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Donovan Wade just booked the lead role in the feature film “The Demon of Door Island” filming in Washington Island, WI!

Chrissy Hogue Bartels' film, Another Good Day won Best Women in Focus Film at The Short. Sweet. Film Fest in NYC.

Tommy Martin was nominated as Best Director for his team's 48 Hour Film Project, TEMP-TOPIA!

Courtney Farney is producing and performing her autobiographical play Courtney vs. Cancer at Raven Theatre, funded in part by the city's Individual Artists Program Grant!

Sabine Wan booked the role of Elizabeth/ Emilia in The Book of Will at the Den Theatre!

Tom O'Brien was cast as the lead in the film, On The Table (directed by Kexin Yin), playing 8 of the 10 different characters and doing over 40 costume and make-up changes!

Donovan Wade booked the film "Exit Plan", based on the memoir "Who Said It Couldn't Be Done" by Denise Jones!

Tom O’Brien will be performing the 2-person play, THOU SHALT at the Village Guild Theatre!

Matteo La Porta

Matteo LaPorte performs with Ad Infinitum's 24 Hour New Play Festival in In School Suspension at Mrs. Murphy's Irish Pub. Oct.13th. 

Cassie Negron booked a social media ad campaign for Lenovo!

Nolan Evans played Fries for an indie video game, Potato Cop.

Paul Murray is understudying at Steppenwolf Theatre for their Season 50 opener, “Mr.Wolf”.

Phil Guison appeared in a national campaign for Home Chef x Peppa Pig!

Phil Guison filmed a commercial for Castrol Oil x NBA with NBA All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo!

Tommy Martin booked the title role in the creature short Tasty Bones!

ASC Faculty Member Sarafina Vecchio is directing The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! this fall at North Central College.

Chrissy Hogue Bartels booked her first Understudy with Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, and is producing upcoming projects with Torfoot Entertainment Group!

Dina Monk booked a co-star role on Chicago Fire!

Jarryd Widhalm got booked on an Improv Comedy team for The Rabble show at the Bughouse Theater!

Triniti Cruz booked a commercial for Northwestern Mutual, and just got cast as Bridget in Corn Productions' production of Hot People Island.

Isabel Lee Roden booked Romeo & Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Pirate Ballad of Bonny & Read at The American Shakespeare Center!

Kristin Ellis booked Walgreens voiceovers for radio and TV, as well as a recurring role on an Apple TV+ series!

Layla Grace Robinson was signed by TalentXAlexander and booked her very first commercial for Hess Toys!

Connor O. Locklin will be playing Baron Tuzenbach in Sandbox Theatre Collective's upcoming Immersive production of 'Three Sisters'!

Nolan Evans booked radio voiceovers for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative for California.

Zola Pineda was cast in the Youth Ensemble, with a featured solo in Beverly Arts Center's production of Oliver!

My first Actor's training I ever took was Intro to Shurtleff with Joshua, and On Camera Intro with Sarah Charipar. Both classes- because of the instructors- unlocked my brain into the world of immersing myself into imagination and critique of self. Because of ASC, I have been able to dive deep into an evolution of my auditions. Last year, I worked on a short film that was nominated for multiple film festival selections. I recently booked another short film, which begins filming next week. The current training with Christina [Gorman] allowed myself to be warmed-up and prepared for my booking. I'm extremely grounded in the fact that out of all training types I have received so far, ASC is a hidden gem of Chicago and possibly the U.S. Thank you ASC--I'm so happy to have learned everything I have so far from you. Best, John Stripe Tiggemann

Donovan Wade booked a commercial in Louisville for LG&E!

Sam Vaghani was cast as Krishna Patel in the upcoming feature film On The Ropes! 

Kurt Naebig is directing four ASC students and one ASC teacher in Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck at Parker Players Theatre in Barrington