The Michael Chekhov Technique
The Actor’s Presence
Monologues
Scene Work
On Camera
Cost: $80/ hour
Location: Manhattan
Ragnar Freidank
Faculty, MFA Acting Programs Columbia University, The New School of Drama; Director of film; Co-Artistic Director: Michael Chekhov Master Classes DVD-series; Master teacher for the Michael Chekhov Association; Workshops in Italy, Japan, USA
Testimonies:
Ragnar is an artist, both as a teacher and as a director. He is on an impassioned and relentless search to discover ways of connecting the actor with his own resources and with his relationship to the audience. He has developed a rich and complex approach to Public Aloneness, which is often at the root of the actor's creative inhibitions, and not often addressed.
Joanna Merlin (Author of Auditioning: An Actor Friendly Guide, Broadway, film and television actor, recurring role as Judge Petrovsky on Law and Order SVU)
Ragnar is an incredibly generous, curious, and imaginative teacher, who knows how to help illuminate character and motivation and help you move forward as an actor. He has a multi-faceted approach to teaching and acting work; he is rooted in the Michael Chekhov technique but also open to many other methods and approaches. He is a wonderful teacher and an inspiring artist.
Diane Davis (Broadway and television actor, Broadway debut 2006 in Festen; television credits include Without A Trace, Law and Order, and Filthy Gorgeous)
Being in a rehearsal hall or studio with Ragnar is a constant source of clarity and inspiration; it is a keenly observed exploration into the heart of the matter, or certainly somewhere in that vicinity.
Brent Carver (Tony Award Winner: Kiss of the Spiderwoman)