REGISTRATION: Registration for these masterclasses are conducted in Rome. For more information or to interview/register contact:
Gabrio Gentilini at: jamespriceromemasterclass@gmail.com
HELD BI-ANNUALLY IN ROME for INTERNATIONAL ACTORS; April and September:
This coming FALL 2024:
LEVEL 1: Sept. 8-13;
(May be open to beginners with good English skills, however, experience is preferred.)
6-DAY MASTER CLASS in MEISNER TECHNIQUE is an intensive, 6-day class that concentrates on introducing students to Sanford Meisner's system of training actors in their development of basic acting skills. This master class follows the same step-by-step progression of exercises as taught by Mr. Meisner, and based in his acting principles that will promote developing the actor's ability to live organically, moment by moment, under imaginary circumstances. This class covers the beginning Meisner lessons from word repetition and its application to building an improvisation exercise and then its final application to a scripted text. These classes are taught in English by master instructor James Price with simultaneous translation in Italian for those who need it. We are offering two classes, in morning or afternoon, 4-hour sessions.
LEVEL 2: Sept. 16-21;
(Requires Level 1 skills developed in prior bonafide training in the Meisner technique)
6-DAY MASTER CLASS in MEISNER TECHNIQUE is an intensive, 6-day class that concentrates on introducing students to Sanford Meisner's system of training actors in their development of basic acting skills. This master class follows the same step-by-step progression of exercises as taught by Mr. Meisner, and based in his acting principles that will promote developing the actor's ability to live organically, moment by moment, under imaginary circumstances. This class covers the beginning Meisner lessons from word repetition and its application to building an improvisation exercise and then its final application to a scripted text. These classes are taught in English by master instructor James Price with simultaneous translation in Italian for those who need it. We are offering two classes, in morning or afternoon, 4-hour sessions.
NEXT SPRING 2025;
April 20-25;** (tentative dates; subject to change)
(AM & PM sessions offered)
SCENE STUDY / REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE; We are offering two classes, in morning or afternoon, 4-hour sessions. SCENE STUDY / REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE is taught by founding Studio director JAMES PRICE; protege and personal friend of Sanford Meisner. Mr. Price's Scene Study - Rehearsal Technique class a hybrid Meisner-based approach to scene study which he devised that offers the actor 24 hours of instruction in applying to a scene the beginning acting techniques espoused by Meisner. The class meets in a morning or afternoon 4-hour session over six days and focuses on the analysis of the text and on how to apply the actor’s technique to the rehearsal process in building a performance.
**tentative dates and times; Please contact us for updated information after 1/01/2025.
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Full tuition Merit Scholarships are awarded at the end of these session to the six most-deserving students that are good for them to train in 6-10 week acting programs at The Acting Studio - New York. Scholarships are good for two years. All class/workshop participants receive 30% discount for all classes offered at The Acting Studio - New York.
For information regarding The Acting Studio – New York, Mr. Price, and these two Masterclasses, i.e., registration, tuition, housing and all other particulars, etc., contact our
Foreign Rome Admissions officer, Gabrio Gentilini, by email at: jamespriceromemasterclass@gmail.com.
*Masterclasses are taught in English. Italian translation is provided. Housing is not provided.
REGISTRATION: Registration for these masterclasses are conducted in Rome. For more information or to interview/register contact:
Gabrio Gentilini at: jamespriceromemasterclass@gmail.com
Requires interview. Taught in English; ESL required.
Session: | Term | Instructor | Day | Hours | Begins | Fee | Status |
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Fall 2024-LEVEL 1 (AM) Meisner Technique | 6 days | James Price | Sun thru Fri | 9:30-13:30 (9:30 am -1:30 pm) | Sept 8-13 | € 400* - 500; both levels 1&2 € 800 | |
Fall 2024-LEVEL 1 (PM) Meisner Technique | 6 days | James Price | Sun thru Fri | 14:30-18:30 (2:30 - 6:30 pm) | Sept 8-13 | € 400* - 500; both levels 1&2 € 800 | |
Fall 2024-LEVEL 2 (AM) Meisner Technique | 6 days | James Price | Mon thru Sat | 9:30-13:30 (9:30 am -1:30 pm) | Sept 16-21 | € 400* - 500 | |
Fall 2024-LEVEL 2 (PM) Meisner Technique | 6 days | James Price | Mon thru Sat | 14:30-18:30 (2:30 - 6:30 pm) | Sept 16-21 | € 400* - 500 | |
Spring 2025 - Morning Scene Study/Rehearsal Technique | 6 days | James Price | Sun thru Fri | 9:30-13:30 (9:30 am -1:30 pm) | April 28 - May 3 | € 450* / 550 | |
Spring 2025 - Afternoon Scene Study/Rehearsal Technique | 6 days | James Price | Sun thru Fri | 14:30-18:30 (2:30 - 6:30 pm) | April 28 - May 3 | € 450* / 550 |