Quotes from Students:
“I've never experienced such wonderful acting in a classroom environment as I have
in your class. Thanx.”
~ Steve Falcone
“For years I have been told that the most important thing is to focus on the other
actor and this class finally showed me how to do it.”
~ Emily Evans
“I got more out of this class than I ever could have imagined. I'm more confident.
You are an unbelievable teacher-—passionate, dedicated, skilled, talented and ambitious.”
~ Mike Pfaff
“How do I even begin—You did wonderful job giving us equal time to work—feedback
that never felt wrong—I feel SO much more confident.“
~ Lisa Genova
“Working with you is a gift. Your comments are always accurate...your criticism is
never discouraging. On the contrary, it's inspiring.”
~ Sonia Maslovskaya
Lyralen’s Meisner classes have quickly gained a strong reputation in Boston for helping actors
to improve quickly so they can achieve more rewarding and fulfilling careers.
Classes run each year in a trimesters system: Starting in September, late January and early April and
are usually taught at the Devanaughn Theatre or Brookside Studios.
For more information on classes or to register email
Lyralen Kaye at lyralenkaye.acp@gmail.com or
call 617-939-4846.
UPCOMING CLASSES:
Taught by Lyralen Kaye, Artistic Director,
Another Country Productions
Intro to Meisner
1 class of four hours: $75
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental theory of Meisner, provides instruction on the repetition exercise and how it relates to living truthfully on stage and also provides an introduction to film technique supported by Meisner theory. For actors who have never had the opportunity to study the Meisner technique, this 1 day workshop provides a chance to learn what Meisner is all about.
Meisner Technique Level 1:
Repetition into Scenes
8 classes of 3 hours each: $375
Sandy Meisner taught actors to live truthfully in connection with each other, to be authentic, in the moment, emotionally open. This class offers a comprehensive study of all levels of the famous repetition exercise, which builds a foundation for all other training in the Meisner technique. Students learn to be open, to co-create scenes with each other as they move from the exercise into scenes and cold readings. Appropriate for any actor who wants to be more authentic on stage and screen.
Meisner Technique Level 2:
Playing Full Out
12 classes of 3 hours each: $575
Focused on advanced repetition, emotional preparation in scene work, Meisner activities and improvisation, this class teaches actors how to work with abandon, letting go of inhibitions and blocks so they can be truly free in auditions, plays and film. Taking the beginning work of Repetition into Scenes to the next level, this class prepares actors for a professional career in theatre and film.
Meisner Technique Level 2a:
Emotional Preparation and Monologues
12 Classes of 3 hours each: $575
Once actors have mastered the fundamentals of listening, spontaneity and being open to each other, they are ready to bring this authenticity to monologue work and audition training. This class offers comprehensive training in Meisner monologue technique as well as cold reading work for both film and theatre. Each student leaves with two performance ready 1 minute monologues. Limited to 12.
Meisner: The Full Training—Semesters 1 & 2
Each Semester is 12 weeks, 24 classes:
$1,200 per semester
Prerequisite: 8-16 weeks of previous Meisner training
The Full Training offers an immersion in Meisner that allows students to transform their acting lives in a way they will carry forward into the rest of their career. Moving through all aspects of Meisner training—including the repetition exercise, technique for monologues, scenes, emotional preparation, Meisner activities, in-depth script analysis and bringing the reality of doing to stage business—this class teaches actors to marry their deepest passions to the lives of their characters so that their work is so truthful, so convincing, authentic, spontaneous and present, that they help their audiences to enter into the illusion of stage and screen as if it were life being lived before their eyes. Work on specificity, physicality and movement are also included. Actors who take the full year and graduate from the class receive a certificate in the training.
