News News News!

Well, we moved into our brand new space on Thursday. I'm happy to say that the studio is fully operational and we should have some pics up soon on our brand new (wait for it) website in the next couple of weeks. Thomas Weitz, our friend and general awesomeness-maker, is building the site for us and we can't thank him enough.

As if moving into the space weren't enough, classes started back up this weekend. We have a Level 3 class going on Saturdays and a brand new Level 1 class going on Sundays. Both classes are chock full of talented, dedicated, dashing students and the next 2 1/2 months are going to be phenomenal. I have no doubt about it. More details soon.

Finally, the cherry on top of this NEWS sundae is the fact that I've been asked by Jacque Lueken, the Education Director at Village Players Theater in Oak Park, to teach a Meisner intensive for Village Players' new training center. The workshop is happening on November 8th and you can find out more about it here. It's a great opportunity for me to go spread the Meisner gospel and go have some fun with the good people of Oak Park and Village Players. Thanks to Jacque for making it happen!

New Level 1 Class Enrolling for Fall

News!

Green Shirt Studio has its own space— come October, we will be operating out of the former Schadenfreude rehearsal space, at 4636 N. Ravenswood Ave. We are very excited to have a home, and we have a lot of new ideas for future classes, so stay tuned!

We have a new Level 1 acting class starting next month! Here is the info:

What: Meisner Level 1: Living Truthfully
When: Sundays, 10am-12:30pm, Oct. 4th-Dec. 13th (no class on Nov. 29th)
Where: Green Shirt Studio, 4636 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 102
Cost: $250 (includes a copy of the book, The Sanford Meisner Approach)
How: To reserve your spot, call 773-944-0611 or e-mail andrew@greenshirtstudio.com

It's official!

Well, we've been away for awhile but it's official... we finished our certificate training program and now are certified Meisner instructors! Andrew and I finished up the second half of our program this July through the True Acting Institute of Eckerd College, and above are pictures of us with Larry Silverberg as he handed us our diplomas. We had a wonderful time in Florida and it was great to see all of our cohorts again. We went through the process of doing ourselves and learning how to teach Emotional Preparation and Interpretation, and we can't wait to bring our knowledge to Chicago. We have so many exciting ideas in store for classes, so keep checking in for updates!

Oh, and Andrew and I got married while in Florida, too, so that's official as well! Yay!

Another Level 2 Class Completed!

Well, we have finished up another Level 2 Meisner class that culminated in a scene presentation in front of an audience-- and Andrew and I are so proud of these guys! The scene presentation went so well, and once again, Chicago is gaining a new fierce and fearless bunch of actors who we think anyone would be privileged to work with. Pictured top row (from left): Me, Ann McGregor, Andrew Gallant, Tim Touhy, Laurel George, Ernie Gonzalez. Bottom row (from left): Matthew Helms, David Falk, Janice Rumschlag, Ryan Cleek. We will miss you!

Upcoming Level 2 Scene Presentation

Join Green Shirt Studio as we host an "open class" and watch our Level 2 Meisner students present scenes and monologues for an invited audience.

Date:	Friday, June 12, 2009
Time:	7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Schadenfreude Rehearsal Space
Street:	4636 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 102
	Chicago, IL

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to our Facebook event link:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599303081&v=feed&story_fbid=87660317405#/event.php?eid=84430272821

Or send an e-mail to me at sommer@greenshirtstudio.com

First Level 2 Graduates!

Congratulations to our first Level 2 students to make it through our 20-week training process! This was taken after their scene and monologue presentation in front of an invited audience on May 8, 2009. They did fabulous work, and were so giddy after being able to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances in front of people! Andrew and I are so proud of them, and hope to work alongside them in the future in the Chicago theatre community. Keep watching for them, they are fine actors, and we can't wait to see what they do next. Pictured from left: Kannan Arumugam, Jen Spyra, Bill Guschwan, Anna Brzozowski.

Saturday's with Sandy

Our new Level 1 class kicked off this morning and I have to say Sommer and I are ecstatic to be teaching such a big, diverse, brilliant group of people. I can't imagine a more fulfilling way to spend the next 10 Saturdays than in their company, working thru Meisner's exercises. 

And we're off...