Maggie Flanigan Studio

If you want an acting program that will give you the foundation to become a simple and truthful actor, then this is where you want to be. Before I began, I took a few classes here and there but I had no idea what I was really doing. I had no idea what it meant to be an actor. Then I stepped throu...

Up front, I want to clearly state that I don't consider myself a "natural" actor. I'm one who needed to learn the skill set and had to work very hard to soak those skills into my soul. And I could never have accomplished any of this without Maggie Flanigan Studio.

First year, Charlie and Maggi...

After studying at another acting school for years, I still felt that I had not developed a strong acting technique. I was left with a sense that technique was this elusive and mysterious thing that I could not quite grasp. Then I met Charlie and Maggie. They completely demystified the process by ...

I had been waiting to hear back from a couple of MFA programs for weeks, when a coach of mine suggested I look in to the Maggie Flanigan Studio. I had my heart set on getting an mfa, but decided there would be no harm in meeting with Charlie Sandlan to talk about the program. Within minutes of ta...

There was a point in time when I felt stuck after my training at the studio had ended. I was auditioning as much as possible and taking industry workshops but something was missing. It was an awful feeling. I was down on myself and I allowed some of the realities of what it means to be an unknown...

I was in a rut in my life before joining the studio. Working a full time job that I was not happy with, unable to find anything worth committing myself to. I knew for the longest time that I wanted to be an actor but I had no idea how to even begin the process. After research and recommendations ...

Reiki is truly a treat. As an actor in NYC I often neglect my emotional well-being and internal growth. I often feel emotionally drained after an intense class or rehearsal, and Reiki is where I come to rest my mind and body, and turn my intention inwards to cultivate my emotional wealth. Reiki c...

The movement classes offered at the Maggie Flanigan as a whole is a life changing experience, and Movement Two is where the real transition begins as your understanding of how to recognize where you hold tension and how to release those areas in order to be open and free in your body becomes clea...

The Maggie Flanigan Studio has changed me as an actor, an artist, and as a human being. When I enrolled in the summer intensive I expected to learn the foundation of Meisner technique and head straight back to the audition room. I was feeling burnt out and frustrated when I started the summer int...