by Michelle Meyrink | Jan 2, 2018 | Acting, Blog, Uncategorized
In a culture where fear is the air that we breathe, it is hard to see how deeply fearful our education is – let alone imagine another way to teach or learn. Parker Palmer In my classes I often talk about building a specific school culture. In this new year,...
by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 8, 2017 | Acting, Actorium, Blog
The single most important thing for an actor’s performance is the Objective. In Character Development, we focus on the Super Objective; in P&A, we focus on Scene Objective. Everyone has an Objective, and if the actor is not living out the character’s...
by Michelle Meyrink | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
I had this realization that I found helpful in my life. I noticed when I worked I usually asked myself this: Am I doing this correctly? What do they want? How can I meet their expectations? Will they be happy with this? Is this good enough? But, if I noticed my...
by Michelle Meyrink | Oct 27, 2017 | Acting, Blog, Supernaturally Shy
“All of our acts, even the simplest, which are so familiar to us in everyday life, become strained when we appear behind the footlights before a public of a thousand people.” Stanislavsky It was Stanislavsky who first introduced the concept of Public...
by Michelle Meyrink | Oct 11, 2017 | Acting, Blog
The Super Objective, or Spine of a character, is the driving force of every character in every script. It’s the personal battle of the character. And, it’s this battle that creates the emotional bond between the character and the audience. It’s the...
by Michelle Meyrink | Oct 1, 2017 | Acting, Blog, Uncategorized
People can be taken away by the experience of acting, truly uplifted. That experience happens when you’ve become completely absorbed in something outside of yourself, so much so that you lose yourself. The beginning of our training and really the base of all of...
by Michelle Meyrink | Sep 10, 2017 | Blog
How do you work out a plan for a performance and then drop it so that you are alive in the moment? In the attached clip you can see Actorium student Nancy Kato’s progression in her work. In the first clip (black and white) she is focused on her Objectives...
by Michelle Meyrink | Aug 26, 2017 | Acting, Blog
A topic that came up a lot this week was over-thinking scenes. But the question is not actually a matter of whether or not you’re over-thinking a scene, the question is whether or not you’re thinking about the right things. This 1st Set of questions are examples of...
by Michelle Meyrink | Aug 8, 2017 | Acting, Actorium, Blog
Character Development: Obstacles to the Super Objective When taking on a role, one of the first exercises is the identification of “the battle” that your character goes through. What’s life without a battle right? When does it ever not happen? The...
by Michelle Meyrink | May 1, 2017 | Acting, Blog, Uncategorized
The training that we do in scene study at Actorium is based on Meisner and Method techniques. The ultimate goal in this training is for the actor is to be living and responding freely in the moment. This is an important factor at every level. I judge an actor’s work...
