Master Class Review Tara Westwood | Master Class Maggie Flanigan 917-789-1599
Channel: Maggieflaniganstudio
Date: 14/03/2017

http://www.maggieflaniganstudio.com/acting-classes/master-class-actors-917-789-1599/  Master Class Review By Tara Westwood - Call 917-789-1599  Best Master Class for Professional Actors: Maggie Flanigan

The Master Acting Class with Maggie Flanigan is a small and selective scene study class at the Maggie Flanigan Studio. In this video Tara Westwood talks about what it is like work with Maggie in a small class.

Why Did You decide To Take Master Class with Maggie Flanigan?

I took the master class with Maggie because I had done the two-year program with her and that's the very base of what you need. I know there's never a time where I'm ever going to say “I don't need class anymore, I am a good enough actor” that sentence is just never going to come out of my mouth regardless of the work or the caliber of work that I'm doing. I'm not a series lead on a show yet so I want to be working five days a week you have to do something every single day. So the moment I hear that there's a master class and I can be working with Maggie, it's an opportunity I will never not want to do. 

I find that there's not a lot of direction. So not only does working the Maggie helped me prepare to be the actor that I have to be as a professional working after once I got a job but it also improves who I am as an actor. The process that she puts you through though hard at times, is really necessary to get the work done. 

How Important Was It That The Class Was Small In Size?

The small class size was hugely important. I also think that coaching is important for a specific job so there's that aspect where you could have it just one-on-one and that's great but I also don't want 40 people in the class because then that's just too much. The small class with Maggie is great because you still get to see the other actors do their work but she gets to know you well enough that she can help you. Every single person in that class is a better actor when they leave because they've had enough time. 

What Was It Like To Work So Closely with Maggie In Class?

Maggie is a pillar in my life, far beyond just my acting teacher. She is someone that has has made me a better actor. I love acting which is more than anything in my life, anything other than the people that I love my children, of course the best, besides there's literally nothing that I love more than acting. It is the most important thing in my life. It sounds dramatic but I would want to die if I could not act. So for me the fact that she can help me with something that I have such as absolute love for is even beyond what it's done to my career. I leave class an I am so on fire. My kids can practically tell when I come home from class but there's a sparkle in my eye and they know I am ready to go or I might seem the opposite where I'm worn down but in a good way. Then I want to fight through. It makes me a better actor and because of how much I love it it fulfills me in ways that literally nothing else does.

What Did You Find Difficult About The Class?

Everything that was difficult about master class is the same thing that I love about it. She pushes you and she brings you down to the basics of what maybe you learned, hopefully learned, prior to the master class. We as actors forget the simple questions that we should be asking ourselves when we're working on a script. Maybe it's a character that you normally couldn't work on, which is something I've loved about masterclass. To be able to do that with her has been a wonderful thing for me. You work on these characters that you normally couldn't get. So you've got to push yourself and she will do that in a way though that you feel safe.

How Did the Class Get You Back On Course with Your Career?

I wish I could take this class with Maggie every day. It's the level of work that you get to do in class, you just don't really experience it outside of the studio. When I meet working actors or people that have maybe finished the two year acting program and other actors, they think that they are done. Are you done?  Unless you are willing to do something for your craft and for your work every single day, I think you are going to naturally slide back. When I hear actors say that they don't need any more training, immediately I think I don't really want to work with this person and they're just wrong.

Maybe it's different, if you are on a series and you are a series lead or if you are Daniel Day Lewis. Everyone in between should be in a master class. You have to keep improving and you have to be reminded. Maggie will remind you of the basic foundation that you need to be a good actor.

For more information about the MasterClass with Maggie Flanigan, contact the studio directly by calling 917-789-1599.

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