Sandra K. Horner and The Performance Studio...

Sandra began her teaching career in New York City. In 1992, she moved to Minnesota and founded The Performance Studio, located in the heart of Minneapolis' (MPLS) downtown theatre district. In 2000, she opened an LA branch of The Performance Studio. As artistic director, she teaches classes based in: Stanislavski Method, Robert Lewis Script Analysis, and Sanford Meisner Technique. She creates an environment that supports artistic growth for both teens and adults. Actors become more confident through practicing these methods. (To her knowledge, Sandra is the only teacher in LA and MPLS teaching Robert Lewis' approach.) Sandra also hosted many guest instructors at The Performance Studio including: David Lind - Chekhov; Julia Carey - Shakespeare; Eric Holmgren - Actor's Movement; and Saule Ryan - voice, Roy Hart Theatre of France. While in Minnesota, Sandra also taught classes at the colleges of Macalaster and St. Olaf. Wide Variety Theatre (WVT) is an important part of The Performance Studio. Sandra founded the theatre in Minneapolis. WVT gives her students an avenue to apply the techniques she teaches to a script, and perform it in front of an audience including Industry Professionals. Many actors get representation and work from WVT. Performing in LA and MPLS, Sandra has cast, directed and produced 49 productions of Wide Variety Theatre. Sandra worked as a stage actress in New York City for 10 years. Her training included: intensive study with former Head of the Yale Drama Department and acting master from The Group Theatre, Robert Lewis; and Meisner Technique with Kathryn Gately. Her many credits include: the world premiere of Currents Turned Awry, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, D.L.Coburn; Hello Bob, by Broadway playwright, Robert Patrick; and Beiderbecke's Last Drunk, winner of the Samuel French One-Act Festival. As an actress, she has appeared in film, television, and commercials. (Enjoyable moments:  on film, beating up California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger in Jingle All The Way. And recently on television, playing the wife of a man who has a hook impaled through his neck in TLC's Untold Stories of the ER.) Sandra debuted as a director in New York City, at the Nat Horn Theatre. She has directed over 250 plays in NYC, LA, AND MPLS including: Alan Ball's, Five Woman Wearing the Same Dress; The Owl and the Pussycat, by Bill Manhoff; Ikee, Ikee, Nye, Nye, Nye, by Lanford Wilson; and Hidden in this Picture, by Aaron Sorkin. Sandra is a writer and producer with an MN writing team, H. B. Creations.  She co-created and executive-produced an original sketch comedy called Irelene Television Network. This unique idea, along with other television concepts created by H. B. Creations have caught the interest of LA production companies and networks including: CBS, FOX, NBC, Bruckheimer Films, Dreamworks, Weinstein Company, Carsey-Werner, MTV, Showtime, Comedy Central, Bette Midler's production company - All Girl Production, and Kelsey Grammer's production company - Grammnet Production.  French Stewart who starred in 3rd Rock from the Sun is currently interested in starring in H.B. Creation's one hour fantasy adventure, Parallax.