The Young Actor Program

For young actors, success in the industry involves the whole family, especially parents. Our six-week Professional Exploratory Course gives young actors and their parents an opportunity to look inside the busy film and television industry in Georgia and around the Southeast.

WE WANT THE BEST FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY – SHOP AROUND!

You’re the parent of a bright, funny, talented, kid– the kind of child who might do well in the movies and on TV. But how can you know for sure? Even when a child expresses interest in entertainment, can you be certain that their interest will last before investing heavily in their development?

When it comes to our children, virtually nothing is certain. However, it doesn’t take thousands of dollars to gauge a child’s long-term interest or talent. At Actor’s Breakthrough, young actors and their families train for in the areas of commercials, comedy, and drama. Your young actor’s tuition also includes business-of-the-business training for parents about the inner workings of the industry and how to manage a child actor’s growth and career.

Wherever you choose for your child to train, be careful. As the entertainment business grows in Atlanta, so do the number of unscrupulous schools, agencies, and scams. Due diligence is a must before you enroll your child in any acting school, competition, or program. Many so-called acting coaches teach because they lack the talent and/or skills to win roles. Resumes can be forged. The only way to thoroughly vet a coach’s professional on-camera experience is to visit the online movie/TV database imdb.com (just enter a name to view a list of verified professional credits.) Some schools claim to have a track record in the industry, when in fact, they and their instructors have little or no real industry experience whatever. Several of the national “modeling schools” with recognizable names ask for expensive long-term contracts but offer little in the way of viable actor training based on current industry standards. Perhaps, worst among these offenders are those who, via the non-secular name of their organization, claim spiritual “legitimacy”, when, in fact, they provide virtually no training and yet demand thousands of dollars in exchange for your child’s participation in regional and national talent competitions– competitions which yield little in the way of real career opportunities for children and families.

Due diligence means shopping around so that you can make the best choices for your family. Once you’ve done your research, give us a call. We would love to meet you and your young actor.

Best

GregAlan Williams

Dean, Actor’s Breakthrough

PROFESSIONAL EXPLORATORY

Working in the movies and on TV can be lots of fun but it also requires practice, training, and commitment. For young actors, success in the industry involves the whole family, especially parents. Our six-week Professional Exploratory Course gives young actors and their parents an opportunity to look inside the busy film and television industry in Georgia and around the Southeast. Parents are encouraged to attend class with their child as they try on the skills they will need to win roles. The exploratory is designed to help parents gauge their child’s interest in ongoing training. What’s more, a special parent information seminar is offered providing families with an overview of the industry. Our Exploratory includes;

Improvisation
Imagination Exercises
Auditioning
- Commercials
- Film
- Television
Monologues
Cold Reading

What Actors Are Saying

To me it’s like to use a sports analogy, if I’m going to, I’m looking to play in the major leagues, I would love to be coached by somebody who is still playing in the major leagues. Not by someone who hasn’t got out of A ball. So that’s what’s important to me. If I want to be the best, I’m learning from somebody who’s the best, who’s constantly working to this day, who has been working, regularly for decades.

It’s really awesome because you’re not just limited to the books of acting and the books of teaching. All these different books that people are usually throwing at you in acting school. This is just experience, and not negating those methods, but saying that you can incorporate them by learning from the experiences of others.

Actor’s Breakthrough has helped me as an actress because it’s helping me to step out of my comfort zone. Greg Allan has a way of pushing you to do more than what you think you’re capable of and more than what you’re comfortable doing to be completely honest. You’re put in positions and scenes rather where you’re able to stretch your instrument, and your instrument being your body and your acting ability. It’s just helping me to become a better actress, and I’m very, very grateful for it.

Acting is a passion. I’m in the business of taking something and making it come alive. It’s challenging. It’s rewarding. It’s one of the few things I have really had a passion for in my life and pursuing it takes a lot of time, takes a lot of energy and dedication and training, which is one of the things that led me here to Actor’s Breakthrough. Out of all the acting schools in the greater Atlanta area, what I liked most about Actor’s Breakthrough is the information I’m getting. I feel like I’m getting it from a trusted, valuable source. GregAlan Williams has been in the industry for over 30 years. He has a record of work, a body of work that you’re familiar with. What I get out of his classes is invaluable. The little nuances and little tidbits of information he seems to get you, it’s like an epiphany every class. “Oh wow, I didn’t think of that,” or “Mm, it’s a revelation.” It’s great. It’s absolutely great, the information you get here.

I believe that Actors Breakthrough has helped me a great deal as an actor. It’s one thing to be a writer or be in the production aspect of it, which I’m more familiar with, but it’s not an easy thing to act, especially if many different people are teaching you to do many different things instead of just being natural and get a hold of your instincts. That’s really what Greg pushes us to do and I feel like I’ve grown so much already. I know I have a long way to go but I really feel every day that I come to class I’m accomplishing and I’m growing

I was actually referred to Actors Breakthrough from some other actors on a set that I was on and I got very excited. They were very professional and they said such wonderful things about the classes, so I went online, saw the website. I came in and observed a class. I just soaked it up like a sponge. The energy and the passion that Greg gives to the students, I really could not wait to be a part of the class and have the experience

I kind of needed a fresh start. Not that I’ve been in the business a long time or anything, but this has just invigorated everything for me

Bar none, hands down. The best, the best acting school. Definitely, in Georgia

I studied somewhere else and since I’ve been here at actor’s breakthrough it’s like I wasn’t getting fed. I’ve grown so much as an actor just in the small time I’ve been here

My daughter Nysa has been attending classes for the past few weeks and loves it! Mr. GregAlan challenges her and gives outstanding feedback! Thankful, BLESSED to have found this class!

Bridget Gray-Morris

Whew! GregAlan Williams Actor’s Breakthrough is with out a doubt, THE best acting school I have EVER attended. I am learning so much about the actual craft of acting. Knowing and understanding scripts, self taped auditions and monologues. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. Im so excited to learn more. Thank You again for allowing me to be apart of the GregAlan Williams Actor’s Breakthrough Family.

Razfier Yelrch

Really enjoying the class. It’s giving me that next level confidence, direction and insight that I need to take my acting to “non-acting”.