ABOUT US
ABOUT ACTORS CENTER FOR TRAINING
Founded by Beth Craig Hall in 2012 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky at St. Matthews Station, we train professionals in the entertainment industry. Actors Center for Training also provides a collaborative workspace for actors to create, meet, rehearse and perform. Plus, we can take the skills that make actors successful and apply them to the professional world by providing services that help with public speaking, presentations and, most importantly, MEDIA TRAINING. Lastly, we offer corporate professional development programs.
We are a WORKING actors studio. At the Actors Center for Training, our talent of all ages and skill levels are prepared to work, audition, perform and apply to prestigious schools and programs. We are the go-to team to get ready for that audition because the Actors Center for Training coaches will stay with you to make sure you are ready for ANY opportunity.
Basic things like competitive headshots, basic on camera skills, and training that trains actors and performers not just a stage actors were things needed to keep talent working. I am passionate about talent and believe whole heartedly that our region has the best talent we sometimes just need help packaging it.
In the past year we have had such a request for beginner basics and the burning question— “How do I get started?” Well- ask and you shall receive. Actors Center for training has developed our On Camera Essentials class of Teens/Adults and Youth and our Hit the Mark coursed for commercial and on-camera acting for teens/adults and youth. We are piloting our Shooting Stars class for tiny performers ages 5-9 in Louisville and hope to add the class to our other cities in 2021. These additions will help build those essential foundations as the students explores the industry to find where he or she best fits.
In addition to new classes, we are expanding to Indianapolis and Cincinnati so our students do not have to travel as far!! By expanding in these markets we can now offer the same great training and elevate the region. LA, NYC, and Atlanta will have excellent choices and our local markets will thrive! Arts elevated!
We are so excited to offer these opportunities and look forward to seeing you in class!
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Sharon Ford
Sharon loves working with actors and models and loves bringing out great performances from talent she works with. Coaching and directing talent is truly a joy for Sharon, she loves to instill confidence in talent and watch talent grow from coaching. Having directed and coached talent through a variety of projects and auditions. Sharon has also enjoyed considerable success as an actor and model. She has a BA from Northern Kentucky University in theatre, and electronic media and broadcasting.
Corianna Di Julio
Corianna has been an actress and producer on two award-winning TV pilots and wrote for a Sunday Sketch Show team at Improv Olympic in Los Angeles as well as for independent films and commercials. She has appeared theatrically in NBC’s "Telenovela," TruTV’s "You Can Do Better", and the award-winning short film,
"Every day" in 2020. Commercially, KFC’s promo for “Fear of the Walking Dead," Disney, Meijer, Texas Healthcare, EA sports, and her most recent spot for Chevrolet, to name a few. As a writer and creator, Corianna is passionate about bringing women’s stories to life. She started Noble Wisdom Films in 2019 and spearheads the company’s latest project, “Stroller Moms" & "Margo 8".
Nicole Tremblay
Nicole Tremblay has over twenty years experience directing, teaching theatre and training actors. Her career started in England, where she taught theatre and film in Cambridge, London and Norwich. Alongside her classroom teaching, she taught for Cambridge University, training new Theatre teachers in best practices in the drama classroom. Many of her students have gone on to study at prestigious university programs and are enjoying professional careers in the UK and USA.
Nicole has directed youth theatre for the National Theatre of London’s Connections, and the Royal Shakespeare Company School’s Festival. Her collaborative directing style focuses on questioning, helping actors to discover their unique interpretation of a role.
Nicole has a MA in Performing Arts from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts as a double major in English and Drama & Dance from the University of New Hampshire.
Sara Gettelfinger
Born in Louisville, KY., Sara is a graduate of the Youth Performing Performing Arts School, was a student at the Louisville Ballet’s Dance Academy, and earned her BFA in Musical Theater from the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.
Since 1999, Sara spent nearly 20 years working in the Broadway, film, television and recording industries with artists that include Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, Gregory Hines, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Patti LuPone, George C. Wolfe, John Guare, Stephen Sondheim, Mike Nichols, David Foster, Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Steven Spielberg, and many more.
Credits include-Broadway/First National Tours: THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Morticia), A FREE MAN OF COLOR (Dona Athene opposite Jeffrey Wright and Miss Def), 101 DALMATIANS (Cruella DeVille), DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (as Jolene Oakes opposite John Lithgow), NINE (as Carla with Antonio Banderas and John Stamos), THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE, SEUSSICAL, FOSSE. Other NYC: ATOMIC, CARNIVAL, TENDERLOIN, CHICAGO, GREY GARDENS, ANYTHING GOES, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, PIPPIN. TV/Film: GUIDING LIGHT, ED, WITHOUT A TRACE, GEORGETOWN, LAW& ORDER, THE BIG C, FORBIDDEN LOVE, SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE. In addition to her numerous Broadway/Original Cast Recordings, Sara was also a member of the Classical-Crossover trio THREE GRACES on Universal Records whose self-titled album debuted on Billboard’s top 10 list. In addition to her work as a performer and coach, Sara also serves as the Performing Arts Director for Louisville’s Building Kidz Preschool.