Mentoring Session for Actors
Mentoring Session for Actors
Tue, Dec 13, 2022 7:00 PM GMT (+00:00)
£16.76
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FALL Classes, Session 1 @ Actors Bridge
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Invest in yourself.
Have you always wanted to take an acting class but never found the time?
Did you love acting back in school but are afraid you're "too rusty" to return to the stage?
Are you dreaming of getting an agent and working on camera?
Or need to improve your presentation skills at work?
Does your imagination need a booster shot to tackle your next writing project?
If you said YES, the Meisner Technique is a great place to start.
Read all about the technique below...
Meisner Technique Classes:
Level 1 w/ Vali Forrister: meeting once weekly for 8 sessions. $350
Wednesdays, 6-8pm.
Aug. 19, 26
Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Oct. 7
Level 2 w/ CJ Tucker: meeting once weekly for 8 sessions. $350 (no class Labor Day)
Mondays, 6-8pm.
Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31
Sept. 14, 21, 28,
Oct. 5
Level 3 w/ CJ Tucker: meeting once weekly for 6 sessions. $300
Mondays, 6-8pm.
Oct. 12, 19, 26
Nov. 2, 9, 16
Special Topics Classes:
Scene Study Studio w/ Jessika Malone & David Ian Lee:
Join directors from our mainstage for a very special opportunity to sharpen your skills and get the acting stretch you're aching for! As performers, we're always grateful for stage time, but as people of the theatre, we can sometimes find ourselves starving for an opportunity to break out of the box, play against "type," and reach a deeper authenticity. Join us as we open our studio for a safe space to take brave creative risks with support from professional directors, Jessika Malone and David Ian Lee.
This unique 6 week workshop is the perfect opportunity to hone your craft with confidence and explore the breadth of your potential. Students will work with instructors to select scenes that are best suited to their needs and abilities and the course will culminate in a public sharing of their work on the Actors Bridge Studio stage.
Meeting once weekly for 6 sessions, $300.
Sundays, 6-8pm.
Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,
Dec. 6 (sharing in the studio)
Other Training Opportunities:
Private Coaching
Private coaching with one of our instructors is a great way to prepare for auditions or to receive additional, personal instruction on your acting. Rates are $80/hour.
Private coaching sessions with Vali are $100/hour and can be tailored to address the needs of writers, actors and other performers working on specific material. Vali also provides media training and script and performance development workshops.
Private coaching sessions with Vali are $100/hour and can be tailored to address the needs of writers, actors and other performers working on specific material. Vali also provides media training and script and performance development workshops.
Semi-Private Scene Study Sessions
For Meisner students wanting a scene study intensive, partners can book a semi-private session at $80/hour (that's $40/person). Book 5 sessions for $350 (or $175/person).
For inquiries, contact us at info@actorsbridge.org.
For inquiries, contact us at info@actorsbridge.org.
Actors Bridge Ensemble refund policy: There are no cash refunds after classes commence. Any student who withdraws after this time will be issued a transferable credit good for up to one year.
ABOUT THE MEISNER TECHNIQUE:
Created by Sanford Meisner of New York’s influential Group Theatre, the Meisner Technique creates truthful, emotionally-connected actors. Meisner-trained actors include Steve McQueen, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Allison Janey and Connie Britton.
The Meisner Technique gets you out of your head and into the moment. At Actors Bridge, we take students through a step-by-step approach to the Meisner Technique giving them a strong foundation in being an emotionally available, truthfully responsive actor.
Whether you are an actor interested in deepening your craft or someone looking for greater confidence, spontaneity and intuition in your everyday life, the Meisner Technique can help you on your journey.
Some guiding principles of the Meisner Technique include:
- Acting is the ability to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
- The foundation of acting is the reality of doing.
- There's no such thing as nothing.
- Acting is about instincts and intuition not intellect (heart not head).
- Active awareness frees actors from selfconsciousness on stage.
THE FULL MEISNER SERIES:
LEVEL ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE MEISNER TECHNIQUE
This course introduces the concepts of the approach and develops the actors' instinct, encouraging actors to work with greater spontaneity and honesty.
LEVEL TWO: SCENE STUDY
Actors work in improvisation and scenework learning to be emotionally full and truthfully responsive in performance.
LEVEL THREE: EMOTIONAL PREPARATION
Perhaps the most integral part of the Meisner approach, at this level, actors learn to have emotional truthfulness that is appropriate to the imaginary circumstances of the scene.
LEVEL FOUR: SCENE STUDY W/EMOTIONAL PREPARATION
More complex improvisations and more challenging scenework are assigned as students learn to put emotional preparation to practice.
LEVEL FIVE: INTERPRETATION AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
At this level, actors confront challenges associated with performance. Students develop the ability to apply personal interpretations to the text and build appropriate characters through attention to culture, period, language, and physical adjustments.
ADVANCED ACTING: BOOK OF DAYS PLAY PROJECT
This class is for students who have completed Levels I-IV of the program. Emphasis is on individual performance development and on-going scenework. Beginning with auditions, we will work from table read through final performance in this intensive using Lanford Wilson's BOOK OF DAYS employing all aspects of the Meisner Technique in the rehearsal process. Students must be able to commit to full process. Email Vali here to learn more.
For more information and/or inquiries please visit www.actorsbridge.org