Joseph Siravo taught the Shakespeare Workshop at the Meisner based Terry Knickerbocker Studio and taught at the NYU Graduate Acting Program for ten...
Why Should Every Actor Study Shakespeare?
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Terry Knickerbocker Studio, a Brooklyn acting school, is proud to serve as an evergreen resource for all, whether in person in one of our classes or via our online articles. This acting blog is intended to help actors work towards an understanding of acting and other performance techniques (including the Meisner technique), to encourage learning, and to help them reach their potential.
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The Actor’s Rehearsal — Learning to Do The Work
Pictured: Kendrick working on a scene rehearsal with #TKActors. Carolyn McCandlish and Kendrick Merdani have studied Meisner technique with Terry Knickerbocker and are now instructors under Sanford Meisner’s lineage of teaching at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio. Carolyn is currently teaching an Introduction to Meisner Class and Kendrick works with students one on one.
In the Faculty Spotlight: Pandora Scooter
Terry Knickerbocker Studio welcomes Pandora Scooter who is joining our talented faculty as the Script Analysis instructor for the Two Year...
Terry Knickerbocker Studio helps you find your type for on-camera acting, part 3.
Contributed with curiosity by Faculty Member Kana Sato as part 3 of a 4 part interview series with Alberto Bonilla. How can I find my type?...
How do I act for the camera? Terry Knickerbocker Studio answers, Part 1.
What is your first piece of advice for actors auditioning for film and TV? Interview with Alberto Bonilla – Part 1 of 4 : Be the solution not the...
Three Great Acting Lessons from Sanford Meisner
We at Terry Knickerbocker Studio get questions all the time as to why we require our applicants to read this one book, Sanford Meisner's On...
What was James Gandolfini’s secret? Focusing his anger using the Meisner technique.
I am always interested in how an actor finds his “real” moment to convey “real” emotions. When I read that James Gandolfini focuses his anger...
In the TK Faculty Spotlight: Master of Movement Julia Crockett (Part Two)
Julia Crockett teaches Movement for the Two Year Conservatory Program at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio. As an expert in Williamson...
Why Meisner? Ask Sam Rockwell and learn why it’s “Meisner acting all the way.”
SAM ROCKWELL: “IT’S JUST BEING THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME” I love this interview, "Sam Rockwell Meisner acting all the way!" Sam and I continue...
Meisner Technique? It’s an Actor’s Best Kept Secret
The Great Acting Teacher: Sanford Meisner There is exceptional video with some actor heavyweight’s like Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall and Mary...
Meisner Technique? It’s an Actor’s Best Kept Secret
The Great Acting Teacher: Sanford Meisner There is exceptional video with some actor heavyweight’s like Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall and Mary...
Why is Sam Rockwell’s work so good? Here’s his secret…
"Sam Rockwell’s preparation is excruciatingly thorough." With all of the buzz surrounding Sam Rockwell's knockout performance in Three...