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Acting Schools in Illinois

11 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 22 programs and classes. Only actual teaching locations count; online programs are listed separately.

Acting Classes in Illinois (6)Acting Classes for Kids and Teens in Illinois (6)Acting Degrees in Illinois (6)Bachelor’s Degrees in Acting in Illinois (5)BFA in Acting Programs in Illinois (4)

Cities in Illinois with verified listings

11 schools & studios

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per class, per term, per year) are not comparable. Children’s and teen classes appear only when you choose a youth audience or open Children & Teens. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

Actor training in Illinois: what the verified records show

Our verified records for Illinois cover 4 universities and colleges and 7 studios and class providers, with 22 programs and classes taught at a physical location here. Online-only programs are listed separately and are not counted as local.

Degree training: BFA Acting programs at Columbia College Chicago - Acting, Department of Theatre, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Roosevelt University, Chicago College of Performing Arts - Theatre Conservatory and The Theatre School at DePaul University; MFA Acting programs at Department of Theatre, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; 1 other bachelor’s-level acting or drama degree.

Outside degree programs there are 6 ongoing adult classes, 3 short courses or intensives and 6 children’s or teen classes (listed separately).

Selection: of the adult offerings, 7 require an audition and 2 state open enrollment; the rest do not publish a selection process on the pages we checked.

5 of the adult offerings publish a price, each shown in its own basis (per class, per term, per year or for the whole program), which is why prices are never ranked against each other.

1 program describes a showcase. A showcase is a performance opportunity, not a promise of representation or work.