[NEohioPAL]NEW Meisner Session Begins Jan 2nd

Mon Dec 20 07:31:31 PST 2004

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Good acting is personal.
  The character is you--always you--
Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

Each character you play lives within your own boundaries
for expressiveness, depth of feeling, and specificity of response.

Victor D'Altorio
Meisner classes
L.A. Weekly Critics Best Director 2000
Chicago's most recommended acting teacher
by agents and casting directors 1993-98

Victor guides the actor right to the truth, and to a very specific truth,
which is really rare. He creates an atmosphere of total safety.
Sometimes I wanted to smack him on the head when he directed me!
He insists that every moment be honest, specific, and fully alive.
I absolutely loved working with him.
Megan Mullally, Karen Walker on Will & Grace
Emmy Award, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

A new 8-week Meisner session will begin on Sunday January 2nd
ALSO:
A new 8-week Monologue class will begin on Monday January 3rd
A new 8-week Scene Study class will begin on Wednesday January 5th

The Scene Study class is available first to students who have completed one=
=20
or more sessions of the Meisner class.

The Monologue class is open to all.

Sunday Evening Class =96 Meisner Technique
5:45-10pm  Limited to 16 people
Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20

Monday Evening Class - Monologue
7-10pm  Limited to 8 people
Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21

Wednesday Evening Class - Scene Study
7-10pm  Limited to 8 people
Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23

All Classes are 8 weeks long, and the pricing for 8 weeks is as follows:
Discounted price for one class: $300
Cost for one class is $350 with a $50 discount if the entire amount is paid=
=20
in full
by the Friday before the first class.
Cost for a second class is $100 if paid in full by the Friday before the=20
first class.
Otherwise, $150.

Where: Epiphany Lutheran Church, corner of Route 8 and Valley View Rd. The=
=20
church is a 3-minute drive once you get off the Route 82 exit of Interstate=
=20
271.
Contact: Victor D'Altorio at vdaltorio at neo.rr.com to set up an interview.

Singers spend hours vocalizing up and down the scales. Dancers stretch and=
=20
bend at a bar. The actor must exercise the mechanism that allows for=20
flexibility and freedom of expression--the ability to listen and respond=20
truthfully, fully, freely and spontaneously. First as oneself. Then, with=20
the addition of a specific set of imaginary circumstances. Sanford=20
Meisner's repetition exercise is the basis for the work.

Particular emphasis is placed on listening and responding to the other=20
person in an honest and specific way.

The goal: to experience a flow state of mind and heart, free of=20
conventionalized behaviors and preconceived responses.

Lose self-consciousness by focusing outwardly.
Respond to what's happening -not to what's expected or desired.
Unblock/Expand your range of expression.
Express fully, feely, and spontaneously.
Surprise yourself with your own unanticipated responses.
Relate to the imaginary circumstance in a much more specific way.
Allow the dialogue to ride on the moment-don't play the meaning of the=
 lines.

"Victor first directed me in an outrageous comedy off-Broadway called=20
Talking Minks, and he is, easily, one of the best directors Ive worked=20
with. Recently I recommended to a young actor on "The West Wing" that he=20
take Victor's acting class, and the change in his work after only a few=20
months was astonishing. His tendency to dramatize was gone and his sense of=
=20
truth and commitment to the moment much, much stronger. He had more=20
confidence, more presence, more charisma--which can't be taught, of=20
course--but it emerged with the stronger sense of self he developed under=20
Vic's tutelage."
Richard Schiff, Toby on The West Wing
Emmy Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

=93Victor=92s ability to facilitate honest, unembellished communication=
 between=20
people is phenomenal. He=92s not satisfied until each moment is as specific=
=20
as possible and perfectly clear. His understanding of Sanford Meisner=92s=20
work--and Meisner was a genius, certainly--is so complete that people=20
who=92ve worked on the Meisner exercises for years feel they=92re brand new=
=20
when they work with Vic.=94

Laura Innes, =93Dr. Carrie Weaver=94 on ER
Emmy-nominated, Best Supporting Actress/Drama Series
Emmy-nominated, Best Director/Drama series, The West Wing

Victor D'Altorio is a teacher, director, and actor. From 1990-98 he was one=
=20
of Chicago's most respected, most recommended acting teachers at The=20
Actors' Center, the Windy City's best known professional training program.=
=20
 From 98-02 he had his own private studio in Los Angeles, where he taught=20
class and privately coached many actors for TV and film. He was the L.A.=20
Weekly Critics' Theatre Director of the Year for 2000, and was asked by=20
L.A. County to adapt his work with actors for teens at high risk for HIV=20
infection for an innovative California state funded program to educate=20
youth in better, more truth-centered communication skills. He is a graduate=
=20
of Northwestern University, and also of the William Esper Studio, NYC,=20
where he completed the formal, 2-year Meisner work, which is the basis for=
=20
his teaching.

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<div align=3D"center">Good acting is personal. 
 The character is you--always you-- 
Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances. 
</div>
  
<div align=3D"center">Each character you play lives within your own
boundaries 
for expressiveness, depth of feeling, and specificity of response. 
  
Victor D'Altorio 
Meisner classes 
L.A. Weekly Critics Best Director 2000 
Chicago's most recommended acting teacher 
by agents and casting directors 1993-98 
  
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Victor guides the actor right to the truth, and to a very specific
truth, 
which is really rare. He creates an atmosphere of total safety. 
Sometimes I wanted to smack him on the head when he directed me! 
He insists that every moment be honest, specific, and fully alive. 
I absolutely loved working with him. 
<div align=3D"right">Megan Mullally, Karen Walker on Will &
Grace 
Emmy Award, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 
  
</div>
A new 8-week Meisner session will begin on Sunday January 2nd 
ALSO: 
A new 8-week Monologue class will begin on Monday January 3rd 
A new 8-week Scene Study class will begin on Wednesday January
5th 
  
The Scene Study class is available first to students who have completed
one or more sessions of the Meisner class. 
  
The Monologue class is open to all. 
  
Sunday Evening Class =96 Meisner Technique 
5:45-10pm  Limited to 16 people 
Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20 
  
Monday Evening Class - Monologue 
7-10pm  Limited to 8 people 
Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21 
  
Wednesday Evening Class - Scene Study 
7-10pm  Limited to 8 people 
Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 
  
All Classes are 8 weeks long, and the pricing for 8 weeks is as
follows: 
Discounted price for one class: $300 
Cost for one class is $350 with a $50 discount if the entire amount is
paid in full 
by the Friday before the first class. 
Cost for a second class is $100 if paid in full by the Friday before the
first class. 
Otherwise, $150. 
  
Where: Epiphany Lutheran Church, corner of Route 8 and Valley View Rd.=20
The church is a 3-minute drive once you get off the Route 82 exit of
Interstate 271. 
Contact: Victor D'Altorio at vdaltorio at neo.rr.com to set up an
interview. 
  
Singers spend hours vocalizing up and down the scales. Dancers stretch
and bend at a bar. The actor must exercise the mechanism that allows for
flexibility and freedom of expression--the ability to listen and respond
truthfully, fully, freely and spontaneously. First as oneself. Then, with
the addition of a specific set of imaginary circumstances. Sanford
Meisner's repetition exercise is the basis for the work. 
  
Particular emphasis is placed on listening and responding to the other
person in an honest and specific way. 
  
The goal: to experience a flow state of mind and heart, free of
conventionalized behaviors and preconceived responses. 
  
Lose self-consciousness by focusing outwardly. 
Respond to what's happening -not to what's expected or desired. 
Unblock/Expand your range of expression. 
Express fully, feely, and spontaneously. 
Surprise yourself with your own unanticipated responses. 
Relate to the imaginary circumstance in a much more specific way. 
Allow the dialogue to ride on the moment-don't play the meaning of the
lines. 
  
<h3>"Victor first directed me in an outrageous
comedy off-Broadway called Talking Minks, and he is, easily, one of the
best directors Ive worked with. Recently I recommended to a young actor
on "The West Wing" that he take Victor's acting class, and the
change in his work after only a few months was astonishing. His tendency
to dramatize was gone and his sense of truth and commitment to the moment
much, much stronger. He had more confidence, more presence, more
charisma--which can't be taught, of course--but it emerged with the
stronger sense of self he developed under Vic's tutelage." 
<div align=3D"right">Richard Schiff, Toby on The West Wing 
Emmy Award, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Series</h3></div>
=93Victor=92s ability to facilitate honest, unembellished communicatio=
n
between people is phenomenal. He=92s not satisfied until each moment is as
specific as possible and perfectly clear. His understanding of Sanford
Meisner=92s work--and Meisner was a genius, certainly--is so complete that
people who=92ve worked on the Meisner exercises for years feel they=92re
brand new when they work with Vic.=94 
  
<div align=3D"right">Laura Innes, =93Dr. Carrie Weaver=94 on ER 
Emmy-nominated, Best Supporting Actress/Drama Series 
Emmy-nominated, Best Director/Drama series, The West Wing 
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<h3>Victor D'Altorio is a teacher, director, and actor. From 1990-98
he was one of Chicago's most respected, most recommended acting teachers
at The Actors' Center, the Windy City's best known professional training
program. From 98-02 he had his own private studio in Los Angeles, where
he taught class and privately coached many actors for TV and film. He was
the L.A. Weekly Critics' Theatre Director of the Year for 2000, and was
asked by L.A. County to adapt his work with actors for teens at high risk
for HIV infection for an innovative California state funded program to
educate youth in better, more truth-centered communication skills. He is
a graduate of Northwestern University, and also of the William Esper
Studio, NYC, where he completed the formal, 2-year Meisner work, which is
the basis for his teaching.</h3>  
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