Meisner Technique 101
(150 HRS) 12 HOURS PER WEEK
The Meisner technique is a specific approach based on bringing the actor back to his emotional impulses and to acting that is firmly rooted in the instinctive. It works from the premise that all good acting comes from the heart and that there is no mentality in it.
The actor will develop the fundamental skills of trusting one’s own instincts, applying the use of objectives, working moment to moment, and the ability to really listen.
Voice & Speech 101
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
The Actor’s Instrument. Destructuring Techniques are applied to release habitual tensions in the body and free the breath impulse, allowing the actor to connect to an authentic, truthful voice.
Auditioning for Film & TV
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK Develop a winning On-Camera Auditioning Technique. A fast paced course that deals with all aspects of Film and Television Auditions.
Character Preference™
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
"A Character’s style of thinking & behaving that chooses certain actions over others.” This technique is designed to help you distinguish and recognize when you’re playing yourself as opposed to playing the Character.
PRINCIPLES COVERED:
- Character Types: Understand the preferences, qualities, strengths, language and points of view of the Four Basic Character Types.
- Identify & focus your Point of View, Character Profile & Decision Making Blueprint.
- Understand the Needs & Function of the Character, Perform in improvisations specifically chosen for Character Preference work.
- Auditions & the Working Actor.
- Learn to establish Character quickly when you have 24 hours or less to prepare for an Audition.
- Understand the professions of others so that you can “play” them.
- Learn the best way to listen and communicate with Industry Professionals for better working relationships and networking skills.
Performance Workshop 101
(18 HOURS)
1.5 HOURS PER WEEK
At the culmination of the first term, the actors apply what they have learned to a series of scenes that are presented and showcased at full production value. |
Meisner Technique 102A
(75 HRS) 6.25 HOURS PER WEEK
This course leads the student through intermediate level steps of the established Sanford Meisner Technique. Based upon some of the original theories and principles of the great Russian teacher-director, Constantine Stanislavski, and his work with the Moscow Art Theatre, the intermediate steps of the Meisner Technique provide a procedure of self-investigation.
The student seriously investigates the depths of his own instrument in order that it might expand, widen in range and in every way, respond to the subtleties of complex and delicate human emotional relationships and situations that an actor faces each time he prepares for a new role.
Aspects of the improvisation at this level include: Independent Activity, the Knock at the Door, Point of View, Emotional Preparation and Action. Each of these are introduced separately and become the building blocks of more complex improvisations, which lead to intermediate scene work.
Voice & Speech 102A
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
The Actor’s Instrument. Destructuring Techniques are applied to release habitual tensions in the body and free the breath impulse, allowing the actor to connect to an authentic, truthful voice.
Fundamentals of Improvisation
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
Develop a winning On-Camera Auditioning Technique. A fast paced course that deals with all aspects of Film and Television Auditions.
Character Expression™ Part I
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
“Transform yourself through the Character’s Expression”. The actions that the actor manifests through artistic execution in the body and diction to create the Character’s essence, emotional life and inner rhythm, expressed in preference and brought to life in performance are the goals of this class.
PRINCIPLES COVERED:
- The Ten Levels of Acting (Five Covered)
- Level 1- Script Analysis
- Level 2- Character Biography
- Level 3- Reality through Imagery
- Level 4- The Body of the Character
- Level 5- Creating Place
Performance Workshop 102
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
At the culmination of the second term, the actors apply what they have learned to a series of scenes that are presented and showcased at full production value. |
Meisner Technique 102B
(75 HRS)
6.25 HOURS PER WEEK
In these extensive improvisational exercises, the actor learns to focus his attention on his partner’s simple, real behavior as opposed to theatrical manipulation. This forces the actor to leave himself alone rather than acting for and by himself, to root his acting outside of himself and in another person or activity.
Sanford Meisner said, “What you do does not depend on you, but on the other person.” The actor will discover a strong sense of truth by developing an acute sensitivity to what is going on around him and adjusting to it.
In this advanced portion of the Meisner Technique, the actors learn to craft their independent activities to their fullest emotional, sequential, imaginative and challenging possibilities, as well as the crafting of their entrances and exits. Other aspects of the improvisation include the Domestic Exercise, the Shared Circumstance, and Life Goes on Activity.
Voice & Speech 102B (36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
Speech Application Techniques are designed to develop sensitivity to the musicality of language while developing the skills to make creative and accurate speech choices.
Commercial Audition Technique
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
A step-by-step course that demystifies the Commercial Audition process. The actor is introduced to every type of commercial and trained in successful preparation techniques used in the actual audition process, as it exists today.
Character Expression™ Part II
(36 HOURS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
An in-depth study that provides the actor with the tools to artistically execute the thinking and behaving styles of the Four Basic Character Types.
PRINCIPLES COVERED:
- The Ten Levels of Acting (6–9 Covered)
- Level 6: Scene Breakdown
- Level 7: Action
- Level 8: Emotional Triggers
- Level 9: Silent Reaction Breakdown
Performance Workshop 103
(36 HRS)
3 HOURS PER WEEK
At the culmination of the third term, the actors apply what they have learned to a series of scenes that are presented and showcased at full production value. |
