ALAN BALL
Actor
Alan Ball is an award-winning actor, singer, and voiceover artist based in Chicago. Since 1983, he has performed in hundreds of theatrical productions and concerts across the country and around the world. From classical theatre to contemporary, comedy to drama, Shakespeare to musicals, his work on stage has brought him to 48 states, Canada, Greece, Germany, Russia and the Netherlands. He has a BA in Theatre, an MFA in Acting, and a Certificate from the Moscow Art Theatre's "Month in Moscow" program. He is a classically trained singer, and has also studied Circus Arts, Dance, Dialects, Stage Combat, Commedia Dell’arte, Period Movement, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and Folio Technique. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1992, Alan is an Artistic Associate of the Michigan Shakespeare Festival and of Chicago's Explore Theater. In addition to awards for his work on stage, he has received recognition as a vocalist and as a playwright. Alan has also published two books of his photography.
Beyond live theatre, Alan's acting work includes hundreds of recorded and live projects for TV, movies, commercials, industrial films, voiceovers, trade shows, and corporate training seminars, both as an on-camera actor and narrator and as a live presenter and corporate trainer. Clients have included Coca-Cola, McDonalds, General Motors, Kellogg's, Motorola, the United States Armed Forces, Sears, and Disney.
Agency
Shirley Hamilton Talent
600 N. McClurg Court, Suite 311A
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312-787-4700
Personal
312-375-4774