Acting Sessions: The Meisner Technique

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This Session's Topic: The Meisner Technique

This Acting Session (recorded on September 11, 2021) is for anyone looking to learn about the art of acting and the industry!

In this episode, Marco DiGeorge discusses the following:

00:00 Introduction to Lesson: The Meisner Technique
02:10 Why do we need a technique as an actor?
04:55 A brief and simple history of acting
07:14 Intro to Konstantin Stanislavski
11:30 Intro to Sanford Meisner
15:40 The Meisner Technique: A Psychological Approach
18:03 The Human Issue - Self-Consciousness gets in the way of our listening
20:37 The peeling away of masks to reveal the character
25:00 Developing the freedom to express emotion
31:30 QUESTION: How do you teach this technique at your studio?
35:31 QUESTION: Is the Meisner Technique taught the same way at different schools?
37:55 QUESTION: I took an acting class in college that taught us the repetition exercise of Meisner - isn't that the main part of the technique?
40:24 QUESTION: I'm worried about having to use my past experiences for my acting - how does that work?
45:19 QUESTION: Are Meisner trained actors better than actors with other techniques?
51:02 QUESTION: How will I know if this technique is the right one for me?
54:55 Conclusion

Marco DiGeorge is a co-founder of Truthful Acting Studios (an acting conservatory located in Orlando, Florida) and one of the lead instructors. In addition, Marco also is an adjunct professor in the film department at the University of Central Florida, and the Artistic Director of Theater On The Edge.

This is part of an ongoing online series at Truthful Acting. Please visit our website for details - https://truthfulacting.com