2025 Meisner Technique Program
Starts January 8th, 2025
The Meisner Technique was developed by Sanford Meisner over 70 years ago and remains one of the leading acting training techniques today.
No matter where you are in your acting journey, by the end of this 9 -month program, if you have relentlessly applied yourself, you will be powerfully confident and ready to bring something uniquely exciting to whatever medium you work
If you are ready to ignite your imagination, reconnect to your emotions, trust your instincts and develop the essential skills of great acting, and work harder than you have ever worked before…
This program is for you!
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.
Where: 4713 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
Tuition: $3000 total for the 8-month, twice a week program. Broken into the one-time non-refundable registration deposit of $550 and 8 monthly payments of $350.
Start date: Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
2-day Meisner Workshop
November 2 and 3
This is a short weekend workshop to introduce Sanford Meisner's approach to developing acting technique. This acting class is a step-by-step progression of acting exercises that develop the actor's ability to work organically, creating truthful, expressive behavior in acting. Learn why the most respected and inspirational actors of of the last 50 years have had this technique as their foundation.
The Meisner Acting Technique is designed to get you out of your head, teach you how put your focus and attention on the other actor and how to allow yourself to access your emotional range. If this sounds interesting... come work with Elizabeth for a weekend and see if it feels good for you.
This 8 hour workshop includes lunch on Saturday. Class size is limited.
Tuition: $160, $80 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot.
Voice for the Actor – Fitzmaurice Voicework
October 30 - December 11 6 classes
Class Filled
An actor is limited only by the range of their instrument. This instrument includes the voice, body, breath, and emotional accessibility. This class allows our professional acting program students to add conservatory-level voice training to their curriculum. The Fitzmaurice Technique is designed to let your body and voice work with freedom and full expression to access your creativity and emotional range. If you have issues with tension, emotional connection, or anxiety, this class specifically addresses:
Physicality, Breath, Vocal Quality and Practical Usage
Practicality: Reducing strain on the voice, increasing vocal range and expressivity, making speech easy and clear, allowing creativity to flow.
When: Wednesdays 6:30pm
Dates : October 30 – December 11, 2024
Instructor: Michael Yurchak
Cost: $350, 50% non-refundable deposit due to reserve spot
Acting For Beginners – 2025 Exploring Technique
January 14 - March 18, 2025
Whether you have never taken an acting class before, or need some brushing up on fundamental skill sets, our 10-week Acting for Beginners - Exploring Technique class offers valuable exercises and performance experience to develop a strong acting foundation. It gives new actors an understanding of how actors train and the vocabulary that is used in the industry.
It is an overview class that puts what we consider the four major skill sets of actors to work.
- Creative Accessibility
- Truthful Character Development
- Script Reading
- Instrument work
It will also give a small glimpse into the acting industry and some basic business know how.
Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
4713 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91602
ACTING FOR BEGINNERS – The Character in Perfomance January 2025
January 15 - March 19, 2025
It’s why most of us decided to pursue acting - To "be" someone else. Walk in their shoes, speak in their voice, feel their pain, live their joy! – to become THE CHARACTER.
THE CHARACTER IN PERFORMANCE class gives acting students a foundation in creating truthful, dynamic characters for film, television, or stage. It teaches techniques that find the character’s voice, physicality, and psychology. Students work on strengthening their vocal and physical presence, creating characters that are believable yet completely different from themselves. Through exercises, script analyses, monologue and scene work, students acquire a comprehensive set of “acting tools” to draw upon when approaching a role.
Tuition: $510
Wednesdays at 2:30 pm
