Description
You’ve found a great monologue… now what? Successful auditions take more than memorization - they require a clear, structured preparation process that allows you to fully live inside the piece and best represent your talent.
In this workshop, we’ll break down exactly what that process looks like. Through discussion, exercises, and individualized coaching, you’ll learn how to:
Choose strong material and prepare before you speak your first line
Use script analysis and sensory work to personalize your piece
Rehearse productively and understand what “performing” a monologue really means
Redefine success in auditions so you can focus on the work, not the outcome
Open to all levels; whether it’s your first audition or your hundredth, you’ll leave with a repeatable, adaptable process you can use every time.
Participation Options:
Work: Prepare a contemporary monologue (90 seconds max), fully memorized, and bring a hard copy. No Shakespeare or musical theatre.
Work-in-Progress: Not fully memorized? No problem, just bring a hard copy and we’ll work from where you are.
Observe: Gain insight and practical tools by watching the process in action.
Attendance Policy
In order to get the most out of your work with us, our students should make showing up to every class on time a priority.
We understand that things do come up so if you know you're going to miss a class, please give your instructor as advance notice as possible. This will help them get you caught up and not throw off the rest of the group. Scheduling a make-up class is possible but not guaranteed.
Students enrolled in our Meisner Acting Program can only advance to the next level if they've attended at least 6 of their 8 sessions. If a student misses more than 2 sessions, they will need to retake the level in order to advance in the program.
Cancellation Policy
Student Cancellation
If a student is withdrawing from a workshop more than 7 days prior to the day of the workshop, the tuition will be kept on file for a future class or workshop for a calendar year.
If a student withdraws from a workshop less than 7 days prior to the day of the workshop, the tuition is non-refundable or transferable.
We appreciate you respecting this policy for the best experience for our instructors and students!
Please reach out at 773-217-9565 if you have any questions.
Studio Cancellation
Occasionally we'll have to cancel a workshop due to low enrollment. We're sorry if that happens to you! If we have to cancel a workshop you've signed up for, we will give you at least 48 hours notice and promptly start your refund process.
In the event that class is canceled due to circumstances beyond our control (including but not limited to extreme weather and pandemic related shutdowns), a make-up will be scheduled as soon as it's safe for our students and instructors to be together safely at the studio.
In some cases classes may transfer to an online platform. If a student is unable to attend the rescheduled class due to circumstances beyond our control (including but not limited to extreme weather and pandemic related shutdowns) that student will receive credit on their account for the value of missed classes.
Sliding Scale
This workshop is offered at a sliding scale of $30 - $75.
About the Teacher
Emily is an actor, educator and director with two decades of experience in the Midwest market. She holds a BFA in Acting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University (NIU). She is a certified yoga instructor at the 200-hour level, and certified in Mental Health First Aid. Emily has worked regionally on many stages, including: Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, and Allentown Shakespeare in the Park. Emily has also appeared on television in a national commercial for Batteries/Bulbs Plus, and regional commercials for Mills Fleet Farm, Sanford Brown University, and Walgreens. She once appeared as a featured dancer on an episode of the CW's Gossip Girl and that may or may not be her favorite credit on her resume. Emily is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association. You can see Emily in Renaissance Theaterworks' upcoming production of Barefoot in the Park, opening March 21, 2026.
As an educator, Emily has worked most recently as an Instructor at Northern Illinois University and UW Parkside. Emily's work in the studio engages her students in the wonderous study of themselves and the world around them, opening their minds, bodies and souls to the irrationality of the human spirit and the depths of their own experience. In their shared study of process Emily and her students grow with empathy, curiosity and tenacity, leading us all forward as actors, artists and human beings.
Class Details
- Day
- Saturday
- Time
- 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Dates
- December 13, 2025
- Location
- 4001 N Ravenswood Ave. Unit 303-B
- Instructors
- Emily Vitrano
- Class Size
- 12
- Age
- This is an adult acting class ages 18+
- Cost
- $0