Stage West Education Department

The Reality of Doing Part II: Intermediate Acting Technique | In Part II of this Meisner Basics series, master teacher Douglas Davidson reviews the Foundational Exercises, and then leads students into the Full Exercise. Also known as the Improvisation, this cornerstone of Meisner technique helps the actor achieve a state where they work moment-to-moment off their scene partner’s behavior in a truthful, spontaneous and specific way. Once mastered this becomes a powerful, replicable model for authentically acting any scene. All who have taken Meisner Basics I with Douglas Davidson are welcome to enroll. If think you may have special qualifications, please reach out to education@stagewest.org and describe your previous exposure to Meisner technique in detail.