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Bay Area acting classes rooted in the Meisner Technique
The Meisner Technique is all about truth, freedom, and authenticity. At the base of the technique is Sanford Meisner’s core belief: acting is the ability to behave truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
At The Meisner Technique Studio, we strive to uphold the same standard for the craft of acting that Sanford Meisner instilled in each of his students. We expect the highest level of commitment from our students and vow to respect their time and efforts with world-class training.
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Formal Training
The Meisner Technique – Formal Training
The work doesn’t just teach you technique. It changes your relationship to yourself, your craft, and what you’re capable of.
Jim’s inspiration and creativity are endless. His passion for teaching is unmatched. He is sensitive and understanding of the fact that each student learns differently. As Sanford Meisner would say, each actor has their own unique “instrument.” And Jim would be able to cater his teachings uniquely to each student’s needs.Kathryn Acker
Intro
Introduction to the Meisner Technique
Twelve weeks. One night a week. Real Meisner work – with the same standard as the Formal Training, paced so a working life can hold it.
By week two you’ll catch yourself reacting instead of acting – and you’ll feel the difference everywhere, on set or off.
If you're looking to instill true craft in yourself, and willing to work harder than you ever have before while putting your ego aside in order to fully obtain the teachings; then this is the school for you.Tyler Jones · Actor
Beyond the core sequence
Specialty Classes
Open only to current and former students, we offer classes that focus on a single discipline.
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Screenwriting
This class is your starting point for turning ideas into scripts, where you’ll learn the fundamentals of cinematic storytelling from page one.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a polished script excerpt and a clear understanding of how to structure, write, and revise your own screenplay.
Each session I think 'It can't possibly get better than this' and then the next session comes. I've grown more as a person in the last year with Jim and my classmates than I ever haveSvetlana Uscocovic · Actor and Model
Graduates. Working now.
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Marcus ReyesApple TV+ · Severance
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Lia OkonkwoA24 · Aftersun follow-up
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Devon ParkHBO · The Last of Us S2
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Sona VartanAnnapurna · feature lead
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Theo BrandNetflix · limited series
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Mira CastellanosSF Playhouse · resident
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Aaron KwanHulu · half-hour comedy
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Janelle RoeSundance '26 · indie feature
No workshops. No intensives.
World Class Training, in sequence. We don't do sample-platter weekends. Either you train or you don't.
Small rooms. Watched closely.
Every student goes every night. Notes are specific.
Interview, not audition.
We aren't looking for talent. We're looking for people willing to do the work. The interview is a conversation.
The room is small.
The next cohort fills fast.
Send the interview request today. Thirty minutes. We'll figure out together which class is for you.