CAG believes training institutions must be responsible to the community and industry by properly preparing talent and support personnel, giving them an environment with conditions and standards that approximates actual professional production. Workshops are taught only by working industry professionals, who keep their fingers on the pulse of the ever changing requirements of the industry.

Pilot Season                                 January - May

Summer Production Season         June – August

Fall Schedule Season                  Sept.–Dec
Class Roster
On Camera Film/TV Acting Fundamentals
(Audition Technique/Scene Study on the ‘Big Screen’)

Voice and Diction – Industry related

Improvisation – Industry related

Master’s Pro Film/TV Scene Study
(Showcase filming and behind the Scenes Trades)

‘First Takes’ Youth Film/TV Summer Camp
( In front of camera and behind the Scenes Trades)

‘Kids in the City’ after school gang prevention program
( In front of camera and behind the Scenes Trades)

PRIVATE COACHING
By Appointment Only
Affordable, Intensive, one on one coaching and instruction for working professionals for auditioning and performance. All ages and disciplines. Industry professionals as determined facilitate sessions. Rate to be determined by interview.

MONOLOGUE COACHING
An actor must survive between jobs and also keep their skills honed. They must keep their names out there in the Industry consistently or risk being perceived as washed up! They must showcase their many skills in a non-competitive venue so the focus is on them ALONE. The Monologue will do all these things and more. The emphasis is on staging and performance as well as auditioning for the theater..

FILM/TV ACTING FUNDAMENTALS (Beginners) Techniques and approaches to film and television for the working professional. On-camera exploration of Audition techniques, Call backs, Table reads, Character development Scene study, range, focus, gesticulation, response, and timing, are all examined in this aggressive but informal atmosphere

IMPROVISATION Study the extremely fine art of acting without a net. 'Improv' is seeking to find through dramatic and comedic situations the actors greatest tool, the truth. Our method is unique and geared towards the individual and directly related to the Film and Television genre.

VOICE AND DICTION Whether acting, answering phones, or making a presentation, if you are not understood, 99% of your job as a communicator of ideas and emotions has not been done. Articulation, enunciation, and resonance are strongly emphasized A MUST for any professional.

VOICE OVER Somebody is getting paid to do the voices you hear everyday on TV, Radio, Film, The Internet, and Video Games. Participants in this class will learn what work is available, and how to separate you from all those other voices. You will also prepare an audition demo and gain insight on how to get an agent, and market yourself.

ADVANCED PRO ON-CAMERA The advanced and professional actor explores the concepts and techniques of on-camera acting including cold reading, callbacks, memorization, concentration, listening, timing, characterization, and script analysis. Includes lecture and demonstration of classic and innovative methods. Gives you the tools you need! Features Meisner, Ivanna Chubbuck, Jeremiah Comey, and Judith Weston techniques.

MASTER'S PRO FILM SCENE STUDY "To be or not to be?" Should not be the question! As an actor, you must "be"! The goal is to create in the actor an organic reality in finding the source and personal truth in the scene and their characters. Upon invitation, the students bring their newly mastered skills into the process of production. On-camera students receive advanced studies in Audition Technique with emphasis on leaving the on-camera performance that will land you the role, taking the competitive advantage of your call-back opportunities, and developing and shooting scenes for your audition reel. Scenes will be screened to the Industry.