[NEohioPAL]New DAYTIME Meisner Session starts in March

Mon Feb 7 07:01:53 PST 2005

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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 March 6.
A new 8-week DAYTIME Meisner class will begin on Thursday March 10.
ALSO:
A new 8-week Scene Study class will begin on Wednesday March 9.

The Scene Study class is available first to students currently enrolled in=
=20
the Meisner class, and then to those who have completed at least one=20
session of the Meisner class.

Sunday Evening Class =96 Meisner Technique
5:45-10pm  Limited to 16 people
March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24

Thursday Daytime Class =96 Meisner Technique
Noon-3pm  Limited to 12 people (Noon - 2pm if 8 people or less)
March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28

Wednesday Evening Class - Scene Study
7-10pm  Limited to 8 people
March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27

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 before the first class.
Cost for a second class is $125 if paid in full by the first class.
Otherwise the cost is $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.

=93Victor 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. 
  
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 
  
</div>
"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 March 6. 
A new 8-week DAYTIME Meisner class will begin on Thursday March 10. 
ALSO: 
A new 8-week Scene Study class will begin on Wednesday March 9. 
  
The Scene Study class is available first to students currently enrolled
in the Meisner class, and then to those who have completed at least one
session of the Meisner class. 
  
Sunday Evening Class =96 Meisner Technique 
5:45-10pm  Limited to 16 people 
March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24 
  
Thursday Daytime Class =96 Meisner Technique 
Noon-3pm  Limited to 12 people (Noon - 2pm if 8 people or
less) 
March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28 
  
Wednesday Evening Class - Scene Study 
7-10pm  Limited to 8 people 
March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 
  
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 before the first class. 
Cost for a second class is $125 if paid in full by the first class. 
Otherwise the cost is $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>=93Victor 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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