AMAW Chicago

Tuesdays at 6:30 pm at with in December if anyone wants to join ! We welcome all artists, actors, and lovers to join our warm worldwide community.

What if you started giving yourself permission to be the bad-ass you are? What if you stopped apologizing for who you are and where you live? What if you learned how to make bold choices and have a point-of-view that’s visceral and exciting? 20 years ago, Anthony opened his first studio in Los Angeles. Since then, the studio has not only created bad-ass actors. It has fundamentally changed the way people view acting, approach the work, understand creativity and ultimately live their lives. is here for you.

Are you ready to take a chance?

With so much love, rest in peace Matthew.

WOW!!! Thank you to on this historic donation. And a wonderful reminder that we are all in this together. Our union support will mean so much for this changing world and it’s so important for us to stand in unity with each other and offer support where we can.

Let’s get out there and let our voices be heard!!

Jul. 20, 2023 - Noon to 3:00 PM CT

Where: Millennium Park and Grant Park

Please join your Chicago Local brothers and sisters in solidarity as we walk from Wrigley Square at Millennium Park to rally at Buckingham Fountain! We are walking for our rights, for our livelihoods, and for our futures!

WALK and check-in starts at 201 E. Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601, NE Corner of Millennium Park in Wrigley Square at noon.

RALLY and program at Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park will begin around 1:30 pm.

SAG-AFTRA Members - PLEASE wear your SAG-AFTRA t-shirt, we have a small supply to distribute to those who do not already have a shirt. Don’t forget your hat, sunscreen and water bottle!

If you have mobility concerns, please feel free to meet directly at Buckingham Fountain.

If you are able to join us, please RSVP below.

Visit sagaftrastrike.org to find detailed information, updates, and helpful FAQs. Be sure to join the conversation on social media using , and .

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete the form below to RSVP; you must be logged in to RSVP.

There’s no better time than NOW to hop into an acting class🎬✨

IN-PERSON CLASS

EVERY TUESDAYS 6:30 PM CT
TIME: 6:30 – 8:30 PM CDT/9:30 PM CT (time extends the number of students enrolled)
LOCATION: 4146 N Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
COST: $200 USD for the month
TEACHER:

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR OUR TRANS, NON-BINARY, AND INTERSEX SCHOLARSHIPS! Anthony Meindl’s Actors Workshop is proud to announce that we are giving away class scholarships to aspiring actors around the world!

Visit anthonymeindl.com/scholarship for more details and application. Good luck! 💪🏻🎬

In-person classes with the amazing Stephanie Dulewicz for July and August are open for enrollment!✏️🎬 Details below:

July 2023 dates
IN-PERSON CLASS
TUESDAYS 6:30 PM CT:

Tuesday July 11th
Tuesday July 18th
Tuesday July 25th

COST: $150 for the month

August 2023 dates
IN-PERSON CLASS
TUESDAYS 6:30 PM CT:

Tuesday August 8th
Tuesday August 15th
Tuesday August 22nd
Tuesday August 29th

COST: $200 for the month

LOCATION: 4146 N Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618

TEACHER: Stephanie Dulewicz

Register at anthonymeindl.com 🎞️

LAST CHANCE to register for class with the amazing !! 🔥

SUMMER AMAW TEENS Online with Ben Hodge
Open to new or returning students

MONDAYS 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24
1:30-3PM EST
or
THURSDAYS 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27
1:30-3PM EST
$240

These comprehensive youth acting classes taught by AMAW Mastery Teachers include scene-study, cold reading, and on-camera audition technique. By using games, improvisation, movement, and breath, young actors will learn how to listen and act fully in the moment.

Youth and kids acting classes don’t have to be boring – we have mastered the art of engaging our students to maximize their full artistic potential.

These techniques are casting room tested to improve chances of booking the job!

Register at anthonymeindl.com/events ✍🏻🎬

Ben Hodge has been teaching, acting and directing for 20 years in a variety of formats. He has directed several productions in York, PA and currently leads the AMAW Teens curriculum here at AMAW. Ben studied English and Acting at Messiah College and received his Masters in Education from Penn State University. He currently trains online and in Los Angeles at AMAW and with master improv teacher Amey Goerlich. He teaches and directs full time for all of the Acting and Theater Arts courses at Central York High School. For the past 18 years he has developed an innovative and fresh curriculum for young actors aged 13-24. Ben is looking forward to training and leading new actors to the realization that acting is a more than just a hobby or pastime: it is an honorable profession and a way of life.

‼️GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY! ‼️Share your review of ‘s book “Unstuck” on Amazon + DM a screenshot before June 15 to enter for a chance of winning a free workshop with talent manager Elans Dvorak! 😍🌟

Enrollment is now open for our online summer teen acting class! Get in your summer training and be ready for any audition that comes your way. 💪🏻🎬

SUMMER AMAW TEENS Online with Ben Hodge
Open to new students or returning students.

MONDAYS 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24
1:30-3PM EST
or
THURSDAYS 6/29, 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27
1:30-3PM EST
$240
RSVP - On website - 10 spots in each session

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Registration for Sustainable Actor Ongoing Class is now open!

This online class is a program for actors to explore the technical, artistic, and professional aspects of their craft through script analysis and structured exercises, while also promoting ecological balance. Founded by Lindsay Frame Buss, Sustainable Actor Collective offers over 20 years of coaching experience in the field.

Register at www.anthonymeindl.com/events ✍🏻

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If you’re a and want to drop in on one of our contact us to get your acting game going strong again.

Winter acting classes available on anthonymeindl.com/events if you’re ready to take the next step.

We are back to in-person scene study classes! has On-Going scene study classes on Tuesdays 6:30pm-8pm at taught by the fantastic ! 🎭👏💯Contact us to sign up OR to receive a FREE audit video and to schedule a FREE IN-PERSON audit!

Happy Halloween from AMAW Chicago! 🎃💜

“Things worth doing are those things that are new. They are things that ask you to step out of your comfort zone, live in greater risk and uncertainty, give up old ideas of yourself and require you to do them without knowing the outcome.” -

Shout out to our amazing group of students from the AMAW chicago Foundations class! 🤩

Sustainable Actor Ongoing, taught by 18-year AMAW coach, Lindsay Frame Buss, is a scene study exploration grounded in her philosophy of Sustainability. Deep dive into the technical, artistic, and professional aspects of your work as a storyteller. Investigate script, explore structured exercises, and construct an ecologically-balanced system for you to thrive in the industry. Remember your story! Reclaim your power! Rewild your artistry!

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 🪶💜

We are back to in-person scene study classes! has On-Going scene study classes starting Tuesdays in October at the lovely space in the Irving Park neighborhood, taught by the fantastic ! 🎭👏💯Contact us to sign up OR to receive a FREE audit video and to schedule a FREE IN-PERSON audit!

This week Anthony joined on Two Unemployed Actors] to chat about the business of acting, struggles, and ways to become Unstuck! Checkout Two Unemployed Actors] to tune in!

On our latest episode, Tony chats with director Clare Kilner who directed 3 episodes of the Game of Thrones prequel- House of the Dragon, premiering August 21st. They talk about the likeness of directors and actors figuring it out and the importance of trusting your own process.

We are now enrolling for our September classes! Reach out to [email protected] to reserve your spot!

Actors often make the mistake of doing homework to prepare themselves for that which can’t be prepared. Like attempting to prepare for moments of love, tragedy, loss, heartache, joy, desire, surprise, rage, ecstasy and anguish.

If we are truly open to the present moment, these feelings will be evoked out of us through listening and reacting under the circumstances of the scene.

Of course you should know what’s going on in your scene. And if you are acting in a period piece, yes, you should do your research.

But breakthroughs in your work will come from being being brave, embracing unfamiliar feelings, telling the truth, moving out of your comfort zone, owning your opinion, and connecting with others through listening and reacting. If you feel like you need to do homework, do it in your life and watch it seep into your work!

Characters are just versions of YOU, forged under the circumstances of the scene. Instead of shaping yourself into a character, let the circumstances evoke different parts of you, including the parts that don't get out often. Those parts, the shadow parts, are often the most interesting!

Instead, we care about listening and reacting! We practice cold reads in class… a lot… because you can’t plan ahead when you literally don’t know what’s going to happen in the script next. The moment is what matters, so let’s put all of our effort into building our listening and reacting muscles, and let’s worry about memorization later.