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Conservatory Training for the Serious Actor
Great acting cannot be developed through talent alone.
It requires discipline. Curiosity. Imagination. Emotional courage. Technical mastery. Above all, it requires a structured process that develops every dimension of the actor's instrument.
At Maggie Flanigan Studio, our curriculum is intentionally designed to build truthful actors from the ground up. Every class serves a specific purpose, and every discipline supports the others. Rather than offering isolated workshops, we provide an integrated conservatory education that develops the complete artist.
Whether you are pursuing theatre, film, or television, the goal remains the same: to cultivate an actor capable of creating truthful, compelling human behavior under any circumstance.
Developing the Complete Actor
Professional actors do far more than memorize lines.
They listen deeply. They imagine vividly. They move freely. They speak with clarity. They collaborate generously. They understand dramatic literature. They analyze scripts. They create character. They possess the discipline to repeat truthful work night after night.
Every class at Maggie Flanigan Studio exists to develop one of these essential artistic capacities. Together, they create an actor prepared not simply for auditions, but for a lifetime of creative work.
The Conservatory Curriculum
Acting
The Sanford Meisner Technique forms the foundation of the conservatory. Students develop truthful behavior, script analysis, character creation, and a disciplined acting process that can be relied upon throughout a professional career.
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Acting I – First Year Meisner Technique
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Acting II – Second Year Meisner Technique
Movement
Movement training develops a physically free, emotionally available, and responsive instrument. Through Williamson Technique, Suzuki, and Viewpoints, students cultivate release, strength, presence, and ensemble awareness.
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Movement I
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Movement II
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Movement III
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Movement IV
Voice
Following the Linklater and Fitzmaurice progressions, students free the natural voice, expand expressive range, and ultimately master heightened language through classical text.
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Voice I
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Voice II
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Voice III
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Voice IV
Character & Professional Training
The conservatory also includes specialized classes that deepen specific areas of an actor's craft and prepare students for the realities of professional work.
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Dialects
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Cold Reading
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Breathwork
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The Art of Clown
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Script Analysis
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Film History
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Theatre History
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Acting for the Camera
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Alexander Technique
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Devised Work
More Than Technique
Technique alone does not create great actors. Great actors possess curiosity, empathy, imagination, discipline, and a profound understanding of human behavior.
Our curriculum challenges students not only to become stronger performers, but to become thoughtful artists capable of meaningful collaboration and truthful storytelling.
Every class contributes to that larger purpose.
The Maggie Flanigan Difference
The classes at Maggie Flanigan Studio are not a collection of unrelated offerings. They are a carefully designed progression.
Acting develops truthful behavior.
Movement frees the body.
Voice frees expression.
Clown develops play and vulnerability.
Breathwork deepens the actor's relationship with their inner life.
Cold Reading prepares actors for professional auditions.
Film and Theatre History cultivate artistic literacy.
Every discipline strengthens the actor's instrument.
Every semester builds upon the last.
This is conservatory training designed to prepare actors for the highest levels of professional theatre, film, and television.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“Maggie Flanigan is uncompromising, her instincts as a teacher are razor sharp. She doesn’t miss a beat”
Sam Rockwell
“Maggie Flanigan has been one of the most important people in my artistic life. I want to work with Maggie trained actors. As an actor myself, she is my first source. I do not say this lightly, if you are serious about acting, and willing to work very hard, then go to Maggie.”
Stephen Adly Guirgis
“Maggie helped me find my sense of truth, an actors greatest asset. Maggie is an expert at instilling that vital ingredient, which allows an actor’s potential to become limitless. My work will forever be rooted in the clarity and honesty she helped me develop.”
Mike Colter
ACTING STUDIO NEW YORK NY
The Maggie Flanigan Studio is the leading acting studio in New York City where professional actors train for long careers. The acting programs at the drama school are based on the Meisner Technique and the work of Sanford Meisner. The two year acting program includes acting classes, movement classes, voice and speech for actors, commercial acting classes, on camera classes, cold reading, monologue, playwriting, script analysis and the Meisner Summer Intensive.
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Begin Your Training
Choosing an acting program is one of the most important decisions an actor will make.
If you are looking for serious conservatory training rooted in discipline, imagination, truth, and artistic excellence, we invite you to learn more about Maggie Flanigan Studio and discover what is possible.
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147 W 25th St 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
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