Professional, process-driven classes for young and adult actors, serving the Chicago suburbs and North Shore.

 "Well I thank you once again for having me to your monologue workshop.  I ended up auditioning for, and getting, that part Erica mentioned she had for me!  Woo hoo!"

"This workshop gave her more education and confidence on how to approach her auditions moving forward. She came home with a notebook full of information, personal critiques to work on and it boosted her confidence on camera."

"It was a great experience for both girls and I just wanted to thank you ATC for allowing them to participate. If you every need a referral or if a child wants to talk to another child about their experience in this workshop, we all would be happy to share our positive experience. Looking forward to many more experiences at ATC."

"As a mom it makes me feel very proud when a director tells me over the phone, "Your daughter is very talented." I have YOU to thank for helping her use her talents!"

"I took a workshop at ATC and an agent came and saw me. And that's how I got an agent."

"Deborah knew exactly what to do with each individual scene to improve it.

"You will take away more than you can imagine. Don't miss these workshops!"

"Going into auditions after these workshops, I feel there is so much more within me to pull from."

"These workshops teach you a lot about acting and the skills you need for on-camera auditions."

"Even though I've only done one workshop at ATC so far, I've loved it and can't believe I haven't done this before!"

"Thank you so much for presenting the Workshop with Deborah Dion. My son learned so much from the class, and couldn't believe how kind Deborah was!"

"Just wanted to get back to you all. Danielle REALLY enjoyed the acting session with Deb Dion!"

"I just wanted to drop you a note to say how much my daughter enjoyed the weekend workshop. Your instructors were so knowledgeable and caring. She just booked the lead title role in a short film. While prepping for her audition, she had her notebook out to review her notes from the course. It really built her knowledge base for on-camera." -- Kathryn Delfs, Parent

"It is important to me to have the talent I represent learn from actual casting directors who are working in the city. That is why I recommend classes at ATC, that are taught by casting directors like Steppenwolf's Erica Daniels, and TPR's Mickie Paskal and Jennifer Rudnicke." -- Dawn Gray, President,
Gray Talent Group

"Just wanted to let you know that the kids really enjoyed their session with Deborah.  They each said they learned many new things from her and thought she was fun, funny and kind. I was amazed at how much work both you and she put into creating and assigning the scripts and the volume of material the kids went through in this workshop.  Well done! What a fantastic experience. Thanks for organizing. -- LISA FINKS, PARENT