Meisner Masterclass
3 sessions available
Adult

Taught By Marquelle Young

Alliance Theatre
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Meisner Masterclass

Adult

Stage

Offered in partnership with Meisner Institute, the goal of this class is to provide actor training that gives you the best tools and support to help you realize your dreams and to create a family of fellow seekers of truth.

Sanford Meisner and the other great acting teachers of the 20th century pointed us in the right direction and took us on the first steps toward truthful heartfelt acting. This is our opportunity to carry their tradition forward, to refine and advance it. These techniques will serve as the foundation for your career as an actor and an artist:

  • Learn what it means to live moment to moment, working off of your partner allowing each moment to be spontaneous and authentic to the truth of the scene.
  • Trust your point of view and exercise your impulses to develop strong and instinctive choices.
  • Work on being a penetrable actor, one that allows each and every moment from your partner or activities to “do you.”
  • Create a strong inner emotional life with the ability to simply “give over” to the given circumstances of any scene or situation.

Tuition: $385
Class Duration: 8 sessions, 2 hours

3 Sessions Available

January 16 - March 6, 2025

Thursdays (7 - 9pm)

February 17 - April 7, 2025

Mondays (7 - 9pm)

April 28 - June 16, 2025

Mondays (7 - 9pm)

Meet the Teacher

Marquelle Young

Marquelle Young

Marquelle Young began her journey impacting audiences as an Oratorical State and National Speech Champion before the age of 12. It was then that she also found her joy for theatre and dance, and made her theatrical debut at Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre. From then on she continued performing in professional theatre productions and working with the likes of Kenny Leon, Patdro Harris, and Tyler Perry. She has studied in LA and New York and is a graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, where she met and studied Meisner under Larry Moss’s tutelage: Steve Perlmutter. This is where her true passion for the Meisner technique was born. After graduating, Marquelle continued to study Meisner and received her training as a Meisner Institute Certified Meisner Coach under the guidance of Scott Trost. With a true passion for all aspects of the arts, she has become an award winning Director, Producer, and Actress. Including projects such as BET’s American Soul, Verizon, Lego, Google, Capitol Records, LifeTime, Cosmopolitan, and Hulu to name a few. For Marquelle, the Meisner work is not just a technique for acting, it’s a way of life. A way to begin trusting yourself and your instincts as an artist beyond this creative industry. She believes this step by step work can heal, can uplift, and awaken a person through the exercises, creating a space for you to live truthfully and continue to search for the truth in your acting. Her goal is to educate and empower the next generation of talented creatives to help change the world through the arts. 

Alliance Theatre

The Alliance Theatre is the lead producing theatre in the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people on two stages. We value excellence, pursued with integrity and creativity, and achieved through collaboration. We deliver powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply.
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