FOUNDATIONS of ACTING
Meisner Traditional Program
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This is in the pace and style that Sanford Meisner taught! The class begins with a 3 month training of intensive improvisational work, including the Repetition Exercise, in which actors learn to take the attention off themselves and put it on their partners' real behavior, allowing it to affect them and cause a truthful reaction. Students then apply this strong beginning in their ability to "live truthfully" to modern scene work. The rest of the program is devoted to a heightening of this sense of truth and the actors' emotional depth through more improvisational work and scenes. At the end of the 1 year work, the actors emerge more honest human beings with instruments ready to act truthfully in film, television, and the stage.
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Meets: Monday nights 7pm to 10pm AND Thursday Nights 7pm to 10pm.
Duration: Approx 6 to 7 months (up to Teacher discretion as some classes move faster than others)
Tuition: $360 per month
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Class start date: January 9th 2025
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Join us for this 2 week Intensive online over Zoom! You can be anywhere in the world and study with Alex Taylor. The biggest issue Actors have is listening. This class will guide to see how much listening is essential to Acting and help you to become a master listener.
The class will be 4 days a week. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 1pm. The cost is $300 for the 2 weeks.
Class begins March 10th
You will learn all the beginning Meisner listening exercises.
(*as long as all the other requirements have been met and at instructors' discretion*.)
Art of Listening
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MEISNER SECOND YEAR
Students interested in continuing on to achieve their Certificate of Completion- authorized by the Sanford Meisner Estate, James Carville and Alex Taylor- will be invited to interview based on the quality of their work & work ethic throughout their First Year training.
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Continuing to sharpen the tools forged in the First Year (Traditional or Accelerated), actors move into advanced and highly emotional improvisational work, script interpretation, character crafting, and advanced scenes. The Second Year student will find success in learning to develop an impeccable work ethic and a commitment to overall quality in her craft. This course demands a level of surrender to character that requires deliberate practice and allows students to consistently create and live as complex human beings in their art. Through the Second Year course of study, actors fine-tune their process so it is a trusted, reliable way to GET work, KEEP work, and most importantly, DO great work.
Meets: Wednesday's 6:30pm and Saturdays 10am to 1pm |
Duration: 9 to 10 months (up to Teacher discretion)
Tuition: $380 per month plus Registration Fee*
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Workshops in Europe and at the Meisner Estate in the Caribbean!
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MEISNER FOUNDATIONS: 6 week Summer Intensive 2025 In Lecce Italy!!
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This transcendental introductory acting class is suitable for all artists from the already working series regular, to the pre-professional actor who has never performed on stage, or in front of a camera. This class is perfect for international students and committed actors with flexible schedules. Students begin with opening up their hearts and ears through the famous Repetition Exercise, then delve down to discover what he or she would live and die for throughout the stages of their improvisation work in the Independent Activity Exercises.
In just a brief 6 week program, actors will find themselves more present, not only in their careers, but also their lives. Artists will work in a fast-paced and highly rewarding environment, trained by professionals who are experts in their craft. This is one of LA's best values!
(this class covers all of the basic Meisner Exercises and how to apply them to a scene)​​
Duration: 6 weeks / 4 days a week 6pm to 9pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Tuition: $1000.00
NOW INTERVIEWING and ENROLLING!
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**once accepted and enrolled in a class the registration fee and class fees are non-refundable**
Class sizes and scheduling subject to change at teachers discretion.
Once accepted, there are no refunds, no acceptations.
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Summer Intensive at the Meisner Estate in the Caribbean! Summer 2026
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Join Alex for a two-week intensive in Bequia next Summer 2026!
Classes are for English-speaking actors seeking an immersive and illuminating training program, an effective process for approaching material, and a one-of-a-kind cross-cultural experience. Actors ready to work hard and play hard with Hollywood's Best Acting Coach can request more information here!
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We are the ONLY school that works with the Meisner Estate...learn from the closest you can get to the Meisner Technique source!
AUGUST 6th - 17th
7pm to 10pm
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Don't miss your chance to meet and work with Alex Taylor, Winner Of Best Acting Class/Coach by Backstage Magazine the most Prestigious Award for Acting Teachers in Los Angeles!
Space is limited, and is selling out quickly!
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