Professional Actor Training New York NY

A lot of students are interested in coming to my studio and training. One of the biggest things that come up often is this particular problem. I thought I would share with you because you might relate to this. For many actors who have never really seriously trained, they've put their resumes together, got their headshots, and started submitting to backstage and actors access. They're going to the actor's green room, and they're getting in with casting directors. Maybe they start auditioning, and they start booking, maybe under five. Oh, I've got my two lines on law order. I've got a co-star here, a co-star there, and they start building a resume for themselves. They might even end up getting an agent. Maybe they have a particular look, they're engaging in some way right, and they're getting good feedback, right. So they're going in there doing their three or four lines. But they're not trained and what they don't realize at that point is that that kind of work doesn't require much other than everyday reality. So all you have to do is have a sense of truth, be able to talk deliver those two or three lines, and you're going to be okay. Then what happens is they get an opportunity for a more extensive audition. They get called in for a guest spot, a series regular, a recurring role, and all of a sudden, that one page or those two pages turn into ten. Suddenly, it's an actual scene with an emotional line to it where they are starting in a very high place, and they have to live through something. There's homework that has to be done, and they don't know how to do it. So they go into these auditions, and all they have is an everyday reality. They are not creating the screenwriter's behavior into that script. So they don't get the callback. They're not booking a job, and these opportunities that they're getting aren't leading to anything. So then they get the note from a casting director. Maybe it's stood through their agent, or it's given to them in the room. You really should think about training, and they are at this crossroads like what I do now. Do I take a couple of years and commit myself to get serious, or do I keep doing what I'm doing? I will say that from my experience, the actors that keep doing what they're doing and say to themselves I don't have the time to train. They end up quitting and doing something else because they're not booking work, and they're just not able to make anything happen. The actors realize that if I want to be able to carve out a professional career, I have to pick up a piece of material, break it down, and do the homework. That will allow me to illuminate the human condition. To do that consistently when you have that kind of skill set when you get the big auditions when you get those five six seven pages. You know what to do, you know how to break it down, and you can go into that room and really uh show a casting director what you're capable of. So when you get to that point, ask yourself, you know what kind of artist I want to be. What kind of actor do I want to be and if you're going to be working in your 50s or 60s or 70s. If you want a long career, you owe yourself to learn more about professional acting programs. Maggie Flanigan Studio 147 W. 25th St. 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 (917) 789-1599 www.maggieflaniganstudio.com/new-york-ny www.google.com/maps?cid=17904951966372592922 www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vYW3rqJKd9WV6lIl7Je9A www.youtube.com/user/Maggieflaniganstudio twitter.com/MeisnerActing www.instagram.com/meisneracting/ www.pinterest.com/maggieflaniganstudio/ maggieflaniganstudio.tumblr.com/ www.linkedin.com/company/maggie-flanigan-studio www.facebook.com/meisneracting/ www.facebook.com/meisneractingnewyork s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/meisneracting10001/index.html maggieflaniganstudio.business.site/ www.pearltrees.com/maggieflaniganstudio www.pressadvantage.com/organization/maggie-flanigan-studio https://flic.kr/p/2n5vXGn