“Acting then, is learning to be private in public.”~ Lee Strasberg

Heath Ledger died from “method acting.”  Unfortunately, too many people think Method is all about wallowing in emotion: pain, self-pity, self-indulgence, being out of control, and selfishness. Time and time again when people label what some actor has done to prepare for a role, they call it ‘method.’ Unfortunately, this is not accurate.  It is not a dangerous system of acting that is unrepeatable and created specifically for film.  It’s derived primarily from the work of Stanislavski, Eugene Vahktangov, and Meyerhold, and it can be used without making trips to the mental hospital. It is the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mis-taught of all acting techniques.  Log on and discover the truths and expose the myths with Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano — a Life Member of the Actors Studio.

If you’re interested in learning a world-renown technique, come out and experience Michael Shurtleff’s, 12 GUIDEPOSTS.  The famed Broadway and Hollywood casting director launched the careers of Streisand, Redford, Vereen, Tomlin, Midler and Hoffman.  His ‘tips’ were transformed into a system and are taught at all the top theatre training programs.  Don’t miss this opportunity to not only learn how to stand out at an audition, but how to be dynamic in the role once cast.  His Guideposts apply to ANY and ALL material.  Participants should come prepared with a short monologue that does NOT have to be memorized.

“The actor is at one and the same time both the artist and the tool of the art.” ~ Vera Mowry Roberts

The primary tools actors use to create characters are their body and voice.  In this Workshop, participants will discover what their ‘points of origination’ are and explore ‘altering’ these in order to move and sound more like the character and less like yourself.  If you feel as though every character you’ve ever played is just ‘you’ saying different words, this Workshop will provide the opportunity to go beyond the ordinary and begin creating extraordinary characters with their own unique sound and movement.

“Your talent lies in your choices.”  ~ Stella Adler

People do not talk because they feel, they talk because they want.  These ‘wants/needs’ are what an actor translates into an objective.  Accomplishing the objective of any large task is chaotic if approached from its entirety rather than taken step by step.  These process “steps” in a script are beats.  The beats within a scene are composed of the actions which, step by step, strive to accomplish that objective.  In this enlightening Master Class, participants will discover “three elements to a formula,” (objective, obstacle, action) and the “six ingredients and two spices,” that contribute to unique, interesting choices and, most importantly, how to PLAY these choices in a performance, creating a believable character.