by Michelle Meyrink | Jan 11, 2018 | Acting, Actorium, Blog, Uncategorized
At the start of our Foundations I class, in the interest of clarifying the work that we were embarking on we talked about the difference between an Audition Class and an Acting Class. Sometimes people come to Actorium having only taken audition classes and so the...
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 | 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 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 | 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...
by Michelle Meyrink | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
For those that have taken Actorium’s Intro and are entering into Foundations: The first weeks in Foundations are spent working on exercises which invite the actor to express themselves, openly and truthfully. How many of us find it easy to be open and honest in...
