The building blocks of a unified, brain-body approach to acting for stage and screen.
Live truthfully in the moment.
Meisner brings you into deep contact with a partner: it sharpens your ability to listen and react on instinct, grounded in the “reality of doing,” so honesty and real emotion flow freely.
If you've studied Meisner before, come ready to meet this version for the first time.
Transform beyond yourself.
Chekhov hands you a roadmap into character and given circumstances, activating your imagination through the body, so you can step into a life that's vastly different from your own.
Free up your whole instrument.
Voice and body work releases the physical tension that holds you back, opens your breath, and strengthens the mind/body connection, so you gain range, emotional access, and real responsiveness to your partner.
Like a violinist's scales or a dancer's barre, it gives you practical tools to train between jobs and warm up before a show or a hard scene.
Combined, these techniques arm an actor with a toolkit to thrive.
These tools have helped actors land roles on Broadway, in film and television, and earn acceptance into top BFA and MFA programs.
Occasional notes on craft, and updates on classes and workshops.
Ellie is grateful to have worked with these artists, who influenced the work: