Studio provides acting
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