Ruskin School of Acting
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- Regular Hours:
Mon - Sat - Phone:
Main - 310-390-4212
- Address:
- 3021 Airport Ave Santa Monica, CA 90405
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- The school offers a master class taught by acclaimed actors and directors. The class meets once a week for a SIX week session. This class is open to students already enrolled in the ruskin school or to NEW students by audition. Each week the students are instructed by a different actor or director. The ruskin school offers classes in the MEISNER technique. Young adults class. Alexander technique. COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE. Viewpoints. And movement training.
- Location
- The Ruskin School of Acting is located in the historic and beautiful Santa Monica Airport. Classes are held in three separate locations around the airport all walking distance from each other. Two of the locations are old plane hangers transformed into a class setting and a theatre.
- Neighborhoods
- West Los Angeles, Mar Vista, Sunset Park
- Other Information
Good For Groups: Yes
General Info
The ruskin school of acting is the west coast representative of the neighborhood playhouse school of theatre where john ruskin was Sanford MEISNER'S apprentice for many years before opening the ruskin school in 1986. Past and present teachers include: Anthony Hopkins. Dylan McDermott. ED asner. Daniel attias. Paul michael Glaser. Bruce Davison. Brenda VACCARO. Michael O'KEEFE. Olivia D'abo. Chris Mulkey. Paul sand. John Finn. Tony bill AS well AS many others. The ruskin school offers the MEISNER technique in a TWO year PROGRAM: FIRST year- the first year of work is the foundation of Sanford MEISNER'S entire technique. Exercises in repetition. Independent activities. Emotional preparation. And scene work. The class meets twice a WEEK. SECOND year- training in advanced MEISNER technique exercises including work in characterization. Relationship. Improvisation. And spoon river anthologies: applied scenes performed from plays of both modern and classic text.