Creating your own way of working is a key tool for the professional actor and the essential factor in cultivating your true artistic voice.


When working in the professional arena, you need to know what works for you and how to adjust to whatever the circumstances call for. There is no one formula, one method, or one way. What is required is to cultivate a variety of tools to draw from. These tools must always be in service of the work. Too often, actors make the mistake of thinking the work is about them rather than their "being the instrument."


Drawing from the many years that Stuart Burney has personally studied with master acting teachers such as Meisner, Batson, Hickey, and at the Actor's Studio (in NYC), he will guide you to cultivate a way of working that is truly your own, one that will always serve you and will protect your artistic center.

Specifically you will learn how to:

Find what inspires you to play the character
Discover how to use what is unique about you in the work
Tap into the intimate place in yourself from which all work begins
Use your personal history in a safe, creative way to service the work
Listen
Be private publicly
Be "in the moment”
Behave truthfully under the given circumstances
Prepare before a scene (relaxation, sensory techniques etc.)
"Drop in" to character
Work through your blocks
Discover your strengths
Concentrate and focus
Find the joy
 

For appointments or more information about Stuart Burney's acting workshops, coaching workshops,  or private instruction, please contact the Acting Coach / Acting Teacher at his Manhattan, New York office at info@actingteachernyc.com or phone him at 917. 482.0810.

The beginner actor is welcome. The only requirement is to bring your genuine passion for Acting!