London 3 hr Meisner Introduction with Steven Ditmyer

London 3 Hour Meisner Intensive

with Steven Ditmyer

Thursday, June 19th 6 - 9pm (18:00 - 21:00)

at Old Diorama Arts Centre

201 Drummond Street, London, NW1 3FE

(Please arrive between 5:30pm and 6pm (17:30 and 18:00)

**There will be a short Reception following the event**

This 3 hour Intensive offers an introduction to the Meisner Technique from internationally renowned acting coach Steven Ditmyer, who studied with Sanford Meisner himself, and a great way to get a feel for how Steven teaches.

This is an adult acting class for 18 years and older.

*Registration required

For more information about Steven and the Meisner Technique visit -

www.meisnerinternational.com

or follow Meisner International on Instagram

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Words from Steven:

"The Meisner Technique was developed by Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he taught for more than 50 years, and where I had the privilege of being one of his students 33 years ago.

In his work at the Playhouse, Meisner trained many of our most distinguished actors and directors, including Robert Duvall, Sydney Pollack, Tony Randall, Sidney Lumet, Christopher Lloyd, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Jeff Goldblum, Allison Janney, Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis and many more.

The technique is based on truth. Meisner said, 'Acting is the ability to live truthfully under given imaginary circumstances.' There are many acting techniques, and the ones that are valid will help you arrive at the one ultimate truth, your truth.

The work we will do together will lead you to acting with a deep personal meaning, a wonderful simplicity and to a level of working where technique disappears and what remains, is you in your acting.

I can't wait for you to discover this work!"

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STEVEN DITMYER is an internationally renowned director and acting coach from New York City. He has worked with many great artists such as Al Pacino, Arthur Miller, Tony Randall, Alec Baldwin, Uta Hagen, Bobby Moresco and Rosemary Harris among others. He graduated as an actor and later as an acting teacher from The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York. His teacher was the one and only Sanford Meisner.

Since then, Steven has been sharing his knowledge in many cities around the world including New York, Atlanta, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Lisbon, Barcelona, Helsinki, Vilnius, Warsaw, Tallinn, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Quito and Guayaquil with workshops starting in Stockholm this Fall.

During the 2 years of interruption due to the pandemic, Steven held remote and online workshops with students from all corners of the globe.

Steven recently directed the Vienna premiere of Cock by Mike Bartlett with a Sold-Out run in January/February 2024 at the Off Theatre Vienna (www.cockfightvienna.at) which will have another run this September, 2025. He also directed Al Tappers new play Bettinger's Luggage Off-Broadway at the new AMT Theater in NYC and a reading of Brian Richard Mori's new play Coming Attractions starring Richard Masur and produced by Dan Lauria at Theatre 555, New York. Steven directed the Florida premiere of How to Transcend A Happy Marriage by Sarah Ruhl and is the Executive Producer of the short film Hard Work directed by Julie Pacino. He will be directing Tom Cavanaugh's new play BARKLEE starring Vincent Piazza opening Off-Broadway in the Spring of 2026.

Steven is a member of the Playwrights and Directors Unit at The Actors Studio and a member of The Actors Gym with Bobby Moresco.

You can read more about Steven and the Meisner Technique at -

www.meisnerinternational.com