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The Meisner Blended Diploma Program in Atlanta!
Please note: An interview with our director is required to enroll in classes. If you are interested in being placed on our waiting list for upcoming sessions, please email bbeckaias@gmail.com to schedule an audition/interview.
For the first time anywhere, you can study with Master Meisner Teacher and author, Larry Silverberg, in his rigorous online training program while working in person, in the acting studio, with Larry’s designated Meisner teacher, Elizabeth “Beth” Becka, to take your online work with Larry to a profound understanding and experience.
Larry and Beth have a long collaboration. Beth is a graduate of Larry’s teacher certification program. For many years, they have been leading actors from around the world who have come to them to learn the most organic and human acting technique.
The work you will do with Larry and Beth is aimed at unleashing the fully expressive and creative artist in you. Through this meticulous step-by-step process, you will become an actor who is vibrantly alive, spontaneous, present, deeply available and truthful in every moment.
The gift of this program is that you will find and strengthen in yourself a dependable way of working that empowers you to bring reality, simplicity and humanity to your work on stage and in front of the camera.
Part I: In this 10 weeks of training, Larry will guide you and nurture you online in a rigorous series of in-depth training videos where you will learn from Larry, watch his students doing the work, and then do the work yourself. Each week, you will join Beth in her studio in Atlanta (Insight Actors Studio), to take the work and practice into the group environment where you will be encouraged and guided under her sensitive and skillful hands.
Part II: In this 16-week program, you will begin by learning what Larry calls the Emotional Freedom Process as you gain the ability and the inner strength to fulfill huge emotional demands placed on you by key moments in the script. From there you will move into the most essential and vital advanced components of personalization, particularization and interpretation. You will master working on both a monologue and a scene in thrilling and deeply human ways; ways that will empower you to bring a rare reality to your work, exactly what the great directors are praying they will see in auditions. You will leave the Master Program with the confidence that when you are handed a script, you will know exactly what to do as a true artist of the stage and screen. Each week, you will join Beth in her studio in Atlanta (Insight Actors Studio), to take the work and practice into the group environment where you will be encouraged and guided under her sensitive and skillful hands.After fulfilling all of the assignments and rehearsals, you will be awarded the Mastery Certificate from True Acting Institute!
The Meisner Blended Program is one of a kind in the power of learning from multiple vantage points and working with masterful teachers. This is your opportunity to truly uncover the artist you have dreamed of becoming.
MEISNER Blended Diploma Program – PART I
This class is appropriate for actors, aged 18 and up, at any level of acting experience. No prior Meisner training is required.
PLEASE NOTE: The Tuesday and Wednesday classes are full. Please email bbeckaias@gmail.com to schedule an interview to reserve your spot on the waiting list for our next round of Part I classes, beginning January 8, 2025.
WHEN: WEDNESDAYS 7-10 PM
Our next session starts January 8, 2025
LOCATION: Insight Actors Studio
1164 N. Highland Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
COST: $750 – 10 weeks
MEISNER Program – PART II
This 16-week course is reserved for students who have completed Part I
WHEN: TUESDAYS 7-10 PM
Our next session starts March, 2025
email bbeckaias@gmail.com for details
LOCATION: Insight Actors Studio
1164 N. Highland Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
COST: $300/mo – 16 weeks
What Larry Silverberg says about Beth Becka…
“When choosing an acting teacher, it is vital that you work with a seasoned professional who has worked relentlessly to achieve mastery in their own craft as an actor, who has honed their skills in guiding actors with clarity, precision, wisdom, compassion and great sensitivity, and who cares deeply for their student’s growth and well-being. The good news is that Elizabeth “Beth” Becka is in Atlanta and she is all these things and more. Beth has the skill to take you to the highest level in your acting and she has a heart of gold. She will, in every moment, have your best interests in her mind and in her heart and she will guide and encourage you in ways that will make learning this very demanding craft a joy!” ~ Larry Silverberg
What Beth Becka says about Larry Silverberg…
“I have been blessed to have studied with many exceptional teachers and mentors over the years, but it wasn’t until I studied with Larry Silverberg that I truly understood what a “master teacher” is. He has dedicated his life to the Meisner Technique and is no doubt THE living Meisner master. He was trained by Sanford Meisner and his interpretation of the work is both pure and insightful. He can communicate in a few words and with such laser focus, that it resonates, not just in the mind, but lands in the heart of the actor, and sticks there. My work as a teacher and actor has been forever changed for the better by our collaboration, which began in 2013. I used to approach acting preparation as a predominantly intellectual process; now it comes from my very soul, which brings me great joy, not only in the work, but in my life. I am eternally grateful to Larry Silverberg, my teacher, my mentor, and my dear friend.” ~ Elizabeth Becka
LARRY’S BIO:
Larry Silverberg is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Sanford Meisner technique of acting and has written multiple internationally acclaimed books on the technique. “The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook,” and his books, “Loving To Audition,” “The 7 Simple Truths of Acting for the Teen Actor,” and “Meisner For Teens: A Life of True Acting”, and “True Acting Tips” to name only a few!
Larry is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre where he studied with legendary acting teacher, Sanford Meisner. Since then, Larry has worked professionally as an actor and director across the United States and in Canada. Most recently, he received high praise from the New York Times for his performance as “Don” in Athol Fugard’s “People Are Living There” at The Signature Theater in New York City, and he won the Seattle Critic’s Association “Stellar Acting Award” for his portrayal of “Teach” in the Belltown Theatre Center production of “American Buffalo.”
Larry is Founder and Director of The True Acting Institute, touring the world leading master classes for actors and directors in the Meisner technique. In past summers, Larry has offered his “Summer Meisner Certificate Program” for actors, directors and acting teachers.
Larry has been very busy working throughout Europe, Canada, South America and the US, teaching his renowned professional actors’ training program, “The Meisner Master Class” which he has brought to universities, colleges and professional acting studios around the globe. Larry is also Artistic Director of True Acting Institute Europe, where he leads classes at the Brussels Playhouse in Belgium.
BETH’S BIO:
Elizabeth “Beth” Becka (owner/director of Insight Actors Studio, Atlanta, GA, since 2011) has an MFA in Acting/Directing from UNC-Greensboro and is a certified Instructor of the Meisner Approach to Acting as trained by Larry Silverberg. Beth was a private acting coach in Los Angeles for 8 years and has taught acting for over 40 years both privately and at UNC-Wilmington. Her career spans from directing or acting in over 85 productions from Off-Broadway and regional theatre to TV/film projects. Ms. Becka has worked opposite many A-list actors, including Timothy Hutton (Haunting of Hill House), Laura Linney (Ozark), Sissy Spacek (Sam & Kate), Connie Britton (Nashville), Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Tatiana Maslany (She Hulk), Beau Bridges (Robbie), Elizabeth Lail (Ordinary Joe), Tom Hardy (Venom), Zachary Levi (Harold and the Purple Crayon) and Jennifer Lopez (What to Expect When You’re Expecting). In addition, she has been the pre-production and on-set acting coach for multiple films and TV shows.
Elizabeth Becka’s IMDb link here
BETH BECKA’S ADVANCED ON-CAMERA SCENE STUDY FOR ADULTS
MONDAYS 7-10 PM
If you have previous Meisner training please email bbeckaias@gmail.com to schedule an audition/interview.
COST: $250 per person/per month – ongoing class
Open to students age 18 and up, who have completed Part I and Part II. Spaces are limited.
This ongoing class will focus on on-camera scene study and audition technique for advanced Meisner Technique students. Students will develop confidence in navigating scenes from script analysis to truthful work in front of the camera.
Effortless listening as the key to deeper availability, or as Larry Silverberg describes it, “listening with the ear of one’s heart.”
- Bringing the actor’s humanity to everything they do
- Empowering the actor’s expression of their authentic point of view
- Getting the actor out of their head and back to their natural, organic impulses
- Release from the internal critic and freeing the spontaneous self
- Deepening the actor’s access to their own emotional instrument in a healthy and organic manner
- The reality of doing as the foundation for bringing vivid life to the actors work on stage or in front of the camera
- The difference between acting as an art of “knowing” rather than one of “showing”
We’re taking Insight on the road!
JOIN US FOR TWO WORKSHOPS IN WILMINGTON, NC THIS DECEMBER!
WEEKEND INTENSIVE MEISNER TECHNIQUE FOR
TEENS and YOUNG ADULTS
with BETH BECKA
COST: $225 per person
Early bird special $195 on or before December 12
* WILMINGTON BUSINESS OF THE BIZ WORKSHOP Dec. 29 included in this price!
WHEN: December 27-28, 2024
WHERE: Bellingham Park Condominium Clubhouse, 1522 Cadfel Court, Wilmington, NC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO ENROLL, PLEASE EMAIL bbeckaias@gmail.com
BUSINESS OF THE BIZ WORKSHOP – WILMINGTON, NC
COST: $50 per person
Early bird special $35 on or before December 12
*Students enrolled in MEISNER TECHNIQUE FOR TEENS may attend this workshop (with one parent or guardian) for FREE
WHEN: 2:00 – 5:00 PM, December 29, 2024
WHERE: Bellingham Park Condominium Clubhouse, 1522 Cadfel Court, Wilmington, NC 28412
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This workshop will provide an overview of what it takes (and what it costs) to become a professional actor in the Southeast market. We will discuss getting an agent, head shots that reflect you well, how casting directors work with directors in he audition and callback process, and much more.
COST: $50
Early bird special $35 on or before December 12
Open to students of all ages. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Spaces are limited.
GUEST SPEAKER: Stacia Crawford (Director, Coach, Intimacy Coordinator) has directed projects for companies such as Marvista Entertainment, BossaNova, and Reel One Entertainment, with premieres in Theaters, on Netflix, Hulu, Hallmark, Tubi and CMT. She also directed two seasons of The Secret Life of Amy Benson for PassionFlix. Stacia is a working actor which influences her directing style, and she is often a guest at industry workshops. Additionally, she works as an Intimacy Coordinator in Film/TV and is currently the IC on a Netflix series.
GUEST SPEAKER: Kimberly Stewart (Casting Director) Kimmie began her film career in 1999 as a stand in on the television series Dawson’s Creek. Her strong work ethic was noticed by the casting director and she was asked to help in the office booking background actors the following season. Over the years of working at Fincannon & Associates as their Extras Casting Director for One Tree Hill and many other projects she loved being mentored by Mark, Craig and Lisa Mae. Working for them is where she honed her skills in casting.
In 2012 she opened Stewart Casting. Since then she has cast numerous commercials, independent films, many films for INSP TV and box office successes War Room and Overcomer. The last few years Kimmie has returned k to her film career roots and her passion for casting background actors. Her recent credits include the series Outer Banks (Netflix), Zoey 102 (Paramount+), Echoes (Netflix), and feature film Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.
YOUR HOST: Elizabeth “Beth” Becka (owner/director of Insight Actors Studio, Atlanta, GA, since 2011) has an MFA in Acting/Directing from UNC-Greensboro and is a certified Instructor of the Meisner Approach to Acting as trained by Larry Silverberg. Beth was a private acting coach in Los Angeles for 8 years and has taught acting for over 40 years both privately and at UNC-Wilmington. Her career spans from directing or acting in over 85 productions from Off-Broadway and regional theatre to TV/film projects. Ms. Becka has worked opposite many A-list actors, including Timothy Hutton (Haunting of Hill House), Laura Linney (Ozark), Sissy Spacek (Sam & Kate), Connie Britton (Nashville), Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Tatiana Maslany (She Hulk), Beau Bridges (Robbie), Elizabeth Lail (Ordinary Joe), Tom Hardy (Venom), Zachary Levi (Harold and the Purple Crayon) and Jennifer Lopez (What to Expect When You’re Expecting). In addition, she has been the pre-production and on-set acting coach for multiple films and TV shows.
Here is a list of Beth’s film and TV credits…
http://www.imdb.me/elizabethbecka
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO ENROLL, PLEASE EMAIL bbeckaias@gmail.com
FOR DETAILS ON OUR UPCOMING WORKSHOPS,
PLEASE GO TO OUR NEWS AND EVENTS PAGE!
Please Note:
- Course payment: Deposit is due and payable upon registration. All payments are non-refundable except in cases of cancellation of class due to low enrollment. IAS offers a payment plan to returning students only.
- Please note, all card transactions require an additional 4% handling fee.
- Any class with an enrollment of fewer than 6 students on the opening day of each session is subject to cancellation. The decision to cancel a class is made at the sole discretion of the Director of Insight Actors Studio.
- While IAS teachers will inform students of material missed, there are no makeup sessions for missed classes. IAS teachers are all working actors. In the event a class must be cancelled due to a teacher absence, that class will either be pro-rated or there will be a substitute teacher.
- Insight Actors Studio does not guarantee career-advancement or advancement from one class level to the next unless approved by the current level teacher and the IAS Director.
Questions: Please contact us at 910.232.5599 or e-mail: bbeckaias@gmail.com
