Supernaturally Shy Acting Program - Actorium Vancouver Acting Classes

ACTING FOR THE SUPERNATURALLY SHY

ACTING

FOR THE

SUPERNATURALLY

SHY

At the outset of our training, our goal is to teach ‘un-acting’. How can someone stop acting and bring their true, pure, honest self forward? How can someone unmask themselves and get used to living in that experience, rather than a ‘version’ of oneself that is presented to people? An actor’s goal in training is to give a very strong, truthful performance. How can you train to give that, if you train to pretend?

That’s the initial challenge for most actors – taking the mask off, and learning to live purely and authentically as themselves in each moment.

With shyness, we may hold on to that mask as well, or, we may simply avoid situations altogether. We hide not only behind a mask but sometimes we hide altogether. We avoid any situation where we would feel exposed, or vulnerable.

So with shyness, we work on becoming accustomed to that uncomfortable feeling of exposure – which is vulnerability, a real asset in acting and in life!

We step into the experience slowly, step by step.

If you’re interested in Acting for the Supernaturally Shy, we recommend beginning with our Thursday Foundations.

All of the below classes can be used to work on shyness in life or in acting.

SUPERNATURALLY SHY FOUNDATIONS

Foundations Classes weekly acting exercise classes on zoom

Acting is an art that asks you to dig in deep to access your truest self expression. But, most of us learn to hide, or even lose touch with, our authentic expression. In this class, we work on exercises that develop the ability to discover and trust one’s innate self-expression. When you can fully express yourself you can play any role.

A $95 monthly subscription gives you the option to participate in weekly online zoom classes.
This course focuses on the goals of Method Acting and Stanislavski teaching using Sanford Meisner’s repetition work, Lee Strasberg’s Sense Memory exercises and Viola Spolin’s theatrical improv work.
Zoom classes are 90 minutes and include a lesson and discussion, preparation and exercise work.

Included in Role Immersion.

Cost:
$95/month for unlimited classes
New students get their first month for $50

Classes run on:

Zoom: Mondays 7-8:30 pm
Zoom: Thursdays 7-8:30 pm
all times in PST

Foundations gives you access to all Foundations classes. The Thursday class is focused on Acting for the Supernaturally Shy.

Acting is an art that asks you to dig in deep to access your truest self expression. But, most of us learn to hide, or even lose touch with, our authentic expression. In this class, we work on exercises that develop the ability to discover and trust one’s innate self-expression. When you can fully express yourself you can play any role.

A $95 monthly subscription gives you the option to participate in weekly online zoom classes.
This course focuses on the goals of Method Acting and Stanislavski teaching using Sanford Meisner’s repetition work, Lee Strasberg’s Sense Memory exercises and Viola Spolin’s theatrical improv work.
Zoom classes are 90 minutes and include a lesson and discussion, preparation and exercise work.

Included in Role Immersion.

Cost:
$95/month for unlimited classes
New students get their first month for $50

Classes run on:

Zoom: Mondays 7-8:30 pm
Zoom: Thursdays 7-8:30 pm
all times in PST

Foundations gives you access to all Foundations classes. The Thursday class is focused on Acting for the Supernaturally Shy.

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Included in ARTIST PASS

NOT SURE WHERE TO START? BOOK A 15 MINUTE ZOOM MEETING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR

A set of time slots for Superntually Meetings with Michelle Meyrink

COMING SOON! SHYNESS IN ACTING MINI-COURSE

Foundations Classes<br />
An Acting Exercise Class on Zoom

A free mini-course on shyness and acting coming soon!

BLOG POSTS ON SHYNESS

Overcoming Shyness

by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog, Online Classes, Studio Classes, Supernaturally Shy

Acting is an art of expression. And though we don’t train to focus on feeling (as feeling is a result and not an action) the truth is, the deeper a person can experience feeling, the better the acting. But experiencing feeling is hard. When you feel, people can see...

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My internal life is so changed, my mind puzzles are beginning to unravel, the fog and confusion are not so extreme and I can meet the eyes of another person.This is solely because of the safe place and guidance you have provided. You can imagine that saying thank you seems inadequate, but THANK YOU.

As a kid and young adult I was very open, sensitive, and intuitive; over time and through relationships with people who I let use the very best of those qualities to their advantage and my disadvantage, I built up a protective wall around my heart. I’ve been living with a mild unhappiness and restlessness for a number of years and recently it’s become physically uncomfortable, and at times painful, to live like this. I carry a heaviness in my chest and experience an intermittent blockage in my throat – I believe that both symptoms are physical manifestations of my choice to close down something in me that wants to make itself known. I went to Actorium have absolutely no idea what to expect, no preconceptions about what might happen or how I might feel. Over the 4 weeks I felt my eyes and heart open, the heaviness I carry in my chest loosen. Little epiphanies throughout the weeks started to release some of the tangles in my mind, and I felt hopeful for the first time in a long time.

It is a surreal experience for me being in your acting classes. I have lived my life inside a sort of straight jacket and blindfolded. I have known something was very wrong but I did not know how to help myself. I could not explain how this is working but over the last six months I have felt a loosening from what binds me, which is such an incredible relief. I can not emphasize enough how limited I have been due to my fears and my thought processes… I am so deeply thankful for this painful and joyful process. I am sorry so much time has past in my life, but thankful there is some left.

I took the Acting for the Supernaturally Shy class, not knowing what to expect and feeling quite nervous about it. Shyness is something that still grabs me by the throat and tells me that I should just stay home, that I’ll be safer that way. I’m very glad that I didn’t listen to my fear. I took the class and it was fantastic. As an unexpected benefit, the experience made me realize that maybe there’s an actor inside of me, suppressed but struggling to emerge. Now, I’m enrolled i Foundations. I didn’t foresee that I would take another course, and likely more to come. I don’t know where this will lead, but the training has been inspiring, challenging, empowering, confidence-building, and enriching. I have no regrets that I took the risk.

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