Other Programs & Electives
We're excited to offer other programs & classes that are outside our core On-Camera Training Program. Some of these classes are on-camera specific, some are not. See particular class description for details. Our stable of electives offered changes frequently. Check back often! Not all classes that are listed on this descrption page are offered each term- see schedule for classes available curently.

Monologue Boot Camp  with Steven Ivcich

Actors seldom make the most of monologue auditions. It’s not for lack of trying. It’s for lack of a process that helps them find, develop, and perform great monologues. Monologue Boot Camp is all about process.

-Identify monologues that are right for you.
-Understand how monologues function in the audition environment.
-Learn a developmental process that can be applied to any monologue.
-Get coaching that speaks directly to your individual needs.
-Adapt your monologues for on camera auditions

In Monologue Boot Camp actors are assigned two monologues chosen specifically for them by instructor, Steven Ivcich.

You’re able to track your development via in class video that can be downloaded between classes from the Green Room site.

Steven Ivcich is a director/writer/actor/teacher with more than 30 years of professional experience in theatre and media. To review his approach to monologues visit Steven’s blog, theactorsprocess.com.

Green Room Professional Program  with Steven Ivcich

The Green Room Professional Program is a three-level intensive actor-training program. While our popular On-Camera Training Program was designed to provide actors with technical and sylistic expertise in the on-camera audition, this program takes a more robust approach at targeting the essence of acting itself.  If you are looking to expand all facets of your performance, this is the place to look.

Two classes provide 7 hours of instruction every week. The program’s objective is to provide a creative workspace for actors intent on raising their skills to a professional level. Every skill set essential to the actor’s long-term professional and creative development is covered in depth. Expert coaching from Professional Program director, Steven Ivcich, insures the continuity of training and personalized attention to each actor’s development. In order to make the most of every class, Professional Program actors are expected to do 5-8 hours of out-of-class preparation on a weekly basis. The Green Room Professional Program was developed with the committed actor in mind. It is designed specifically for actors who intend to pursue an acting career long-term.

The Professional Program covers auditioning, on camera, stage, characterization, script analysis, improvisation, physical and vocal development. In short, every skill set essential to the working professional actor. All skills are developed in the context of creating a character, preparing for an audition or performing on camera because that’s how these skills are going to have to be used in the real world. The program’s training builds on an approach that encourages each individual actor to define a unique working process that expands expressive range, improves creative agility and delivers consistently high levels of competency in performance.

An Experienced Teacher, Steven Ivcich is director and lead teacher of the Green Room Professional Program. He is a writer/director/actor/teacher with 30 years of professional stage and film experience. Working with actors has been central to the arc of his career. His understanding of the actor’s creative needs led him to create a training process that affords actors the best possible learning environment.

Pace your development with 3 Levels of intensive training. Each level of the Professional Program provides eight weeks of in depth training. Levels can be taken back-to-back in a six-month period or over a longer time period with breaks between levels.  

Actor’s interested in the Professional Program must  take a one-hour workshop/audition with Steven  to be admitted into Level One of the program. Admission to Levels 2 and 3 is based on performance in the previous level.  

Tuition for each 8-week level is $650 paid in two installments of $325. The first payment is due at registration. The second payment is due at the beginning of the fifth week of the session.  When you register for any given level of the Professional Program you are accepting financial responsibility for the total cost of that eight-week session.

For More Information or to schedule a workshop/audition email  steven@thegreenroomstudio.tv. Visit http://theactorsprocess.blogspot.com/ to read Steven’s ongoing commentary on a wide range of topics relating to acting both as a creative pursuit and as a professional career.

FAQ- "Which Program should I take??"



Energy and Creativity
For 20 years David Murphy has worked in the field of acting. Beyond his acting and voice over credit, he has been a casting director, theatre director and instructor. What is not as widely known is his credential as a Reiki Master. Reiki is a healing modality using energy. More often than not, an unfocused energy can be at the root of an uncreative and uninteresting performance. Have you ever had a poor audition and wrote it off as having been nervous, or simply not "on" without exploring further what was at the root of the problem? If you are willing to fearlessly take a leap into a unique class of self-reflection, energy work and discovery of higher creative self, this will be right up your alley. There will be group exercises and group discussions, as well as individual scene work using scripted pieces and improvisation. Bring a VHS tape, although not all work will be done on-camera.

The Cold Read: Everything, All At Once, Right Away.

The Cold Read-- certainly one of the most crucial tests an actor can undergo, while simultaneously one of the most unfair. With no connection to what will be the final product, what could an unmemorized and unprepared scene/monologue possibly communicate to a director? The answer: nothing, and everything! The cold read is the culmination of everything you know about acting, concentrated into five white-knuckle minutes that can mean the difference between the role or the scrap heap. You need to take that step into the unknown with confidence and clarity. While this six-session class will touch on many of the basics of acting, the ultimate goal will be to apply your personal strengths to brand-new texts in real-time exercises. This is Extreme Acting taught by Lance Baker- one of Chicago's most adventurous actors!

Teens Acting On-Camera (Limit 10 students)
Work in a classroom setting with other teens on roles written for teens.

• Learn how to analyze a commercial script.
• Strengthen your business and communication skills as you discover what is expected of you.
• Learn how to use and develop your own personality.
• Work towards “keeping it real”.
• Incorporate tips and tricks that many actors overlook.

One-On-One Coaching