In these specialty classes at Arizona Actors Academy, Artistic Director Brandy Hotchner moves actors through the “personal journey” as Lee Strasberg put it, that is the Method Acting approach. It’s not for the masses. Actors who are drawn to this work are seeking the deepest realism and truth as an actor. It’s a process that awakens the soul of the artist and lays a foundation for solid technique that will serve the actor their whole life. It’s practice is life long and requires a desire to delve deep into your own history, celebrate your whole self, the messy parts too and demands a fortitude and grit not typical to acting training as a whole. It’s not the right way, it’s one way and for those who truly seek this level of work, it can be life changing. Brandy runs these workshops in the traditional format, nearly 100 years old, as taught to her by her mentors Barbara Poitier and Sandra Seacat, both proteges of Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan. She brings her own insights and updated approach to the work. Brandy strives to set each actor on their own, unique journey of discovery – unique to what inspires creativity, opens the heart to fully realized empathy for your character, and what ignites in you a passion to be brave and bold, unabashed and unapologetic. Every class will include Relaxation and Sensory followed by intensive scene/monologue study. Read more below about the unique approach to both and why this training is so highly sought after.