The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
This workshop is the perfect next step for actors familiar with the founding exercises of the Meisner Technique, but yet to approach working with text. The focus will be on discovering how this Technique transforms an actor’s work with text with particular attention given to text analysis and scene exploration.
We take a script + Impulse actors + 5 days of rehearsal and finish with an electric and connected sharing of the work in our ‘Not-a-Performance’ open showing. Scott chooses a play based on the specific group enrolled in the course. You play as cast, making discoveries along the way, aided by the techniques we teach.
Sanford Meisner defined acting as “living truthfully under a given set of circumstances.” In this introductory course, you will delve into this concept, from Repetition foundations through to working with text - all in an intense, joyous, and transformative 5 days.
This workshop is the perfect next step for actors familiar with the founding exercises of the Meisner Technique, but yet to approach working with text. The focus will be on discovering how this Technique transforms an actor’s work with text with particular attention given to text analysis and scene exploration.
We take a script + Impulse actors + 5 days of rehearsal and finish with an electric and connected sharing of the work in our ‘Not-a-Performance’ open showing. Scott chooses a play based on the specific group enrolled in the course. You play as cast, making discoveries along the way, aided by the techniques we teach.
Sanford Meisner defined acting as “living truthfully under a given set of circumstances.” In this introductory course, you will delve into this concept, from Repetition foundations through to working with text - all in an intense, joyous, and transformative 5 days.
Module 3 takes your work into text, from the first reading and text analysis, through to rehearsal techniques.
The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
Module 3 takes your work into text, from the first reading and text analysis, through to rehearsal techniques.
The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
Module 3 takes your work into text, from the first reading and text analysis, through to rehearsal techniques.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
Sydney drop-ins are currently for those experienced in the Impulse approach and who have worked with Scott previously.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
Drop-ins are open to anyone who has completed Module 1 & 2 with Scott Williams or Erica Chestnut.
Module 3 takes your work into text, from the first reading and text analysis, through to rehearsal techniques.
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
This is the starting point for people new to the technique. Living Truthfully covers our basic, Meisner-rooted Technique, giving you a deep and experiential grounding in its analysis and exercises, focusing on the foundation exercises - those which bring you into 'the moment.'
The Given Set of Circumstances takes the Technique forward to work with 'the givens' of performance. This includes "investing in the realities of doing" - the heart of any actor's work.
