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
  • work with fellow classmates
  • 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.

Duration

2 hours

Find Your Session

9 sessions available

Starting 01/05
Monday
6:30PM
Taught by Cara Mantella
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Starting 01/06
Tuesday
11:00AM
Taught by Hannah Chiclana
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Starting 01/28
Wednesday
6:30PM
Taught by Allison Gardner
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Starting 02/03
Tuesday
11:00AM
Taught by Allison Gardner
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Starting 02/19
Thursday
6:30PM
Taught by Cait Cortelyou
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Starting 03/17
Tuesday
6:30PM
Taught by Allison Gardner
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Starting 03/29
Sunday
2:00PM
Taught by Xavier Mikal
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Starting 04/18
Saturday
2:00PM
Taught by Xavier Mikal
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Starting 05/06
Wednesday
6:30PM
Taught by Allison Gardner
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Meet the Teachers

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Cara Mantella

Cara Mantella has performed on stages in and around Atlanta including The Alliance Theatre, Actor’s Express, Aurora Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Stage Door, Dominion Entertainment Group, and Théâtre du Rêve. Television and Film credits include Grosse Pointe Garden Society, Lodge 49, Stranger Things, Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters, Woke, Will Trent, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Pain Hustlers and more. She has her BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. imdb.me/caramantella

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Hannah Chiclana

Hannah Chiclana is a co-owner of OSYS Studios. Since working in the Casting Department at CBS in NYC, she has loved finding the right voices for each role and working with actors to make sure their performance is the best it can be. She continues this work as the Director of Performance at OSYS. Hannah is also a working actor in the Southeast. She received her MFA in Performing Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design and her BA in Theater Studies at The University of Central Florida. Her bread and butter is audiobooks; she's narrated over 60 audiobooks. When she's not in her booth or on stage, she is working with her agent, JPervis, on commercials, voiceovers, and all the other fun TV and Film things. You might have heard her voice in commercials like Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Tally, and more! She loves being a teaching artist and has been teaching for 15+ years starting at The Orlando REP Theatre and currently at The Alliance Theatre.

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Allison Gardner

Allison has appeared in films, on stage, and in commercials. Allison received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama from the University of Georgia. One of her favorite acting projects was touring England with a Christian drama group. She has taught drama for several years and really enjoys teaching at the Alliance Theatre.

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Cait Cortelyou

Cait Cortelyou is an actor and producer based in Atlanta since 2020. She holds a BA in Theater from Columbia University in partnership with the Juilliard School, and graduated from The O’Neill’s conservatory program The National Theatre Institute, with training from Colman Domingo and the Royal Shakespeare Company. On camera, Cait produced and starred in the award-winning feature film Ask for Jane, which enjoyed a limited theatrical release in 2019. She has been seen on TV in Bull on CBS, and in a recurring role on Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick on HBO. Cait has spoken on panels for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the Hamptons International Film Festival, the New York Television Festival, and has taught masterclasses for the China Women’s Film Festival in Beijing, and the School of the New York Times at Lincoln Center. Since January 2023 Cait has been leading a weekly artist workshop called The Collective at Alliance Theatre.n www.CaitCortelyou.com

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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!

Three people hold scripts while acting; one person is being held back as they raise a fist, another looks surprised, and a third tries to keep peace. They are on a stage with a black curtain.

Class

Free Acting Basics Workshop