What we’re about
Acting sometimes can be quite tricky: even though you have memorized the lines, you must hear every line the other actor says as if you were hearing it for the first time; even though you have read the end of the play, you must not think about it because your character doesn't know what's going to happen next. You have to have your real emotions alive inside of you, even though you know what's happening in the play isn't really happening in real life. Sometimes you have to feel something for the other actor that you don't feel in real life, and sometimes you must express or defend a point of view that you personally disagree with.
Fortunately, there are techniques that train the actor be able to solve these problems. This workshop will introduce the student to Meisner Technique and tools used by the instructor and other professional actors.
Students are encouraged to attend all sessions because the technique is progressive and learning a new tool requires mastering another. Beginners are welcome. Returning and advanced students will also be given more difficult versions of the same exercises, or more challenging scenework or monologues as the class progresses. Acting is a craft that requires continual and ongoing practice, every time you approach an exercise, you will be discovering something new.
