Sam Rockwell is a trained Meisner actor who recently received an Oscar award for his performance in “Three Billboards OutSide Ebbing”. In this video Sam talks with students at Maggie Flanigan Studio about vulnerability and anger. It was long overdue, Sam Rockwell’s...
The Maggie Flanigan Studio is dedicated to preserving the life work of Sanford Meisner, the Meisner Technique. In this blog post, Charlie Sandlan discusses the second reason that actors should study the Meisner technique. One of the marks of a really well-trained...
For any serious actor, indeed for any true artist, craft and technique are imperative. An actor needs to master her instrument and make fundamentals second nature. Beyond this, however, is the importance of vulnerability in the actor’s process. I don’t believe enough...
Receiving more individualized attention from an acting teacher or private acting coach can be a rigorous process that strips away many of an actor’s preconceived notions of their skills. An actor’s innermost thoughts and feelings can be difficult to expose...
