The first year of Meisner training includes learning to prepare emotionally for complicated scenes. This video explains the importance of emotional preparation and why this acting method is considered healthier for the actor than other acting methods. One of the most...
In addition to teaching acting at the Maggie Flanigan Studio, I do a lot of work as an on set coach. I am often hired by comedians, or personalities who have been cast in a film or television show, and have little to no professional actor training. Inevitably, the...
The Maggie Flanigan Studio Talkback Series: Piper Perabo On Leaving The Film Industry And Joining The Two Year Acting Program In New York City. Piper Perabo trained at The Maggie Flanigan Studio in the two-year acting program from 2007 to 2009. July 6, 2016, New York,...
Actors who study the Meisner Technique are likely familiar with the term the actors instrument. Making a comparison between acting and an instrument is helpful in categorizing aspects of the acting craft and what makes a good actor. As an audience member, it becomes...
Vulnerability, for example is an expression of the emotion of insecurity. Actors might work hard to develop this emotion and the complex ways it can be expressed. But, unless they have developed other aspects of their instrument, such as empathy or intelligence, the...
