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Jose Emiliano Garcia Padilla booked his first supporting role in the feature film, Clean Hands.
Phil Guison shot industrials for WebMD and Valvoline!
Henrikas Tatarunas is currently performing with The Second City Teen Ensemble!
ASC faculty member Sarafina Vecchio was the text coach for Invictus Theatre Company's Jeff-recommended production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
Leighton Tantillo will be understudying the role of Boy in The Antiquities at The Goodman Theatre in May!
Abby Gilster booked a co-star role in Chicago Fire as a paramedic!
Donovan Wade booked the feature film "A Cherry Pie Christmas"!
Jake Harrison Murphy was cast as Puck in “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Brightside Theatre
Megan Erin Lai is in the cast of Invictus Theatre's upcoming production of "The Winter's Tale"!
Colin O’Brien played the role of Petey in the Stephen King film, THE MONKEY, in theaters now and soon to be streaming on Amazon.
ASC student, Zola Pineda, was cast in "Gypsy" with Beverly Theatre Guild!
Connor O. Locklin will be playing Officer K.M. Carraway in the world premiere of 'The Distrikt of Lake Michigun' for Stage Left Theatre.
D.W. O’Brien booked the role of President Kirk in the DePaul University student film “Belly of the Beast”!
George Dougherty booked the role of Time and Lord in A Winter's Tale at Invictus Theatre.
Pattama booked a Cintas Essentials Catalog Project.
Asia Posey was cast as Leading Player in Pippin the musical with BrightSide Theater.
McGuire Price booked a commercial for Booking.com!
ASC alum, Sam Campos, is performing as Hue in Invaders of Mathematica with Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Company!
Phil Guison booked a national commercial for Empire Today!
Cassie Negron booked a National Super Bowl Commercial for the NFL and Verizon Wireless!
Aeris Danet wrote, directed, and is starring in the teen horror short film Nebulous, the first film written and directed by the fifteen-year-old actress!
Janice Kulka booked a print shoot and commercial for The Chicago Food Depository!
Lilly Ann Vreeland booked the role of "Bus Engine" in the musical, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, with Big Noise Theatre.
Gus Carlino booked a role in the independent short film "Proposal"!
Jules Reid booked a supporting role in the feature film Rebuilding, premiering at Sundance!
Adam Sherman booked a recurring co-star role on Season 11 of Chicago P.D!
Ashley Bland booked a voiceover role in the animated short film Prawn Star!
Rachel Loebl played the role of Aurora in the independent feature film "Perfectly Imperfect."
Phil Guison booked a national commercial for Tire Rack!
Pattama Tongphong booked an in-store print ad with Meijer, a hand model gig with Sazerac for a new product launch, and a lifestyle video and photo shoot with InSinkErator.