Alexander Technique for Actors NYC

Center yourself and be present in performance

with Alexander Technique for Actors

Alexander Technique for Actors

As actors, you so often have to deal with performance anxiety. I hear you worrying about “being in your head” — judging yourselves and concerned about how you are coming across.

The Alexander Technique can help.

In this 6-part series, you will explore ways that the Alexander Technique can help you deal with nerves and stay grounded and present during audition, rehearsal and performance. I will provide you with specific tools to release unnecessary tension and to calm and center yourself.

You will also increase your body awareness so you won’t bring your own poor postural habits to a role without knowing it and can find a neutral healthy posture from which to create a character’s specific physicality.

Classes 1-4:
Learn the main principles of the Technique and learn to embody them, step by step, in experiential activities.

Classes 5 and 6:
Application work: Practice a warm-up based on what you learned in the first four classes, apply Alexander Technique to your acting, and receive individualized coaching.

6-Class Actors' Series with Melissa Brown in NYC

When: 6 Thursdays - 10/17-11/21 from 5:30-7pm.

Special Offer: 6 x 1.5-hour in-person classes for $320.
Only 6 students per series.

There are still openings for the Fall Series.

Register your interest below and I'll put you on the list for fall.
I look forward to seeing you then!

Or contact Melissa with questions or to
express an interest.

CLIENTS SAY...

"Studying the Alexander Technique with Melissa Brown has helped me navigate ways to shift my body with a simple thought—not my typical routine of berating myself into 'getting it right.'

And this ease allows me to be fully present in each moment of the play, to be grounded in my body and fully in my voice.

Emotions—even tears when the role requires them!—flow more easily. Plus, when I am playing a role that is especially taxing physically or vocally I have the tools to take care of myself so that I can perform eight times a week without fatigue or damage."

— Caroline Hewitt, Broadway Actor

"Melissa Brown is one of the sweetest and gentlest people I have met. Her personality allows for a 'no pressure' approach to lessons.

She creates an environment in which students can truly enter at ease and walk away feeling more aware of and connected to their bodies. to her teaching. She listens. She asks questions. She has a calm and gentle demeanor. Even when we discuss the difficulties of living with Parkinson’s, she conveys a comforting yet realistic optimism. I feel fortunate to work with Melissa. She is a kind and gifted professional. She has helped me in body and spirit."

— Emilia Aiello, Dancer

"Working with Melissa Brown is an integrated, fulfilling experience.

She has worked with our actors from Monterrey, Mexico. She is an expert in Alexander technique and an exceptional human being. Her energy as a person and as an educator is always positive. She lives the technique all the time and teaches by example. We were so lucky to find her."

— Jamie Lozano, Director, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Vocal Coach

Melissa Brown - Alexander Technique for Actors

About Melissa Brown

I am a nationally certified Alexander Technique Teacher. I love seeing the results of Alexander Technique for actors and have been giving workshops in acting schools and at college acting programs over the past several years. In addition, I teach online workshops for the Actors Connection. I also teach weekly classes and private lessons to actors and other performers in my own studio - both online and in person.

Before teaching Alexander Technique in NY, I was a civil rights lawyer. When I was on trial, I encountered some of the same issues that actors experience in performance, but once I found the Alexander Technique, I had the tools I needed to deal with them. Knowing how helpful the Technique has been for me under pressure in court and in life in general, I feel especially invested in sharing it with actors.

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