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Faculty
Adrianne Cury
Adrianne Cury recently returned from her second time acting for the Ashland New Plays Festival, and in August & September ‘24, she played Charlotte in THEATER PEOPLE or THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR for Artists’ Ensemble in Rockford. Other Covid credits include Audrey in 7 DAYS AT SEA at The Edge, Moira in AND NEITHER HAVE I WINGS TO FLY with First Folio, and a brief stint on Chicago PD. Plus, she directed EURYDICE for Moraine Valley Community College & WOMEN PLAYING HAMLET for Theatre of Western Springs (where she will soon direct OUTSIDE MULLINGAR.)
Ms. Cury has had the privilege of acting with many Chicago area theaters, including Writers. Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare Project, Lifeline, Drury Lane, About Face, and so many others, many of which are no longer in business! Regionally, she has worked for Indiana Rep, BoarsHead, Human Race, Constellation Stage, & New American. She has also acted for several new play festivals, and directed and acted for Chicago Dramatists. She loved acting in the short film, LUNCH IN LIMA, and a stage highlight was playing Mrs. Alving in Ibsen’s GHOSTS in Turkey on a MacArthur Grant via ShawChicago. For her stage work, Adrianne has received two After Dark Awards, one Jeff Citation, and a Jeff Award nomination.
She enjoys coaching actors, whether for screen or stage auditions, or to help young people get into the college & Grad programs of their choice.
Classes
Testimonials
Adrianne Cury (Scene Study The Fast and Furious Edition: Online) is a badass, even over Zoom! So knowledgeable, so insightful, and hilarious to boot. She picks scenes that both really fit and really challenge you as a performer, and provides specific feedback that was incredibly useful and effective. In class, in rehearsal, and in performance, I felt completely supported by everyone in the (virtual) room!
— Allison Rose Macknick
Adrianne (Cury — Scene Study -The Fast and The Furious Edition: Online) gave specific, actionable feedback that I was able to implement into rehearsal with my partner and in-class performance. She also has a great sense of humor! I feel like I will be able to apply what I've learned in this course to both in-person scene work, as well as Zoom scene work.
— Hannah Mary Simpson
I think Adrianne's(Cury-Level III Online) critiques were always specific and helped make the scene better. Even if I didn't understand the first few times what a critique meant, I was able to keep trying different things and I was reminded of the critique so that when it was successful, it was satisfying. I also really REALLY appreciated receiving written feedback on our scene breakdowns. I feel like it's a really great opportunity to see how your personal interpretation and understanding of a scene/character and the guideposts compares to the instructor's. I felt like that really helped my understanding of how the technique is applied which then informed how I did future scene breakdowns. I also felt like Adrianne really enjoyed teaching. She always came in with great energy even when we were nervous.
— James Mueller
I love how honest and straightforward Adrianne (Adrianne Cury - Audition and Rehearsal Prep) is! She's so knowledgeable and always pushes to see improvements. I hope to take another one of her classes and coach with her!
— Christina Bernardoni
"I love pursuing acting and I love how much I’ve learned while continuing my education through Acting Studio Chicago. What’s more is having teachers that truly support you and listen and care about how you feel and letting you roll with what works best for your scene no matter what. Thank you Adrianne Cury (Instructor, Level 3 ) for being such an amazing example of what a student/teacher relationship looks like. Accepting what we have to say and working outside of the box to make that happen. I feel so blessed to have you take me into the next level of this journey❤️ You Rock."
— Jeannie Oakes