Last week, we shared a candid video about all the practical and financial implications of the strike. But there’s something much more important that we need to talk about…

The emotional and psychological impact of the strike on actors!

So, I sat with Margie and recorded an honest conversation abou...

The strike has been weighing heavily on everyone. We’re all feeling the stress.

Every day at Margie’s LA studio, we work with actors, casting agents, directors, and other industry players. Right now, there’s a lot of heartache, struggle, and fear.

Through these difficult times, the studio has been...

 Being an actor can be incredibly stressful.

Auditions make us feel like our self worth is on the line. So we want to feel confident, we want to feel empowered. We want to feel like we are enough just as we are!

And although it's true (you are enough), this can be a counter productive perspective ...

When you come to the studio to train with Margie you explore and connect with some pretty deep personal stuff. Pain, fear, love, sadness... your core.

Over time seeing hundreds of students go through the process, we realize that we're all injured or damaged in some way. Everyone has some insecurity...

As actors it can be tempting to focus only on a character's challenges, struggles and emotions - the dark side. We think the best way to experience depth, is to connect with the pain. For example if your character is going through a break up - the actor will think about the bad things that happened,...

Among actors world-wide (and especially here in LA) Margie is famous for her groundbreaking approaches to audition and acting training. We see her as a hero and a role model. We see Margie as a profoundly gifted teacher who's lessons have positively impacted countless lives and acting careers. In th...

I was just looking through some studio footage from before covid, and I found this great video. It's a conversation between Margie and studio instructor Natalia Castellanos about the Haber Phrasing and how to navigate the pressures of memorizing.  

One of the reasons I feel so strongly about workin...

In this video you'll see Madalyn Horcher truly live the life of a character. As one of our accomplished students we're proud to celebrate Madalyn's successful television career, but even more than that, we love seeing her bring her characters to life with such clarity, commitment and truth.

Another...

In this nearly 10 minute video Margie shares some valuable insights about the orientation (and opportunity) of many international and classically trained actors.

She explains how actors get "locked" into character so they are not ready when things don't go as planned. Many are so focused on perform...