Private Coaching
"After working with Janet, I have definitely seen a big increase in the number of jobs I book. Now I get sent out more than ever. She gives tangible and practical advice that is easy to understand and implement. I'm so glad I took my agent's advice and got an acting coach!"
~ Tovah Hicks, Actor, Chicago
"Working with Janet has been a life saver. Whether my session is for preparing for an audition or working on in-depth acting skills, I always leave feeling that much more educated and confident. Everything I learn, I’m able to apply right away and continue building new skills each session."
~ Kristen Nunez, Student/Actress, Chicago
"If you were to look up the word great in a thesaurus, all those words listed would describe Janet Milstein. She has been a big factor in all of my success. She is very dedicated and passionate about all of her students. Janet Milstein is the Yoda of acting coaches. I swear she has shown up in auditions with me that she didn't even know I was having. She is very personable and patient. She is there for you as long as you are willing to try. No matter how far and in between our conversation, she is still the same smiling person. Whether it is a day or months or years, you walk into her presence and it feels like you never left. I'd recommend her to anyone as I always do. I can go on and on but I'll stop here. Get her to coach you. I dare you. I am Arraon "Skippa" Hixson and I approve this message."
~ Arraon "Skippa" Hixson, Chicago
Janet B. Milstein continually coaches actors who get cast in theater, film, commercials, industrials, voice-over, and commercial print in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and more!
Here are some of my students' successes:
Film:
Contagion starring Matt Damon, Jude Law & Kate Winslet, Stranger Than Fiction, The Break-up, Payback starring Mel Gibson, The Even Stevens Movie, Barber Shop, Barber Shop 2, Spirited starring Will Ferrell, Soul Food, Chain Reaction starring Keanu Reeves, Just Visiting starring Christina Applegate, The Lake House, One Missed Call starring Edward Burns, The Last Airbender, The Dark Knight, An American Crime, Blood Deep, Codename: Simon, Malibu's Most Wanted, Serenity, Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy, The Brotherhood, Mrs. Hobbes' House, D.I.N.K.S., Merry Gentlemen, Meet the Browns, The Visitator, Eagle Eye, Awaken the Dead, Beyond the Soul, Roll, Bounce, Let's Go to Prison, Cover, Dedicated, Chicago Heights, Leaving Atlanta with Ben Vereen, Converging with Angels, RiffRaff, The European Kid, Iris, Blindsided, The Kari Files, Power Singles, Not Scene, The Turndown, Beyond the Soul, Playing Dress-up, Jaded, The New Detective, Pirates, Last Stop, Iodine Ink, Fallen, Turtle, The Big Fish Story, Rough Start, Parallel, Happily After, Two Days in Limbo, Henchmen: At Dr. Death’s Door, Voice of the Vespers, Ephemeralbliss.com, 72h, She Wolf! Paddy's Bar, The Box, Delirium, Roadside, So Will Smiling, Fall(ing), A Penny For Your Thoughts, More Than Friends, Danny's Day Trip, Late Rush, The Whisperer, Late Rush, The Cyber Kid, Pen and Paper, The Pass Out Game, Through His Eyes, Meredith's Magic Wand, It's Always Cloudy, Ms. Lucky, Nighthawks, The Giver Should Be Thankful, Made in Chiraq, Counterfeit Luck, Dry, Chinese Jesus, Riding 79, Homecoming, Spud, Number One Dad, Glamour, The Salesman, Denied, Pandemonium, Sam I am, The Sleepover, Where There's a Will, Sick Smelly Dirty Politics, Grading Curves, Fractured, Tweet Revenge, Normal, L.A. Storm Zombie, Chiraq, Sick Day, Fading, Alice: The Hatred, Almost Mercy, Sweet Leaf, Predawn, Degree of Difficulty, The Seeker, When the Clock Strikes, Ray of Sunshine, and many more!
TV/Webseries/New Media:
Even Stevens, One Tree Hill, One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Utopia, Carnivàle, Chicago Fire, Pleading Guilty, Chicago PD, APB, The Exorcist, Chicago Justice, Patriot, Empire, Girl Meets World, Chicago Code, Web Girl, Chicago Med, 61st Street, The Event, Timeless: Live in Concert (starring Barbra Streisand), Habla más, The Giggle Club, Prison Break, ER, Roaring 20’s, The Blue Marble Gang, Reels, PrankStars, Bimbo, In an Instant, You, Me and Johnny, The Voice, All That, The First Family, Dhar Mann, Freak & Donna, Emily Ever After, The Magical Mystery Box, Dino Zone, PowerBook IV: Force, Somebody Somewhere, and more!
Theatre:
The Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Dramatists, Lookingglass, Raven, A Red Orchid Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The House Theatre, Second City, Timeline Theater, The Chicago Theater, Stage Left Theatre, The Artistic Home, Bailiwick Repertory, Teatro Luna, The Birmingham Children's Stockyards Theatre Co, Dream Theater, Collaboraction, Free Associates, Steep Theatre Co, Sandhill Theatre Co, Piccolo Theatre, Appetite Theatre, Point of Contention, Pegasus Players, Village Players, Oak Park Festival Theater, Palo Alto Childrens' Theatre, Hubris Productions, The Side Project, Nothing Without A Company, Congo Square Theatre, Teatro Vista, Greenhouse Theater, The Poor Theater, ETA, Black Ensemble Theater, Emerald City, Cuckoo's Theater, Theatre Evolve, Towle Theater, Women's Theatre Alliance of Chicago, The Factory Theater, Lovegood Performing Arts, Drama Kids International, ACMA, Hoboken Children's Theater, and more!
Commercials:
McDonald's, Pepsi, Bounty Paper Towel, Chevrolet, Blue Cross, Miller Light, ASUS, Harris Bank, Footlocker, Mercedes Benz, ESPN, Jordan’s, State Farm, PSP, U.S. Cellular, Toys R' Us, Virgin Mobile, UI Hospital, Wisconsin Dells, Capitol Brewery, Ford, Denny's Restaurant, Tyson, Bright Start College Savings Fund, Humira, Kmart, Kenmore, Ford, Humana, ProHealth, Frontera Foods, Onstar, Time Life, City of Chicago, Ms. Mary's Restaurant, Advocate Aurora, PBS, American Girl Doll, Goose Island Beer, Home Chef, Moen, Payless, T-Mobile, Texas Tourism, Uber, Walmart, TUI Disney, Ace Hardware, Molex, and more!
Schools for Acting:
NYU, DePaul, Roosevelt University, Texas State University, Loyola University, Columbia College, USC, Miami University, The Chicago Academy for the Arts, William Esper Studio (NYC), University of Iowa, The School at Steppenwolf, The American Academy for Dramatic Arts, Iowa State University, University of Michigan, Black Box Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory Program in NYC, Chapman University, ChiArts, Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto, ACMA, Cab Calloway Theatre Program in DE, The Bay Academy in NYC, and more!
Industrials:
United Airlines, Kohls, ComEd, Holiday Inn, American Heart Association, Seimans, Accenture, CVS, Allstate, American Medical Association, Trinity Services, Firestone, Sears, Kraft, Glade, ALAS, BMO Harris, GE, Kelloggs, Kmart, Amway, Visa, Allstate, Bank of America, Citi, Straight Talk Wireless, Accenture, Cheez-Its, Kenmore, Paylocity, Tide, CVS, Cedar Interactive, Kellanova North America, Hyatt, Smarter Balanced, McDonalds, and more!
Voice-over:
Marriot, McDonald's, Razer, Cellular One, Kohl's, Commonwealth Edison, Lunchables, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Six Flags Great America, Learnex, Farmers Insurance, Janssen, National Restaurant Association, AT&T, National Louis University, USAA and many more!
Print:
McDonald's, Sears “Canyon River Blue Jeans”, Samsung, JC Penney, JC Penney Bridal, Abercrombie & Fitch,Coca Cola, Domino's. Montgomery Ward, DeVry, V-Tech, Triton College, Jack Daniels, CNA Insurance, Roosevelt Collection, USAA, Vein Clinics of America, Man Alive, Miller Lite, Staples, Hollywood Casion, Real Faith in Life Magazine, Home Depot, Purina Chat Chow, Walgreens, Discover, Vein Clinics of America, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Hamricks, Velveeta, Tyson, Proffitt's Department Store, American Girl Doll, Groupon, Phillips, Harvst Snaps, IHOP, Genomic, Otis Spunkmeyer, Corona, Cheez-Its, Illinois Lotto, Avant, Protect-A-Bed, Snapper, Kohls, Trunk Club, Butter Ball, Cadence Physician Group, AT&T, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Ginny's, Unity Health, The Dump, Hefty, Demco Catalog, Avery Products, Mercedes, and many more.
Here are some of my students' successes:
Film:
Contagion starring Matt Damon, Jude Law & Kate Winslet, Stranger Than Fiction, The Break-up, Payback starring Mel Gibson, The Even Stevens Movie, Barber Shop, Barber Shop 2, Spirited starring Will Ferrell, Soul Food, Chain Reaction starring Keanu Reeves, Just Visiting starring Christina Applegate, The Lake House, One Missed Call starring Edward Burns, The Last Airbender, The Dark Knight, An American Crime, Blood Deep, Codename: Simon, Malibu's Most Wanted, Serenity, Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy, The Brotherhood, Mrs. Hobbes' House, D.I.N.K.S., Merry Gentlemen, Meet the Browns, The Visitator, Eagle Eye, Awaken the Dead, Beyond the Soul, Roll, Bounce, Let's Go to Prison, Cover, Dedicated, Chicago Heights, Leaving Atlanta with Ben Vereen, Converging with Angels, RiffRaff, The European Kid, Iris, Blindsided, The Kari Files, Power Singles, Not Scene, The Turndown, Beyond the Soul, Playing Dress-up, Jaded, The New Detective, Pirates, Last Stop, Iodine Ink, Fallen, Turtle, The Big Fish Story, Rough Start, Parallel, Happily After, Two Days in Limbo, Henchmen: At Dr. Death’s Door, Voice of the Vespers, Ephemeralbliss.com, 72h, She Wolf! Paddy's Bar, The Box, Delirium, Roadside, So Will Smiling, Fall(ing), A Penny For Your Thoughts, More Than Friends, Danny's Day Trip, Late Rush, The Whisperer, Late Rush, The Cyber Kid, Pen and Paper, The Pass Out Game, Through His Eyes, Meredith's Magic Wand, It's Always Cloudy, Ms. Lucky, Nighthawks, The Giver Should Be Thankful, Made in Chiraq, Counterfeit Luck, Dry, Chinese Jesus, Riding 79, Homecoming, Spud, Number One Dad, Glamour, The Salesman, Denied, Pandemonium, Sam I am, The Sleepover, Where There's a Will, Sick Smelly Dirty Politics, Grading Curves, Fractured, Tweet Revenge, Normal, L.A. Storm Zombie, Chiraq, Sick Day, Fading, Alice: The Hatred, Almost Mercy, Sweet Leaf, Predawn, Degree of Difficulty, The Seeker, When the Clock Strikes, Ray of Sunshine, and many more!
TV/Webseries/New Media:
Even Stevens, One Tree Hill, One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Utopia, Carnivàle, Chicago Fire, Pleading Guilty, Chicago PD, APB, The Exorcist, Chicago Justice, Patriot, Empire, Girl Meets World, Chicago Code, Web Girl, Chicago Med, 61st Street, The Event, Timeless: Live in Concert (starring Barbra Streisand), Habla más, The Giggle Club, Prison Break, ER, Roaring 20’s, The Blue Marble Gang, Reels, PrankStars, Bimbo, In an Instant, You, Me and Johnny, The Voice, All That, The First Family, Dhar Mann, Freak & Donna, Emily Ever After, The Magical Mystery Box, Dino Zone, PowerBook IV: Force, Somebody Somewhere, and more!
Theatre:
The Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Dramatists, Lookingglass, Raven, A Red Orchid Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The House Theatre, Second City, Timeline Theater, The Chicago Theater, Stage Left Theatre, The Artistic Home, Bailiwick Repertory, Teatro Luna, The Birmingham Children's Stockyards Theatre Co, Dream Theater, Collaboraction, Free Associates, Steep Theatre Co, Sandhill Theatre Co, Piccolo Theatre, Appetite Theatre, Point of Contention, Pegasus Players, Village Players, Oak Park Festival Theater, Palo Alto Childrens' Theatre, Hubris Productions, The Side Project, Nothing Without A Company, Congo Square Theatre, Teatro Vista, Greenhouse Theater, The Poor Theater, ETA, Black Ensemble Theater, Emerald City, Cuckoo's Theater, Theatre Evolve, Towle Theater, Women's Theatre Alliance of Chicago, The Factory Theater, Lovegood Performing Arts, Drama Kids International, ACMA, Hoboken Children's Theater, and more!
Commercials:
McDonald's, Pepsi, Bounty Paper Towel, Chevrolet, Blue Cross, Miller Light, ASUS, Harris Bank, Footlocker, Mercedes Benz, ESPN, Jordan’s, State Farm, PSP, U.S. Cellular, Toys R' Us, Virgin Mobile, UI Hospital, Wisconsin Dells, Capitol Brewery, Ford, Denny's Restaurant, Tyson, Bright Start College Savings Fund, Humira, Kmart, Kenmore, Ford, Humana, ProHealth, Frontera Foods, Onstar, Time Life, City of Chicago, Ms. Mary's Restaurant, Advocate Aurora, PBS, American Girl Doll, Goose Island Beer, Home Chef, Moen, Payless, T-Mobile, Texas Tourism, Uber, Walmart, TUI Disney, Ace Hardware, Molex, and more!
Schools for Acting:
NYU, DePaul, Roosevelt University, Texas State University, Loyola University, Columbia College, USC, Miami University, The Chicago Academy for the Arts, William Esper Studio (NYC), University of Iowa, The School at Steppenwolf, The American Academy for Dramatic Arts, Iowa State University, University of Michigan, Black Box Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory Program in NYC, Chapman University, ChiArts, Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto, ACMA, Cab Calloway Theatre Program in DE, The Bay Academy in NYC, and more!
Industrials:
United Airlines, Kohls, ComEd, Holiday Inn, American Heart Association, Seimans, Accenture, CVS, Allstate, American Medical Association, Trinity Services, Firestone, Sears, Kraft, Glade, ALAS, BMO Harris, GE, Kelloggs, Kmart, Amway, Visa, Allstate, Bank of America, Citi, Straight Talk Wireless, Accenture, Cheez-Its, Kenmore, Paylocity, Tide, CVS, Cedar Interactive, Kellanova North America, Hyatt, Smarter Balanced, McDonalds, and more!
Voice-over:
Marriot, McDonald's, Razer, Cellular One, Kohl's, Commonwealth Edison, Lunchables, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Six Flags Great America, Learnex, Farmers Insurance, Janssen, National Restaurant Association, AT&T, National Louis University, USAA and many more!
Print:
McDonald's, Sears “Canyon River Blue Jeans”, Samsung, JC Penney, JC Penney Bridal, Abercrombie & Fitch,Coca Cola, Domino's. Montgomery Ward, DeVry, V-Tech, Triton College, Jack Daniels, CNA Insurance, Roosevelt Collection, USAA, Vein Clinics of America, Man Alive, Miller Lite, Staples, Hollywood Casion, Real Faith in Life Magazine, Home Depot, Purina Chat Chow, Walgreens, Discover, Vein Clinics of America, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Hamricks, Velveeta, Tyson, Proffitt's Department Store, American Girl Doll, Groupon, Phillips, Harvst Snaps, IHOP, Genomic, Otis Spunkmeyer, Corona, Cheez-Its, Illinois Lotto, Avant, Protect-A-Bed, Snapper, Kohls, Trunk Club, Butter Ball, Cadence Physician Group, AT&T, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Ginny's, Unity Health, The Dump, Hefty, Demco Catalog, Avery Products, Mercedes, and many more.
Private Coaching
I am here to help actors meet their individual acting goals. I have worked as a private acting coach in Chicago for the past 20 years. I train beginning through professional actors in everything from acting fundamentals to monologue selection and preparation to cold readings.
I offer sessions to meet the needs of each particular actor such as:
My rates are very reasonable!
If you would like information, pricing, or have questions about scheduling private coaching, please click on the "CONTACT" page above and send me an email!
Book a session: To book a session now, please contact me to check availability of the time and date. Then choose the duration below and pay.
PLEASE NOTE:
I offer sessions to meet the needs of each particular actor such as:
- One-time monologue brush-up
- Ongoing sessions to build a monologue repertoire
- Preparation for college/school acting program auditions
- Cold reading technique
- Last-minute callback prep sessions
- Preparation for Agent Meetings
- Acting Fundamentals
- Career counseling and goal setting
- Commercial technique
- Voice-over Coaching
- Scene study (in pairs)
- Materials Prep: headshots, resumes, reels, cover letters, demos, etc.
My rates are very reasonable!
If you would like information, pricing, or have questions about scheduling private coaching, please click on the "CONTACT" page above and send me an email!
Book a session: To book a session now, please contact me to check availability of the time and date. Then choose the duration below and pay.
PLEASE NOTE:
- There are no refunds.
- Payment is required at time of booking.
- You may reschedule up to 24 hours in advance of your scheduled session with no fee by notifying me via email or text.
- If you cancel or ask to reschedule with less than 24 hours notice, you will have to pay for your missed session (except for legitimate, verifiable emergencies).
- Please do not make a payment before scheduling a date/time with me.
