Intermediate Meisner

About this course

The course examines Meisner’s approach to responding truthfully to stimuli, with repetition exercises used to develop observation and active listening. Participants apply the technique to scene work, exploring how to connect within performance and use imagination to inform emotional responses rather than relying on personal experience. Teaching includes improvisation, voice, movement and scene study, alongside attention to rehearsal technique and professional practice. The work involves a degree of emotional openness and encourages actors to engage directly with the exercises and scene material.

What you'll learn

• Practise Meisner repetition exercises
• Respond to stimuli through observation and active listening
• Apply Meisner principles to improvisation and scene work
• Develop approaches to rehearsal technique and professional practice
• Use imagination to inform emotional responses in performance

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for actors who are confident performing and want to study Meisner technique in greater depth. Selection is by application, with applicants required to have either three professional acting credits, at least one year of acting training, or completion of RADA’s Meisner Fundamentals course. Participants must be over 18 and use English fluently and confidently.

• Selection is by application
• Requires professional credits, equivalent acting training or Meisner Fundamentals at RADA
• Designed for actors confident in performance
• Participants must be over 18 and fluent in English