Meisner Acting- Training for the Serious Actor

With Meisner, silence can be as important as speaking and listening even more so. He believed that acting is not an imitation of life, it is a new reality created by actors who are committed to "doing," moment by moment onstage. Studying, in part, is meant to eliminate the head work, so the actor is free to work spontaneously during a performance. By remaining open to the technique and having a willingness to put in some very hard work, an actor can achieve the goals they have set for themselves by studying Meisner. Just remember another often used Meisner phrase: "It is okay to be wrong but it is not okay if you do not try."

To learn more about Meisner acting and emotional memory you can visit our website or watch this video Meisner technique.