Share 'Is Chicago really a great place to find acting talent for a no-budget film?'

I was at a film showing a couple years ago at Facets, and in the Q&A afterwards someone asked where to find acting talent for a no-budget film. There was this real "authentic" looking struggling actor guy there that said "Chicago is an awesome place to find acting talent. You should have no problems finding real stage actor talent that will act in a short film for free just to get the experie…