Michael Howard Studios is the premier professional acting studio for theater, film, and television. Founded in 1953 by actor and director Michael Howard, a protege of both Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, it is the longest running, privately-owned acting Studio in New York. Michael established his Studio grounded in the dramatic innovations of Konstantin Stanislavski. The Studio has evolved to incorporate many schools of thought and techniques from around the world. Its core belief is to help actors develop a technique - a method which is truly individual.
I’ve taken several workshops with Patsy specializing in the voice and Shakespeare,merging the two. I love her so much. She changed my life. Thank you Patsy ❤️
this is so enlightening, thank you - when I look at my performance videos, I am in 1rt, rounded shoulders, clearly striken by fear, and when I try to pull myself together and overcome the fear I feel (and probably look) domineering but I feel (and look) completely fake. Not me. I wish I could keep the presence even when utterly scared.
Very interesting. Basing on my experience, it could be good to specify that she is talking about the actor's circles, not the character's. The character can be in first or third circle but the inner actor should be always in second, to be open and reactive to all the impulses coming from outside and inside him.
I did a production of Howard Barker's "Judith" at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego at the end of my graduate school years. Judith makes a sound after she kills Holofernes. And, the director, Matt August, wanted it to be a sound of deep guttural loss. I did what he asked. My mother came to see it and she was furious with me afterwards. She said, "No mother should ever have to hear her child make that sound!" That's why I do theatre.
foundations of many theatre schools. Where I went to school, Patsy's work was introduced to us and we starting going over the principals of 1st 2nd and 3rd circle
"It is the circle of equality" Probably the most profound 10 minutes you'll ever watch. The ideas in this can sustain you for a long time and not just in the performing arts.
lush use this philosophy when training employees on how to build rapport and sell products, so i always assumed it was a training tool... little did i know it was for theater!! now i'm sort of upset with how they used it because it's much more interesting in this setting.
banja First Circle is boring and too introverted. Third is too bombastic and over-the-top. Both exclude the audience. Second Circle includes the audience, is present, clear, and energised.
The best way to understand what "being present" means, is to explore what it means yourself. A book or definition only does that much - you only fully understand it if you explore it actively. I agree with what Rich Cook said - that is pretty much the definition to "being present."
This video is part of a larger series ("Shakespeare in the Present" I think that's what it's called). In this recorded workshop there are exercises that explore all of these circles. It's simple but great work. I was in the room during this one-week workshop. She's fantastic. She also wrote a book on the subject called "The Second Circle."
This talk is so unbelievably powerful. I feel completely empowered as an actor and performer. The reminder is so beautiful and so fundamental. Thank you.
This woman is just so inspiring, I'd die to train with her at Guildhall. I first saw this video a few years ago, and seriously guys, the last part of the speech truly signed me for life.
