Website: https://actorsschoolusa.com/
The Actors School USA is an acting and entertainment training school based in Franklin, Tennessee, serving the greater Nashville area. The school offers classes and workshops for adults and children in acting for film, stage, and commercials, as well as voice-overs, public speaking, improv, comedy, and singing. Instruction emphasizes practical, real-world skills alongside an understanding of how the entertainment industry works and how performers can market themselves.
Services
The school provides ongoing programs, weekend and single-day workshops, private lessons, and filming services. According to the school, “Classes and workshops are offered for adults and children in acting for film, stage, commercials, voice-overs, public speaking, improv, comedy, and singing.” Areas of instruction also include screenwriting and songwriting.
Ongoing programs listed on the site include:
- Teen Acting Program, A “Professional Film and TV Acting Program for Teen Actors” held Thursdays, 4:30 to 6:00 PM, in five-week sessions priced at $195 per session. Topics include audition skills, scene study, monologues, and set etiquette.
- Acting for the Camera, Held Thursday evenings, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, in five-week sessions at $195 per session, taught by founder Alan Dysert, focusing on on-camera technique for film, commercials, sitcoms, and music videos.
The school also schedules rotating workshops led by guest instructors, with topics such as self-tape auditions, character voices for animation, voiceover, audiobooks, agent meet-and-greets, an actor’s bootcamp, and character-building. Workshop fees listed range from $59 to $249, and a “Fight the Fear” program addresses public speaking and performance anxiety.
About
The school was founded by Alan Dysert, described on the site as a “TV Star, Actor, Director, Producer” with over 30 years in the entertainment industry. The site states he portrayed Sean Cudahy on ABC’s All My Children for five years and holds a Mass Communications degree from the University of Illinois. According to the school, Dysert has taught for 15 years and has “worked with over 3,000 actors and singers.” Production credits referenced include Home to the Ryman for the Holidays, The Ghost Club, One of Them, and Undercover Kids.
The school’s stated philosophy emphasizes ability over credentials: “In the real world what’s important is: Can you ‘really’ act; can you ‘really’ sing; can you ‘really’ write?”
Location & Contact
- Address: 128 Holiday Court, Suite 128, Franklin, TN 37067
- Phone: (615) 500-7661
- Email: [email protected]
- Service areas: Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee
Additional Information
The school’s website includes sections for About Us, Classes & Services, Studio Tour, Alumni Success, a Calendar, and Privates & Filming. It also offers acting coaching for Nashville recording artists. The Actors School USA maintains social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@actorsschool).
The school programs both recurring classes and a rotating calendar of one-off workshops, several of which are led by guest instructors and industry professionals. Workshop instructors listed on the site include Joshua Johnson (self-tape auditions), Joe Loesch (character voices for animation, voiceover, and audiobooks), Melinda Eisnaugle (character building and an agent session), Holly Allen (an actor’s bootcamp), and talent representatives appearing in “Meet the Agents” sessions, including a scout for the Talent Trek Agency. Some workshops carry prerequisites or participant limits; for example, certain voiceover sessions request prior experience, and some classes cap enrollment at six to nine students. The school emphasizes that instruction covers not only performance craft but also the business of the industry, including how performers can market themselves and understand how auditions and bookings work. Make-up options are noted for missed sessions in the ongoing teen program, and the school’s studio is located in Franklin, just south of Nashville.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (actorsschoolusa.com).