• Introduction to Meisner Technique
(10 classes)
Offered through the American Conservatory Theatre - (A.C.T.)
Taught by Rachael Adler
Monday, May 7 - Monday, June 11
Mondays & Wednesdays, 11am - 2pm
Contact Alanna Coby at acoby@act-sf.org or 415-439-2444.

• Meisner Technique: Level I (12 classes)
Taught by Rachael Adler
In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of Meisner Technique: living moment-to-moment and responding truthfully to a scene partner's behavior. Actors get out of their heads and start working from instinct, gaining access to truthful, dynamic behavior and authentic emotional responses. This course involves a series of rigorous improvisational exercises and scene work developed by Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Admissions through interview process.
Cost: $70/class.
Deposit: $280. Balance due before first class.
Limited to 20 people.
All fees paid are non-refundable.

• Meisner Technique: Level II (12 classes)
Taught by Rachael Adler
May 15 - June 26 (no class held May 17)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am - 2pm
Utilizing monologue, scene work and exercises, we build on the work established in Level I. Moving more deeply into the Imagination, the work focuses on Facts, Relationship, and Points-of-View.
Cost: $70/class.
Deposit: $280 by May 5 (covers first 4 classes). Balance due before first class.
Limited to 20 people.
Prerequisites: Level I
All fees paid are non-refundable.

• Meisner Technique: Level III (12 classes) - Relationships & Impediments
Taught by Rachael Adler
March 21 - May 14, 2012 (no classes April 17 - May 4)
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm 
Cost: $70/class.
Deposit: $280 due by March 1 (covers first 4 classes). Balance due before first class.
Limited to 20 people.
Prerequisites: Levels I & II
All fees paid are non-refundable.

• Meisner Technique: Level IV (12 classes) – Character Work
Taught by Rachael Adler
May 30 - July 16, 2012 (no classes July 2 - 6)
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Cost: $70/class.
Deposit: $280 by May 5 (covers first 4 classes). Balance due before first class.
Limited to 20 people.
Prerequisites: Levels I, II & III
All fees paid are non-refundable

• Meisner Technique: Level V (11 classes) – Accessing Character through the Meisner Technique,
Taught by Rachael Adler
Cost: $70/class.
Deposit: $280 (covers first 4 classes). Balance due before first class.
Limited to 20 people.
Prerequisites: Levels I, II, III & IV
All fees paid are non-refundable.

• Meisner Technique: Level VI (11 classes) – Accessing Character through the Meisner Technique
Taught by Rachael Adler
Cost: $70/class.
Deposit: $280 (covers first 4 classes). Balance due before first class.
Limited to 20 people.
Prerequisites: Levels I, II, III, IV & V
All fees paid are non-refundable

FREE Acting Workshop - An Introduction to the Meisner Technique
Taught by Rachael Adler
Workshop Location: Fort Mason (in The Gatehouse), San Francisco
• Create Truthful, Cutting-Edge Performances.
• Connect Deeply and Fully to Any Character, Any Text, Any Direction.
• Experience Complete Immersion in Onstage Relationships.
• Bring Imagination to Truthful Life Onstage.
• Lose Self-Consciousness Completely.
• Perform with Full Integrity, Power, and Confidence.
Contact Rachael Adler to reserve a spot,
email: rachaeladler@gmail.com
phone: 415-819-6522

• Scene Study - Master Class (ongoing)
Taught by Rachael Adler
By invitation or audition only.
Dates TBA. $65/class. Location: TBA, Deposit: $130. Please send headshots and resumes to rachaeladler@gmail.com. Scene assignment soon to follow.
Deposit due one month before start date. Deposit covers first two classes. All fees paid are non-refundable.

*MASTER CLASSES IN EUROPE* (for graduates of Meisner Technique Levels III & IV)
• Barcelona, Spain
Taught by Rachael Adler
Sept. 10 - 21, 2012

PRIVATE COACHING SESSIONS

One-on-one coaching sessions with Rachael Adler (Acting, Audition). Available by appointment.
One hour: $125
Payment due upon appointment confirmation.
All fees paid are non-refundable

One-on-one coaching sessions with Lisa Ann Porter (Voice, Dialect and Audition). Available by appointment.
Lisa coaches actors focusing on a connected, specific, imaginative, and relaxed yet energized communication that comes from the whole self.
One hour: $75
Payment due upon appointment confirmation.
All fees paid are non-refundable

One-on-one body and breath work with Jeffrey Crockett
(Head of Voice at ACT, Certified Alexander Instructor)
Private hands-on breath treatments assist in developing an embodied connection with oneself. Clients lie on a low padded table and learn to allow the breath to come and go on its own without control or manipulation. Jeffrey uses his hands to stimulate a dialogue with the unconscious breath, allowing its movement to bring the body into balance and to support freedom, creativity and personal growth.
One hour: $90
All fees paid are non-refundable

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS and WEEKEND INTENSIVES

Voice, Body, & the Self - A Weekend Workshop
Taught by Jeffrey Crockett (Head of Voice at ACT, Certified Alexander Instructor)
Accessing authentic impulses and expressing one's deeper truth are necessary elements to the creative life. Through a deepening attentiveness to the movement of breath, the wisdom inherent in our body emerges in voice and movement. Using hands-on techniques and movement, we elicit the experience of the breath that reveals authentic expression.
Registration is due by TBA
Cost: $395
Limited to 12 people.
All fees paid are non-refundable