We began our second year work last week with the Nursery Rhymes, and with Bill Simmons filling in for Jolene while she is recovering. The purpose of the nursery rhyme exercise is to begin to play one action (or as Meisner calls it, “doing”) fully. In addition to our regular crafting, including the nerve, we… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 4.1.25
Last night everyone presented their final year one full exercises. I thought overall everyone showed significant growth from last week. I was overall pleased with the work Deb and I did on Dark at the Top of the Stairs. I felt a bit shaky at the top – for some reason I was struggling with… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 3.18.25
Last night’s class was in the Basile Theatre. Highlight of the night was Christine and Lukas’ exercise (can’t recall the name of the play)…really good work from both of them. Deb and I both struggled during our exercise. We got off to a rocky start and Jolene actually stopped us and had us start over.… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 3.11.25
On Monday we did full exercises using the text. Fortunately we were able to carry scripts this week, as I am having a difficult time memorizing this scene. Not sure why. Of course, carrying the script brings with it an additional set of challenges…it’s difficult to be fully present and leave yourself alone with a… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 3.6.25
Once again work has been so busy that I forgot to do a journal entry last week. It was our final presentation of the Blue Denim scene with Lukas. For me, things seemed to have clicked. I had raised the stakes on my trigger which really helped a lot. The other trigger had worked, but… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 2.25.25
I missed posting about class last week, so I will do my best to recall how things went, as well as add my thoughts on last night’s class. Overall, class on February 3rd went well. Lukas and I connected pretty well. I felt really good about my work, and the feedback I got supported that.… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 2.11.25
After being off for a week for MLK Day, being back in class felt good. Missing were Alex, who joined by Zoom due to work travel, and Paige, who had tech for Red Speedo. We started with the final scene presentation with Lukas and Olivia, then moved into our Full Exercise based on the text… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 1.28.25
Last night was the first class back since before Christmas. I think we all were looking forward to it, and it was great to see everyone (at least those who were there). We had two guest repeaters last night, and then we got our next texts. One thing Jolene had us do was spend 5… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 1.14.25
Last night was the last class of the year. We start back up on January 6. I was unsure if I was going to make it due to my mother’s passing, however it turned out to be exactly what I needed. Christine and I presented our first text scene for the final time. I was… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 12.17.24
Last night was our first night actually using the text as our repetition. During some pre-class discussion with a couple of classmates we expressed confusion regarding calling the exercise “repetition” because we’re not actually “repeating” what our scene partner says. I think it is more that we use the tools of the repetition exercise but… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 12.10.24