clarify your vocabulary here for me just a bit "physical change" "accompanying each moment with a physical change" are you "deciding" to make a physical change...
... At the Atlantic Theater Company (David Mamet & William H. Macy's company), there was a specific connection between the acting work and the stoics. The ATC ...
oh cool. jesse, we need to chat. i have a show opening this week and so life is a bit hectic. but i would love to have you read some stuff i wrote and get...
Hello all, My class does scripts every term. At the level I am at we are doing a bit of script analysis. Does anyone have an outline of how they approach the...
... I use a modified version of Practical Aesthetics (Atlantic Theater Company, David Mamet/William H. Macy's technique). 1st Step: What is literally happening...
one of the things i love so much about meisner is that his work was an influence, not a straitjacket. i heard that there was some talk about setting up schools...
... Thus, this is the weakness of Practical Aesthetics (Practical Handbook for the Actor), in my experience. Mamet/Macy made it clear never to aim for emotion....
yep. i think if we talked face to face we'd find out we agree absolutely. ... yep... seen it happen. i saw a mamet play on broadway, don't know why the...
Hello everyone, I am curious how others approach how to create their activities and doors, develop their relationships and create a point of view towards the...
hello my name is Oliver Figueroa and am training to be an actor in the meisner method at the Actor's Lab in Wichita,KS. Activities are simple for me once I...
... doing a ... you ... Hi Shannon, My approach to text analysis is to first realize that the text itself is JUST the canoe like Sandy said. You started in the...
In a message dated 10/7/04 10:01:05 AM, ssojourner@... writes: SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY. ... Ultimately, I think that the action should be the goal OR...
Hi Jesse, A certain 'emotion' should never be a goal. Much like you should NEVER play the end result. Only work moment to moment! Emotion should come from your...
yeah... i must concur. i am always a bit apprehensive about actors who have emotions as goals. it could lead to a pyschic loop. you arrive at the emotion and...
Hi guys. Just had to share an interesting exercise that evolved today in my acting class. I have been using Meisner techniques in this class. We have...
Alright, I don't get all the Meisnertalk. I beieve this method isn't about talking or typing but DOING! Give it a rest. Relax and stop asking STUDENTS ...
I would have to agree with this bit of advice. Ya can't do Meisner, gotta let it do you, my teacher would tell me. And its also what I tell my students. And...
I don't think anyone would disagree with you on "doing" it... But how if not get the most talented people to help you get through the process, a sort of...
Shannon, You have every right to ask anything you want about the subject. This IS a frickin' discussion group after all. That's why we signed up on this...
For starters, I never bashed anyone for asking questions. That would be ridiculous. I also never singled anyone out i.e. Shannon. So Victor, whoever you are...
I understand what you are saying. I am one to usually figure things out on my own and I usually can answer my own questions. When it comes to acting or any...
Derek or whoever your name is. I did read your email and it does sound negative and very discouraging. Perhaps you shouldn't be so defensive, maybe that is one...
Can someone talk a bit about the independent activity, in particular ways to brainstorm them? My teacher wants them to be physical and almost impossible to...
Hey Tom, I am going out a bit and assuming that you are just starting Meisner? If that be the case, I will give you my point of view on the meaning of ...
Shannon, Thanks for your reply. I think it will help to think in terms of what is difficult for ME to do. As an example: A gymnastics champion wouldn't have ...
... Dear Oliver, I respect your point of view, but feel that you perhaps shouldn't impose it on others. If they are getting value out of discussing the way...
... And its also what I tell my students. ... Again, my view is that people are here to talk, to clarify and to share their experiences as well as support each...
... emotion ... Hi Shannon. My approach to the above would be to say ignore the emotion. Instead, put all your attention on what is happening in the moment....
Just want to point this out to you Derek: ... Then you say: Another thing, if you have so ... You are advising Shannon to choose whose advice to take carefully...
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