Fall Studio News + Actor News and What I’m Watching
Hello and Happy Fall! Classes have started, and everyone’s working hard. The Winter Session starts on January 10 and 11. Please contact me in November or December if you’re interested, as classes seem to be filling up quickly! Actor News I love to celebrate the work of actors I’ve trained—especially actors who started with me…
Fall Registration Open & Orphans Performances
Hello All: Fall Registration is now officially open. All info is on my website. Contact me for the registration form. ORPHANS It was wonderful to see so many of you come out to support the Miriam Laurence Studio’s inaugural EnsembleWorks production of Orphans. People I’ve trained over many years showed up! It was so wonderful to…
Introducing the inaugural Miriam Laurence Studio Ensemble Works production, plus must-watch theatre, film, and television recommendations.
Happy Summer, Everyone! The Spring session has come to an end with much excellent work and good cheer! I am thrilled to announce that the inaugural Miriam Laurence Studio Ensemble Works production is scheduled for the end of July! This new initiative is for actors who have trained with me consistently and worked on scenes…
What Uta Hagen Believed Every Actor Must Develop
Hello Everyone! I’ve been rereading my notes from Uta Hagen. Here is one of her pertinent and timeless thoughts on what an actor needs to develop: Talent alone is not enough. Character and ethics, a point of view about the world in which you live and an education, can and must be acquired and developed. …
Spring 2026 Acting Classes in Toronto
Happy Spring, Everyone! The next session begins April 12th or 13th. Both classes are already more than half full, so please let me know as soon as possible if you’re planning to enroll. In class, returning actors are working on scenes by some wonderful playwrights: Lillian Hellman, Neil LaBute, Anton Chekhov, and Tennessee Williams. Exposure to…
AI, Auditions & the Power of Live Theatre
