Vagabond School Of The Arts, Chicago

All of the classes are taught by working professionals such as casting directors, agents, and actors that have appeared in Shameless, Chicago Fire, indie films, and national commercials. They've performed at the Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and The Second City. They've cast actors in such movies as Divergent and Man of Steel. Backed by this extensive experience in the entertainment world, the instructors at Vagabond School Of The Arts pass along their expertise to students of all ages during acting classes.

They lead on-camera classes designed to help actors book everything from TV shows to webisodes, and they help actors hone their theater skills through engaging physical storytelling and scene-study classes. The instructors also teach students how to navigate the business side of acting through The Essential Chicago Acting Business Bootcamp, which covers finding an agent and self-promoting without throwing paper-plane headshots through directors' windows.