Katie's Class*

Meisner Technique:
A POWERFUL WAY TO PLAY

• Experience the technique sought after by agents

• Developed by Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse from 1935-1990.

• Learn to stop "acting" and instead react honestly to your partner moment by moment.

• Master the technique of professionals.

• Compete with professionals on a national scale, or to land parts locally, on stage and screen.

Audition Training: 
BE PREPARED FOR STAGE OR FILM 

• Impress when you enter the room.

• Give a great cold reading.

• Prepare emailed sides for callbacks.

• Nail on-camera auditions.

• Leave your audition sending the right message.

• Bond with casting directors, talent agents and even difficult directors.

• Dress right for your audition

Our instructor, David Kossack, onset.

David's Class*

AWI:
AT A GLANCE

• Master technique

• Conquer auditions

• Experience dedicated staff 

• Perform in sold out showcases

• Discover our vast network

• Create lifelong friendships

• Join our community

"We auditioned actors
in NY, LA, and Ithaca.
AWI grads nailed their auditions, landing most leading and supporting roles in my feature film.

I continue to get feedback
from producers about the
excellence of the acting.

The training offered right here in Ithaca, through AWI, is unparalleled."

Cathy Lee Crane Award Winning Filmmaker & Ithaca College Film Professor

Learn more about Cathy

Eliza's Class*

faqs:
a class for everyone  

• M/W, 5pm-8pm
  Instructor: Eliza VanCort
  

• T/Th, 10am-12pm
  Instructor: David Kossack
  

• T/Th, 5pm-8pm
  Instructor: Katie Spallone
  

• semester runs 10-15 weeks

• no experience necessary

• different teachers for your unique goal

marketing:
the business behind "the business"

• Refine your elevator pitch.

• Pick the perfect headshot.

• Network strategically.

• Interview effectively with agents.

• Authentically brand yourself.

Kim Gordon preps for a showcase.