Maggie Flanigan has been teaching professional acting classes in New York City for over  23 years. She is the Artistic Director and Master Teacher of the Maggie Flanigan Studio.

Maggie trained as an actor and teacher of the Meisner work with William Esper and quickly became one of the most revered teachers at his studio. She served, with particular distinction, on the faculty of the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Professional Actor Training Program (Rutgers University) for 18 years.  While there, she taught in the MFA Acting Program and worked with the URTA auditions as well as the NYC Industry Showcase. 

As Maggie discovered for herself the core of the Meisner work, she took time  to document his teaching method in a unique way.  She is currently working on a manual based on her writings and teaching experience.

It is widely acknowledged by actors familiar with Meisner that Maggie understands and teaches the work more clearly and precisely than any practicing Meisner teacher today.

Maggie established the  Maggie Flanigan Studio to offer smaller classes and give individual attention to serious actors in a conservatory-based  program. During the past 5 years, the Studio has become a magnet for, and a community of, talented actors interested in the Meisner work.

Throughout her teaching career, Maggie has had an astonishing impact on a generation of talented acting students. Maggie has become known and loved for her gift of clarity, her eye for truth and her ability to inspire actors and demand excellence from them.