We had our final presentation of the O’Neill scenes on Monday. Overall I was pretty happy with the work I presented with Mariah. I think I addressed the notes that Jolene had given us, and felt connected to the material and to Mariah. There was an invited audience of former Meisner students, most of whom… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 7.2.25
Class on Monday was ok. We were in the large classroom, where we first started classes. This was the penultimate O’Neill class. Overall my scene with Mariah went ok. I thought we did better last week. I personally was having a difficult time preparing, and at one point during the scene I felt lost and… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 6.25.25
On Monday we were all off book (no calling for lines) for our O’Neill scenes. Aside from a couple of hiccups, everything went well. I had changed my IA for my scene, which both grounded me, and threw me off. I felt solid on my lines, but when we started the scene I think I… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 6.20.25
Jolene reminded us last night about our journals, and I realize I have not posted in mine for a few weeks. By way of explanation (though not an excuse), I have been busy with two shows and a kitchen remodel as well as a FT job that has been pretty challenging of late. Still, I… Continue reading Meisner Class Journal 6.3.25
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