Are you ready for upcoming Fall auditions?

Sharpen your audition skills with acclaimed instructor and director Robin Hughes in this 3-week intensive Audition Prep Class designed for adult actors in Chicago's northern suburbs.

🗓 Dates: July 27 — August 10 (Mondays)

🕕 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

📍 Location: Citadel Theatre, Lake Forest

Cost: $135

Whether you're preparing for your next audition (be it in person, a self-tape or a callback) or looking to boost your confidence in the room, this focused workshop will help you put your best work forward.

Drop-ins are welcome, but with just three classes, you'll get the most out of the full intensive!

Meet the Instructor

ROBIN M. HUGHES (Audition Instructor) Director, actor, and casting director, Robin began professionally in theatre in Minneapolis at The Guthrie Theater with Garland Wright (Christmas Carol), acting in Joanne Akalaitis’ world premiere of The Rover, and working on The Screens with Akalaitis and Pravda with Robert Falls. Awarded Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Acting Fellowship, Robin acted in The Ballad of Little Joe (world premiere) directed by Tina Landau and worked with Anna Shapiro (Side Man), David Cromer (Orson’s Shadow), Jessica Thebus (Whispering City), John Malkovich (Hysteria), and Terry Kinney (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest).

Other regional acting and directing credits include work with Victory Gardens, Little Theatre On the Square, Williams Street Repertory, Paramount-Copley, Griffin, Circle, Light Opera Works, Theatre in the Round, New Millenium, New Tradition, Bailiwick, Metropolis, Mary-Arrchie, Circa 21, G&S Light Opera, and Phipps Center. As a teacher and private coach, Robin’s teaching credits span from Minnesota to New York. Robin teaches at the Raue Center School for the Arts and was a professor of theater at Dominican University-River Forest for 15 years. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Illinois State University and is a graduate of the Steppenwolf School. Robin is also a proud full member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers union.