About the Workshop

Our free acting workshops give prospective students the opportunity to participate in a class and learn about all our offerings in a fun and supportive environment.

In the workshop students will:

  • Actively engage in acting exercises on camera
  • Work with fellow classmates
  • Receive instructor feedback from watching playback
  • Learn about upcoming classes and programs
  • Students who register for and attend this workshop are eligible for a 20% discount toward an upcoming class. The promo code will be distributed to all attendees. Discount expires one week after workshop date.

Advance registration is required.

Duration

2 hours

Find Your Session

4 sessions available

Starting 02/25
Wednesday
11:00AM
Taught by Xavier Mikal
Starting 03/31
Tuesday
6:30PM
Taught by Sharon Foote
Starting 04/26
Sunday
2:00AM
Taught by Xavier Mikal
Starting 04/29
Wednesday
6:30PM
Taught by Sharon Foote

Meet the Teachers

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Xavier Mikal

Xavier Mikal is an Equity actor, director and teaching artist from Baltimore, Maryland. He has his Master of Fine Arts Degree and African American theatre certification from University of Louisville. He also has his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from North Carolina A&T State University. He has taught theatre from the University to Kindergarten levels. nnHe has also coached Film/TV acting at AGI Entertainment. He has many theatre credits including King Hedley II and Martin Luther King Jr in The Mountaintop. As far as TV/film, Xavier was a lead in a limited series, THE PACT as Micah (Telly Award Recipient) and an independent film, ERACEING as Edwin which was shown in The Louisville International Film Fest, Toronto Black Film Fest and San Diego Black Film Fest. He also featured in the film SHIRLEY starring Regina King on Netflix. He is so excited to be leading acting classes with Alliance Theatre!

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Sharon Foote

Sharon is a member of SAG/AFTRA/AEA and has extensive acting experience in New York, Los Angeles and the Southeast. Her experience includes professional theater, television and film as well as TV commercials, soap operas and voice-over. Some of her credits include Susan Aronson on One Life to Live and Sally on Texas. She has performed in movies for ABC, MTM Productions and Warner Brothers to name a few. In addition to being the lead teacher for the film and television classes with the Alliance Theatre, Sharon coaches many celebrities for acting and hosting. Her clients have included Rickey Smiley, several members of the cast for The Real Housewives of Atlanta and football players Dorsey Levins and Ed Hartwell. She was also an associate casting director for several films including the Academy Award winning movie Driving Miss Daisy as well as an award winning professor of Speech Communications and Drama. She is the founder and principal instructor for Foote Communications. Sharon has directed 12 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre shows through Clayton State University's Continuing Education Program for the Atlanta community. She also proudly served 4 years as a volunteer for the USO.

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Class

Free On Camera Workshop