Intro to Meisner Technique (Acting Class)

Starts on 4/12 - a few spots left.
Register today at www.lessons4fun.com

Why take this class?
-Meet New People- Socialize and Network
-Express yourself creatively and further develop your imagination
-Experience being and acting "in the moment"
-Learn how to connect to others and how to connect to yourself
-Get in touch with your emotions


What will you be doing?
- Exploring the first three steps of the Meisner Technique
step 1- repetition exercises
step 2- independent activities
step 3- scenes
- Additional acting exercises designed to help you "come out of your shell" and develop your imagination


When: Saturdays 1:00-3:00PM (starting 4/12)

Saturday 4/12 Lesson 1
Saturday 4/19 Lesson 2
Saturday 4/26 NO CLASS
Saturday 5/03 Lesson 3
Saturday 5/10 Lesson 4
Saturday 5/17 Lesson 5
Saturday 5/24 Lesson 6
Saturday 5/31 Lesson 7


Eligibility: Some previous experience (one class in any of the following- theatre games, improv, scenes, monologues, technique, etc. is fine) Serious beginners may also apply.

Where: Midtown, NYC – details provided upon registration

Who: Class size is limited.

Price: $300.


About the Meisner Technique:

"To be a great actor you absolutely must know yourself" This class will help you do that!
Actors will become more appealing performers, non-actors will become more appealing people.
You will know how to work instinctively, not intellectually. Your emotional range will continue to increase and your ability to use your imagination fully and specifically will strengthen.

The most fundamental exercise in Meisner training is called Repetition. Two actors face each other and "repeat" their observations about one another back and forth. An example of such an exchange might be: "You're smiling." "I'm smiling." "You're smiling!" "Yes, I'm smiling." Actors are asked to observe and respond to others' behavior and the subtext therein. If they can "pick up the impulse" — or work spontaneously from how their partner's behavior affects them — their own behavior will arise directly from the stimulus of the other. With time, more detailed imaginary circumstances are added to the exercise, including character work, activities, and relationship. Scene work is designed to incorporate these new skills.