MAGGIE FLANIGAN
Founder and Master Teacher Emeritus
Maggie established the Maggie Flanigan Studio in 2001 to offer smaller acting classes and to give individual attention to serious actors in a conservatory-based program.

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

“I was placed in the intense reigns of Charlie Sandlan. I became a better artist, actor, friend, sibling and daughter because of the studio. Even now, I crave the studio every day. What I learned is present in my work every day. I truly believe in everything they stand for.”

Jes Macallan

“Maggie taught me that I could control my work, my acting, and to throw all of the bullshit out that I had in my head about ‘what I should be doing’ and to just listen and respond honestly, in the moment. She gave me a craft. She is, quite simply put, THE BEST.”

Piper Perabo

“Maggie Flanigan taught me the true meaning of artistry, passion, and professionalism. I am certain that I continue to work as an actress because of my training with Maggie. At every audition and every performance, her guiding voice is with me. It is a gift beyond measure.”

Andrea Anders
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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
WHAT IS ARTISTRY?
Artistry is the CARE that the actor gives in crafting a role. Some character parts can be achieved in one stroke. Others require a deeper understanding of the character and need more time to grow and develop – more strokes. But whatever the choice, the idea must be boiled down to its essence and must be actable. They cannot be merely in the head of the actor. It needs to be translated into the living, breathing behavior of the character. Simplicity in execution is the goal.
There is no such thing as a complicated moment. The actor must spend as much time as needed to work out a moment, an idea, a beat, a monologue. And as difficult as some of this can be, the actor must, on some level, love this process. This is the creative struggle to discover that one stroke or a number of strokes that creates the essence of the character.
Additionally, part of artistry in the continual search for inspiration. Many times this can come from another artist who speaks to the actor’s heart. The artistic process for all artists is generally similar. I have taken my inspiration from poets, novelists, painters, sculptors, a passing figure on the street, mother nature herself or a personal remembrance. All of these speak to me and ask me to continue my struggle as an artist. This is the process that I have fallen in love with.


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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