If you’ve ever felt stuck in a scene, disconnected from your partner, or trapped in your own head, Meisner training may be the key to unlocking the actor you’re meant to be. Grounded in moment-to-moment presence, this technique helps actors respond truthfully and emotionally without forcing or faking it.

And when you study with Isaac Byrne, you’re in extraordinary hands.

Isaac teleconferences into our Arizona Classroom from New York.

🌟 What Is the Meisner Technique?

Developed by Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse, this renowned acting method trains actors to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances. It’s less about “acting” and more about truthful doing; rooted in presence, listening, and instinct.

🔄 Why Meisner Training Works

Presence Over Performance:
Repetition exercises remove self-consciousness and promote natural response.
Spontaneous Connection:
Sharpen your instincts and build real-time chemistry with scene partners.
Behavior-Based Truth:
Go beyond emotion mining and learn to react honestly and believably.
Text That Breathes:
Meisner’s layered approach equips you to work with both scripted and improvised material.

🎓 Why Train with Isaac Byrne?

Pedigreed Experience:
Acclaimed director, actor, and playwright with years of Meisner training and teaching, based in New York.
Safe Space for Bold Work:
Isaac fosters a respectful, exploratory environment where risks lead to breakthroughs.
Emotionally Precise Coaching:
He guides actors into deep emotional availability and technical mastery.
Student-Praised:
Known for being generous, direct, and transformative in the classroom.

💡 How the Meisner Program Works

Our Meisner training is immersive, sequential, and rooted in personal artistic growth. The program is divided into progressive modules, ensuring actors develop layer by layer, with clarity and purpose. Class requires a three month commitment. New students can audit a single class within the first two weeks of open enrollment.

🌟 What Is the Meisner Technique?

🔄 Why Meisner Training Works

Presence Over Performance:

Repetition exercises remove self-consciousness and promote natural response.

Spontaneous Connection:

Sharpen your instincts and build real-time chemistry with scene partners.

Behavior-Based Truth:

Go beyond emotion mining and learn to react honestly and believably.

Text That Breathes:

Meisner’s layered approach equips you to work with both scripted and improvised material.

🎓 Why Train with Isaac Byrne?

Pedigreed Experience:

Acclaimed director, actor, and playwright with years of Meisner training and teaching, based in New York.

Safe Space for Bold Work:

Isaac fosters a respectful, exploratory environment where risks lead to breakthroughs.

Emotionally Precise Coaching:

He guides actors into deep emotional availability and technical mastery.

Student-Praised:

Known for being generous, direct, and transformative in the classroom.

💡 How the Meisner Program Works

🎭 Advanced Meisner Dynamics

Mondays 8:00pm – 10:00pm MST | $250

By invitation only, this class applies Meisner’s principles to high-level scene challenges including:

Complex relationships
Criminal action and power dynamics
Physical and vocal impediments
Death scenes and deep character work

This demanding and inspiring work sharpens emotional availability and technical precision, preparing actors for the toughest roles in their careers.

🎭 Meisner Dynamics

Mondays 6:00pm – 7:45pm MST | $250

This ongoing class welcomes both new students and actors with previous Meisner experience. You’ll progress through core Meisner exercises—beginning with repetition and advancing into complex emotional and imaginary work.

Develop instinctive, moment-to-moment truth in your work
Build foundational skills through the Meisner system’s sequential structure
Open artistically in a supportive, high-level training environment

Enrollment opens every three months with a limited number of spots available.

Next open enrollment:

January 5th | Winter
April 6th | Spring 2026

Students can pursue virtual enrollment in this class and join from anywhere.

Improvisation Basics

Improv Mechanics

Ongoing modular program | Open to all experience levels

Meeting Tuesdays

6:00pm-7:30pm

$225 per month

$150* with added program discount

Instructor: Liz Hutchman

Quarterly enrollment: Join Through October | Fall

BUNDLE AND SAVE with Acting Foundations when applicable

Audit October

Starting Line Special

Unleash Your Inner All-Star

Ever feel like your creativity is stuck in second gear? Improv Mechanics is your tune-up shop for unleashing the quick-thinking, collaborative, and performance-ready version of yourself. Whether you’re a performer, a professional, or just someone craving a creative outlet, this class builds the core skills that make great improvisers and great humans.

🌟 What You'll Learn:

🔧 Improv Fundamentals:
Yes-and, active listening, agreement, support, and spontaneity
🚗 Creative Flow:
Break out of overthinking and step into the present moment
🧠 Mind-Body Awareness:
Use voice, gesture, and movement with intention
💬 Scene Work & Short Form Games:
Build comedic timing and story structure
🛠️ Tools for Any Setting:
Improve your presence on stage, on camera, or in everyday life
🤝 Collaboration & Ensemble Work:
Become the partner everyone wants onstage and off

💡 How the Program Works:

Modular, ongoing course with rotating themes and skill focus
Open enrollment every three months
New students are welcome to audit one class in the first two weeks of a module
Three-month commitment required after joining a module

🌟 What You'll Learn:

🔧 Improv Fundamentals:

Yes-and, active listening, agreement, support, and spontaneity

🚗 Creative Flow:

Break out of overthinking and step into the present moment

🧠 Mind-Body Awareness:

Use voice, gesture, and movement with intention

💬 Scene Work & Short Form Games:

Build comedic timing and story structure

🛠️ Tools for Any Setting:

Improve your presence on stage, on camera, or in everyday life

🤝 Collaboration & Ensemble Work:

Become the partner everyone wants onstage and off

💡 How the Program Works:

Modular, ongoing course with rotating themes and skill focus

Open enrollment every three months

New students are welcome to audit one class in the first two weeks of a module

Three-month commitment required after joining a module

Fuel your creativity, fine-tune your instincts, and shift into high gear.

This is improv training that meets you where you are and takes you farther than you thought possible.

Open enrollment is quarterly for all experience levels, new students are welcome to try one class audit within the first month of each module.

Other Programs

Other Programs

All our classes are ages 18 and older.

Improv Mechanics

Scene Study

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Improv Mechanics

Scene Study

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Meisner

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Core Class Program

Meisner

High Performance Improv

Core Class Program

Upcoming Specialty Training

(The bridge to reality)

A stand-alone add-on that translates your script into a practical plan.

Wednesday 6:30 pm (MST/AZ)

90 minutes online | join from anywhere

When:

~ December 17th (5:30 pm PST)

Cost:

~ $100 General Tuition

Get a starter checklist and a festival research template you can actually use.

Advanced Acting

Meisner Technique

with Isaac Byrne

Meeting Mondays

$250 per month

Free your instincts. Deepen your emotional truth. Train with one of the best.