Meisner Technique II

Course Description

Summary

This course will advance the work of Meisner I into the exploration of text and scene work. We will discover how to transform words on the page into vital improvisation by continually giving up our ideas of how we think a scene should be acted and trusting in what is actually happening between the actors on stage, in the moment. We will embark on a process of character development that teaches us how to ask the questions that will align the needs, desires and deeply held beliefs of the character with our own. The class will require extensive out-of-class preparation, with a minimum of six hours a week for rehearsals and the crafting of exercises.