LIVing TRUTHFULLY UNDER IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES: AN ACTing WORKSHOP
For everyone

With CATHERINE FORDHAM
Hosted by THE TENTH HOUSE in Athens, New York 

LEVEL ONE: Introduction to Meisner-based acting technique.  No experience necessary.

SUNDAYS 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
8 WEEKS beginning February 16, 2025.
COST: $550 (limited spaces available for pay-what-you-can based on financial need). Reach out to c@topsaltstudio.com for options. Please note: this class will be capped at 16 people, so register early to secure a spot.

THE WORKSHOP is based in Meisner Technique, a globally recognized modern acting training that develops our instincts and spontaneity, transforms our self-consciousness, and gives us the foundation to bring vibrant authenticity to any role. The step-by-step training begins with “repetition” and develops into improvised scenes. Meditation techniques, movement, writing prompts, and discussion will support this work and add to each actor’s toolkit.

For writers and directors, this work will help craft narratives driven by a character’s wants, design scenes with built-in conflict, use activities to create the most fertile ground for actors, and experience first-hand what you’re asking from your artists.

For folks with no interest in The Industry, Meisner technique is an incredible tool to propel us out of our heads and into our hearts, live out our full emotional life in the safety of imaginary circumstances, become more confident in front of groups and one on one, and experience the transformative effects of the being open, raw, and present, in front of an audience. Laugh, cry, and fall apart in a safe space.

CATHERINE FORDHAM is a writer and director based in the Hudson Valley. At age eight she joined Golden Key Theater in Nova Scotia and met her artistic mentor, Carolyn Kanjuro. She started acting professionally at thirteen and eventually moved to New York City to continue her training.

Catherine’s films as a writer/director have screened at MoMA, Film at Lincoln Center, and over 50 film festivals worldwide. She’s an alumna of the William Esper Studio’s conservatory program, Werner Herzog’s Film School in Germany, Film at Lincoln Center’s Artist Academy, and Athena Screenwriting Labs. 

THE TENTH HOUSE is a stunning studio space offering the very best of Craniosacral Therapy, Yoga and Meditation to restore your body, mind and spirit so that you may dwell with ease. In astrology, the tenth house denotes our path and purpose -- the way we offer ourselves to the world, and the way that the world sustains us in that offering. The *perfect* home for artists...

Application

Zoom chats will be scheduled once the below form has been submitted. This is not an audition — it’s a conversation to make sure this workshop is right for you!

Reach out with questions or to schedule a call with Catherine: c@topsaltstudio.com