Author: Alberto Vazquez

In my NYC Acting Classes: I teach relaxation technique. Strasberg (which was my training) taught this before classes. This has several positive responses for the actor. Step 1: I sit you in a chair and teach you to relax you limbs, your neck and facial muscles. Tension is the “death” of an actor. Step 2: I teach you to release any tensions you have psychologically and emotionally before the scene work begins. This creates focus… Continue Reading →

In my NYC Acting School: I like to do classes completely at times about improve technique. Improv is important and works well on stage. It prepares you for unforeseen things that happen on stage to actors. Actors in plays at times forget lines, jump pages and go black in the process of a show. What happens then? YOU must be ready to confidently and calmly improv spontaneously to help the actor get back on track… Continue Reading →

In my NYC Acting School: Students who want to refine their technique and have experience stage, TV and film experience are handled differently from the beginner. I want to have the actors come prepared to do a scene of their liking. A character they would be cast in. The should be prepared and off book (unless we work from a first time reading analysis to a three step (or three week) process. I do this… Continue Reading →

In my NYC Acting classes you will learn the art of the audition. Step 1: is be prepared and off book so as to have freedom to express yourself physically and emotionally. Step 2: is walk into the audition relaxed and friendly toward the director and casting people. Step 3: is / don’t start rambling and making aimless conversation, unless they do. On a professional level, time is important and they don’t have time to… Continue Reading →