Understanding the script and making clear choices based on what is written is critical to landing a role and playing a character. Whether it be for Stage, Film, TV or Commercials, the acting teacher, Stuart Burney, has found that it is one of the key abilities casting directors and directors look for when casting an actor. It is what separates the amateur from the professional.


Too often actors fall into the trap of thinking the part is about them instead of what the author has written.


In this acting workshop you will learn a clear, consistent process for breaking down and analyzing scripts which will allow you to make the strongest, grounded, artistic choices that are based on what is actually written.

You will learn how to:

Authentically interpret the author's intent
Break down the script into beats that are "actable"
Understand the subtext of what is written
Explore the style and tone of the material
Glean the circumstances and your character's role in the story from the written text
Respond truthfully using the text

For appointments or more information about Stuart Burney's acting workshop, acting classes, and / or private acting coaching contact the acting teacher / acting coach at his Manhattan, New York office. t: 917. 482.0810, email him at info@actingteachernyc.com , or click here and fill out a simple eForm.