Did you know that the Meisner Technique is a globally recognized acting technique that is considered one of the foremost modern approaches to the craft of acting? And we at Houde School of Acting have made it so you can learn it in the comfort of your own home or in-person at our studio in Cleveland!

Jessica Houde-Morris received her training under Robert Carnegie of Playhouse West, who apprenticed under Meisner and Harold Clurman. Like the Group Theater teachers, Jessica began as an actor. Then spent years as an apprentice teacher at the feet of Mr. Carnegie and other experienced instructors of this approach.

So, when you study at the Houde School of Acting, you’re learning from an institution whose roots can be traced directly back to Meisner and the Group Theater itself.

That’s a creative bloodline of only two degrees of separation!

In addition, the Meisner Technique will expand your skills as an actor by -

·        Teaching you how to listen to your scene partner and allow them to affect you.

·        Teaching you to become confident enough to trust your own instincts in a way that allows you to adapt to any given circumstance.

·        Teaching you to develop a greater sense of empathy, which will help build an undeniable emotional truth that audiences will connect with.

We are proud of the community we have built with our family of Houde students. We believe our camaraderie is unparalleled. Our students work together outside of class, offer each other anecdotal career advice, support each other, and have created friendships that will last a lifetime!