Fall Meisner Intensive Jamie Ragusa 04 - Maggie Flanigan Studio

The Fall Meisner Intensive at Maggie Flanigan Studio is a nine-week acting program that teaches actors the first part of the first year of Meisner training. After taking the six-week Meisner intensive this summer, Jamie Ragusa sat down to talk with Katie about what it was like being in the program both as a working actor and a mother. Q: How would you describe Charlie as a teacher? A: Charlie is intense. He's extraordinary. I had a dance background, so some of my dance teachers were very strict and disciplined, and they teach you that. Charlie is big on doing the work but never take it personally of his intensity because he genuinely cares about the work and just the action. It's very evident, and it's lovely because he wants everyone to succeed. You can see that, and I was in an excellent class where everyone grew. It was such high energy, and they all fought for it. You can see him. He's rooting for everyone to find the same truthfulness and spontaneity and he wants the best for others and doing good work. Q: Many people think you can be an actor without training. How has being a working actor with a background in prepared you for this intensive? A: My work ethic is exceptionally disciplined because of my dance background. I work in acting every day of my, and I hustle every day because I love it and I have an idea of what I want, what type of actor I want to be. This intensive is precisely what I was doing, just in a different technique. Now, I'm taking on this new information, and now my job is to apply it and see where that will help me progress as an actor. It frustrates me because sometimes people show up on set and they're still memorizing their lines, and they're in their heads, and you're trying to be there. You're ready, you're prepared, and the other person isn't, and it can be frustrating that people have that misconception that you can walk out and acting is easy, and anybody can do it. In some cases they do, but the excellent acting that you want to watch is so much more than that. Q: There's a lot of Meisner intensives in Manhattan as well. Why would you tell a prospective student who is maybe deciding on different places that they should consider Maggie Flanigan Studio? A: It just is so strong in the Meisner technique. Charlie is great and Karen as well. They know what they're talking about and it's not b*******. It's not trying to get large classes and fill a certain quota. It's about the work, and I can't speak for other intensives, but I know this place is about changing you as an actor for the better and you can see that. I was drawn to even the website and read more about the information that Charlie gave in the interviews. This is serious work, and they take it very seriously as they should. They're creating strong actors, not lazy ones. Learn more about the acting classes, acting programs and the Meisner Intensive this fall, by visiting the programs page on the Maggie Flanigan Studio website. Actors who are interested in applying for admission to the program need to fill out the online application and schedule an interview. Call (917) 789-1599 with questions you have about the program during open office hours. Maggie Flanigan Studio 153 W 27th St #803 New York, New York 10001 +1 917-789-1599 www.maggieflaniganstudio.com/ goo.gl/maps/oxqqExybwL32 plus.google.com/112291205845820496849 https://flic.kr/p/2bCbB6o

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