East West Players partners with The Sanford Meisner Center to introduce new class to the Actors' Conservatory.

East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, continues to offer classes through its Actors' Conservatory program, winter session starting January 14, 2009. EWP's Actors Conservatory offers year-round classes providing sequential instruction. The winter session will be offering Voice and Speech, Fundamentals of Acting IV, and The Meisner Technique (offered through The Sanford Meisner Center).

"I'm very excited that we are able to partner with The Meisner Center to make The Meisner Technique a part of our Actors' Conservatory classes," says Arts Education Director Marilyn Tokuda. "The Meisner Technique is a way to 'live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances.' This technique has had a strong impact on the craft of acting that it is important for any growing artist to have the opportunity to learn from it. Our classes offer a comfortable environment for those with an Asian American background to learn this and other techniques and work together."

Classes offered during the Winter Session:

• The Meisner Technique Class will begin February 2, 2009. It will be offered every Monday & Wednesday at 7:00 - 10:00pm and is an on-going classes. The class will be held at The Sanford Meisner Center, 5124 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601. The class will cost $325 a month.
• Voice and Speech Class will be held January 14 - March 18, 2009, (10 consecutive weeks) Wednesdays at 7:00 - 10:00pm. The instructor will be Leslie Ishii. The class will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 222 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Room 2. The class will cost $400 ($375 for members of EWP's ACTS program).
• Fundamentals of Acting IV Class will be held February 5 - March 26, 2009, (8 consecutive weeks) Thursdays at 7:00 - 10:00pm. The instructor will be Leslie Ishii. The class will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 222 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Room 4. The class will cost $375 ($350 for members of EWP's ACTS program).

For more information about the Actors' Conservatory program, contact Arts Education Director Marilyn Tokuda at mtokuda@eastwestplayers.org or (213) 625-7000 x15, or go to our website at www.eastwestplayers.org