Category: History

At the age of twenty-five, Jim Jarrett was stumbling through his life wondering what he was supposed to do with it. “Find your passion” … “Live your dreams”… “Blah, blah blah” … Great advice when you know what your dream is, but when you have absolutely no clue, it’s depressing. Jim went on with this soul-searching for […]

You may have seen it. Two actors sitting across from each other, repeating the same words over and over. “You have a nice smile.” “I have a nice smile.” “You have a nice smile.” “I have a nice smile.” It looks almost absurdly simple. That’s the point. What Is the Meisner Repetition Exercise? The repetition […]

For decades, he taught in a single room at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. What came out of that room changed American acting. “If you ever meet someone who calls themselves a Master Teacher run from this teacher! What arrogance and ego. I am not a Master Teacher. Even after a half century of teaching […]