The Meisner TechniqueProgram
Our Schools Preminet Acting Program
The Meisner Technique Program is for actors who are ready to transform themselves and their work. John Ruskin draws on his direct work under Sanford Meisner, combined with his 30 years of teaching experience, to provide authentic Meisner training in a nurturing environment. The result is a two-year experience that leaves an actor transformed emotionally and spiritually. An interview is required before enrolling.
Program Overview
About the Meisner Technique
Our program teaches the acting technique developed by Sanford Meisner. The founder of our school, John Ruskin, was Sanford Meisner’s apprentice for many years and served on the acting faculty at the Neighborhood Playhouse under Meisner.
Two Year Program
Meisner technique, when taught correctly, is some of the deepest soul-bearing work you can experience. Committing to this journey with the same group of actors allows for greater bravery and growth. That is why Meisner wanted all his students to start and finish the work together- no audits, no dip in and out, this is not a workshop. Read more about the depth of this work in a letter from the school’s founder.
The First Year
The first year is about stripping away any inauthentic behavior and shifting their focus from themselves and onto their partner. We do this with Meisner’s foundational exercises: repetition, independent activities, emotional preparation, and scene work.
The Second Year
The second year focuses on training in advanced Meisner technique exercises, including relationship work, accent work, and character work, which includes physical, verbal, and psychological impediments. Actors learn and then apply these techniques to scenes from modern and classical plays. The class culminates in a very special performance of Spoon River Anthologies and a personal monologue.
All Levels Welcome
In the Meisner Technique program, whether you have never acted or are a professional actor, everybody begins together because they are learning a new language. It is unlike any acting class you have ever taken.
Program Details
Prerequisite: Interview with John Ruskin; no previous experience is required
New class sessions start every few months
In-person and online classes are available
Class is held twice a week (average 8 classes a month)
In-person tuition is $320 per month
Online tuition $295 per month
