<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-xdj266r gmail-x14z9mp gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1lziwak gmail-x1vvkbs gmail-x126k92a" style="margin:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"system-ui",".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px">Actors — eye contact isn’t connection. 👀<br>You might be looking at your partner… but are you letting them affect you?<br><br>In Meisner, it’s not about appearing to listen.<br>It’s about being present — open to being changed in real time.<br><br>In the video link below, Jessica Houde-Morris — 2nd generation Meisner teacher and founder of Houde School of Acting — breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of the Meisner Technique:<br>➡️ The difference between looking and listening<br>➡️ Why great acting isn’t about planning your reactions<br>➡️ And how real connection means being willing to change in the moment.<br><br>Slow down. Tune in. Let it move you. 🎯<br><br>Challenge yourself:<br>✨ What is my partner doing?<br>✨ How do I feel?<br>✨ What do I want to do?<br><br>Stay open.<br>Stay curious.<br><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">The connection will come.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX_InjSwDXM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX_InjSwDXM</a>  </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit"> 💥<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small">Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for free lessons and acting tips!</span></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCMH35ahx9Kx6O8lWn-p2NOw" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/channel/loUCMH35ahx9Kx6O8lWn-p2NOw</a></font></p></div><div><br></div></div><div>Sincerely,<br></div><div><br></div><img src="https://d36urhup7zbd7q.cloudfront.net/u/wB9WY7g01go/1662692246123.jpeg" height="auto" width="65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);width:65px;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:0px;height:auto"><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:1.2;padding:0.01px"><span style="text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(100,100,100);letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.2;font-size:16px">Studio Assistant </span><br><span style="text-transform:initial;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(100,100,100);line-height:1.2;font-size:13px">Houde School of Acting</span></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Arial;font-size:11px"> </span><a href="https://www.houdeschoolofacting.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Arial;font-size:11px;text-decoration:unset" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.2;color:rgb(33,33,33)">www.houdeschoolofacting.com</span></a><br><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;margin:0.1px;line-height:1"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=2310+E+Superior+Ave.+Cleveland+Oh+44114" rel="nofollow noreferrer" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:unset" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.2;color:rgb(33,33,33)">2310 E Superior Ave. Cleveland Oh 44114</span></a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;margin:0.1px;line-height:1"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/houdeschool" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/s/fb/3b5998/48/0/background.png" border="0" style="float:left;border:none"></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/houdeschoolofacting/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="https://cdn.gifo.wisestamp.com/s/inst/E4405F/48/0/background.png" border="0" style="float:left;border:none"></a></p></div></div></div></div>