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"I highly recommend Sandra's
classes. When I see her students in a Wide Variety Theatre, I get a better
picture of their range and potential."
Barbara
Shelton,
casting director,
owner of
Bab's Casting
(MPLS)
"Sandra
Demystifies Method."
-Christopher
Scianna, Performance Studio alumni
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- Method-Meisner-Lewis
(this class culminates in a live
industry performance)
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| Prerequisite: none
This six-month intensive class emphasizes natural,
believable acting achieved through the following:
Stanislavski Method:
Learn
and apply the basic tools of the craft of acting, including relaxation, concentration,
imagination, sense memory, and emotional recall.
Meisner Technique: Strengthen your
emotional expression. Learn what it is to feel truthful, and act from
instinct. Understand what it means to
be in the "moment". This technique makes you a
believable actor.
Lewis Technique: Learn breakdown scripts the way
Robert Lewis himself taught (Sandra studied directly with Lewis in NYC,
see bio.
This technique takes the guesswork out of script analysis, and puts you
in command of the script.
Scene Work & Performance:
Apply the newly-learned
techniques to a scene or one-act. Work that scene to performance
level, and if you choose, perform in a LA/MPLS industry performance of
Wide Variety Theatre (WVT). Many actors get representation and
work from their performance in WVT.
This class is open to adults of all ages and skill levels. It
offers an excellent introduction for beginning actors and a challenging
learning opportunity for experienced actors.
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"Sandra's students perform with such
honesty. This honesty is not only important for stage, but vital
for the camera."
-Jean Rohn,
casting director for
ALL MY CHILDREN.
Owner of JR Casting
( MPLS)
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- Advanced Meisner-Lewis Scene Study
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Prerequisite: Method, Meisner, Lewis
Meisner Technique: Continue to break through your
walls and get to the truth. The class will focus on:
stronger instinctual awareness and emotional expression within the
moment, imaginative character work, and staying instinctively true while
in character.
Lewis Technique:
Focus on- breaking
down a scene quickly. Making strong imaginative choices and committing
to them. Concentration in Strengthening your cold reading skills which makes
auditioning a snap.
Scene Study:
Scene work is applied during
both Meisner and Lewis Techniques. Advanced actors are welcome to
perform in either/both LA/MPLS Wide Variety Theatre.
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"The "as if" audition in the
monologue and audition class was good practice and a lot of fun!"
-Danielle
Sirois, Performance Studio alumni
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- Monologue and the Audition Class
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Prerequisite: none
Get
ready for any audition with tools that give you more confidence, thus helping you win the role.
Monologue & the
Audition Class is based in Robert Lewis' Script Analysis. Focus on:
Easily finding the right monologues for you. Do's and don'ts of
auditioning.
Insight to the perfect headshot and resume. Movement and blocking.
Working your monologue(s) to audition level. The class culminates
in an "as if" audition.
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"After studying with Sandra, I landed agents in Minneapolis and LA."
-Jode Keehr, Performance Studio alumni
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- Cold Reading and The Business
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| Prerequisite: none
This ongoing class is for the business savvy actor. Based in
Robert Lewis' Script Analysis, this class strengthens your cold reading
skills. Emphasis is placed on making strong, imaginative choices
quickly, and interpreting direction/adjustments easily. This class focuses on
keeping a weekly business journal. In a supportive environment,
share your goals; long term and short. Feel empowered as
you reach the goals you have set. This class builds your
confidence and gets you ready for any audition situation.
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".... I can't believe what you can get out of your actors."
-Dan O'Dowd, screenplay writer and director, LA
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| Prerequisite: none
Held in August, this five-day intensive includes:
Stanislavski Method:
Learn
and apply the basic tools of the craft of acting, including
relaxation, concentration, imagination, sense memory, and
emotional recall.
Meisner Technique: Strengthen your
emotional expression. Learn what it is to feel truthful, and act from
instinct. Understand what it means to
be in the "moment". This technique makes you a
believable actor.
Lewis Technique: Learn breakdown scripts the way
Robert Lewis himself taught (Sandra studied directly with Lewis in NYC,
see bio.
This technique takes the guesswork out of script analysis, and puts you
in command of the script.
Scene Work: Apply these
vital approaches to a scene written especially for teens. Serious
teen actors are invited to join the ongoing teen method class.
This class is open to actors ages 13 to 18.
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"I learned more in two hours with
Sandra than I did in ten months at a well-known modeling school/talent
agency."
-Hannah
Miller, Performance Studio alumni
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- Teen Method
(this class culminates in a live industry
performance)
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| Prerequisite: none In this ongoing class, teens learn and
practice that are as the adult actors. These include:
Stanislavski Method:
Learn
and apply the basic tools of the craft of acting, including
relaxation, concentration, imagination, sense memory, and
emotional recall.
Meisner Technique: Strengthen your
emotional expression. Learn what it is to feel truthful, and act from
instinct. Understand what it means to
be in the "moment". This technique makes you a
believable actor.
Lewis Technique: Learn breakdown scripts the way
Robert Lewis himself taught (Sandra studied directly with Lewis in NYC,
see bio.
This technique takes the guesswork out of script analysis, and puts you
in command of the script.
Scene Work & Performance:
Apply these vital approaches to a scene written especially
for teens. Work that scene to performance level, and if you
choose, perform in a LA/MPLS industry performance of Wide Variety
Theatre (WVT). Many actors get representation and work from
their performance in WVT.
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