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THEA 126M - 01   The Meisner Technique: A Practical Exploration

2026 Winter Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
31410
Type
Studio
Instruction Mode
In Person
Credits
5 units
General Education
 
Status
Open
Available Seats
20
Enrollment Capacity
20
Enrolled
0
Wait List Capacity
999
Wait List Total
0

Description

An intensive immersion into the teaching techniques and actor-training originated by Sanford Meisner. Presents exercises and projects utilizing improvisation, physical activities, and, finally, memorized text. THEA 21 and THEA 124 are recommended as preparation. Admission/enrollment by audition or application. Check for details in the Class Notes section of this course in the Class Search when the course is offered, or email questions to: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu. May be repeated for credit.

Class Notes

Admission by audition at first class meeting: Come prepared to present two memorized monologues, one modern and one classical; each should be 90 seconds or less. Students admitted to the class will be given an enrollment permission number by the instructor during the first week of the class to enroll through MyUCSC. Questions may be addressed to the instructor: gfritsch@ucsc.edu

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
MW 04:00PM-05:25PM TA Drama B100 Fritsch,G.J. 01/05/26 - 03/13/26
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