NY 3 hour Meisner Introduction with Steven Ditmyer

Meisner International New York

This is a 3 hour Introduction to the Meisner Technique with internationally renowned acting coach Steven Ditmyer, alumnus of Sanford Meisner

The Actors' Temple

New York 3 Hour Meisner Introduction with Steven DitmyerWednesday, April 22 2026 6pm - 9pmThe Actors Temple 339 W 47th Street, NYC(Please arrive between 5:45pm and 6pm)Please bring something to take notes with other than a phone.**There will be a short Reception following the event**This 3 hour intensive offers an introduction to the Meisner Technique from internationally renowned acting coach and director Steven Ditmyer, who studied with Sanford Meisner, and a great way to get a feel for how Steven teaches ahead of his next full 5-day Workshop starting May 4th. (See below for details)This Meisner Introduction is an adult acting class for 18 years and older.*Registration requiredFor more information about Steven, the Meisner Technique, and upcoming workshops in New York visit:www.meisnerinternational.com &amp; Meisner International on Instagram________________________________________________________________Workshop 1 (Foundation of Meisner) May 4 - 8, 2026 Monday to Friday (5 Days) 6pm - 10pm (20 hours total) Studios 353 353 West 48th Street, NYCMaximum 12 participants On a first come, first serve basis For full details and price visit:www.meisnerinternational.com__________________________________________________________________Words from Steven:"The Meisner Technique was developed by Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he taught for more than 50 years, and where I had the privilege of being one of his students 34 years ago.In his work at the Playhouse, Meisner trained many of our most distinguished actors and directors, including Robert Duvall, Sydney Pollack, Tony Randall, Sidney Lumet, Christopher Lloyd, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Jeff Goldblum, Allison Janney, Sandra Bullock, and many more. Other great actors such as Viola Davis, Sam Rockwell, James Gandolfini, Christoph Waltz, Timothee Chalamet and J.K. Simmons, to name a few, studied the Meisner Technique with other teachers such as Bill Esper.The technique is based on truth. Meisner said, 'Acting is the ability to live truthfully under given imaginary circumstances.' There are many acting techniques, and the ones that are valid will help you arrive at the one ultimate truth, your truth.The work we will do together will lead you to acting with a deep personal meaning, a wonderful simplicity and to a level of working where technique disappears and what remains, is you in your acting.I can't wait for you to discover this work!"__________________________________________________________________STEVEN DITMYER is an internationally renowned director and acting coach from New York City. He has worked with many great artists such as Al Pacino, Arthur Miller, Tony Randall, Alec Baldwin, Marian Seldes and Rosemary Harris among others. He graduated as an actor and later as an acting teacher from The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York where he studied with Sanford Meisner and Richard Pinter. He also studied with Uta Hagen at HB Studios and with Zoe Caldwell. Since then, Steven has been sharing his knowledge in many different cities around the world including New York, Atlanta, Amsterdam, London, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Barcelona, Lisbon, Helsinki, Vilnius, Warsaw, Tallinn, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Quito and Guayaquil with Romania starting this Fall.Steven is a member of The Actors Studio (PDU) Playwright and Directors Unit and a member of the Actors Gym with Bobby Moresco.Steven recently directed the Vienna premier of Cock by Mike Bartlett which had a sold-out run in January &amp; February 2024 and in September 2025 at the Off Theatre Vienna, Austria - www.cockfightvienna.at. Before that he directed Al Tappers new play Bettinger's Luggage which had a 6 week run Off-Broadway at the AMT Theater in NYC. He also directed a reading of Brian Richard Mori's new play Coming Attractions produced by Dan Lauria at Theatre 555 starring Richard Masur and the Florida premiere of How to Transcend A Happy Marriage by Sarah Ruhl. Steven was the director of the "Off The Page" reading series for Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre and is the Executive Producer of the short film Hard Work directed by Julie Pacino. Steven will be directing the New York Off-Broadway revival of Richard Kalinoski's award winning play Beast On The Moon opening September, 2026 and Tom Cavanaughs new play BARKLEE, starring Vincent Piazza, opening in 2027.You can read more about Steven and the Meisner Technique at -www.meisnerinternational.com

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