Comprehensive Training For Serious Actors
The Actor's Place @MCITStudio is the only actor training program of its kind in San Diego.
Led by Master Teachers Lisa Berger and Liz Shipman.
Led by Master Teachers Lisa Berger and Liz Shipman.
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What We OfferThe studio offers a range of acting classes in Meisner and Chekhov Acting Techniques, including a comprehensive two-year program. Ours is a holistic approach that is emotional/psychophysical/ imagination-driven.
Classes are offered in 8-Week Sessions, Saturday Scene Seminars, Intensives & Weekend Workshops |
LISA BERGER Co-Artistic Director--Meisner Technique"My greatest passion is teaching the Meisner technique. I was trained by Maggie Flanigan in New York City and have been teaching acting for over twenty years. I have focused on sharing the Meisner work with students and the actors I direct. In my experience, no other technique is as effective. There is not a better way into the actor's process. Actors who study the Meisner Technique at the Actors Place experience profound levels of artistic growth and excellence."
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LIZ SHIPMAN Co-Artistic Director--Chekhov Technique"I am a Freelance Director and Specialist in Psychophysical Actor Training. I am inspired to share a practical and effective psychophysical approach to both students and professional actor/artists through classes at MCITStudio and Workshops here and in Europe. I am a Certified Laban Movement Analyst, studied Chekhov with Joanna Merlin and many other world renowned Master Teachers of the Chekhov Work. My approach to training actors integrates the theories and practices of Michael Chekhov, Rudolph Laban and Arthur Lessac voice work. I relish in working with language-rich texts & creating work that engages both the actor & the audience through heightened atmospheres & fully committed performances. At MCITStudio we share the brilliance and artistic joy of the Chekhov and the Meisner work. Our focus is designed to strengthen actors’ connection to the immediacy of the moment, cultivate a richness of imagination and develop each actor’s personal connection to their work. Simply put, the Meisner/Chekhov work we specialize in at MCITStudio enables actors to thrive as artists and do their best work."
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"The two-year MCIT program completely changed how I understood acting. It taught me how to be in the moment, fully present, responding to my partner truthfully. It taught me how to prepare for a role and a performance, and how to stay emotionally healthy while exploring the depths of a character's emotional point of view. I owe so much of who I am as an actor to Lisa, Liz, Jeffrey and Mike, and I will be forever grateful to have had them as my teachers and collaborators."
Beth Gallagher, Graduate of the Two Year Program |
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Class Times And Locations
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We offer classes through the week at varies time to accommodate even the busiest of schedules. Pick the class that is right for you.
Our studio is conveniently located at: STUDIO OASIS * 4265 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego 92105 *(Upstairs--Entrance onVan Dyke Ave) 646-226-1903 Classes fill up fast...
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"The MCIT Studio offered me the most invaluable training I could have received. Throughout the two year program they break down acting into a step by step process that can be applied to any project. The Meisner training is grounded in really seeing and really hearing what is in front of you at any given moment to then really do something (trust me, it'll make sense after some time studying here) and the Chekhov training helps to eliminate tension in the body to freely create distinct truthful physicality. The studio is challenging at all levels and with the help of my incredible classmates I was able to grow deeper and further into the work. Lisa Berger and Liz Shipman are both masters at what they teach and it was a gift and an honor to study with them."
Connor Sullivan, Graduate Two Year Program |
REGISTER FOR NEW FALL CLASSES
NEW SESSIONS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
COMPREHENSIVE MEISNER/CHEKHOV
MEISNER TECHNIQUE MONDAY 6-10pm
CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE WEDNESDAY 4-6pm & 6-8:30pm
ADVANCED ACTING & DIRECTING TIME/DAY TBA
SATURDAY SEMINARS '23 10-1PM (9/23, 10/21, 11/18, 12/16)
CHECK OUT OUR ON-LINE OFFERINGS!!!
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL SESSIONS INCLUDE
THE ARTIST’S WAY ONLINE
VIRTUALLY SHAKESPEARE
CHEKHOV ONLINE
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ALL PROGRAMS
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Write to us at mcitstudio@gmail.com for more information
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