The faculty of The Sanford Meisner Center is committed to you and your growth as an actor. With almost 25% of our graduates being working actors, the system and the way you will learn will guarantee you a stronger foundation and technique than any other acting school. We look forward to meeting you. Break a leg! Martin Barter (Acting): Martin Barter is the head teacher and president of the Sanford Meisner Center, chosen by Sanford Meisner himself to carry his technique forward to a new generation of actors. Mr. Barter's background includes five years as a teacher at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and fourteen years as Mr. Meisner's assistant. His earlier training includes a four-year international humanities program partly funded by Columbia University and the Whitney Foundation. As an actor, Mr. Barter worked with Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, Robert Lewis, The Actor's Studio, Herbert Berghof, and William Hickey. He appeared in more than fifty plays, from New York to Alaska. He also did a two-year stint on the Nickelodeon series, Turkey TV. A graduate of UCLA's two-year professional screenwriting program, he has written five original screenplays and had his original play, I'm Still Crying, directed by Larry Cohen. As artistic director of the Sanford Meisner Center since its inception, Mr. Barter chooses or approves all production material, has directed six of the main stage shows to critical acclaim, and manages the school and theater. He also serves as a movie coach, and has worked on the feature films Selena and Frank McKlusky C.I., and a Sketchers commercial campaign. Recently, he has been serving as a coach for the News Anchors at Channel One. He is very proud to have been asked to be a participant in Marlon Brando's documentary on Acting, Lying for a Living. Mr. Barter is available for Lectures, Seminars and Workshops. Alex Taylor (ACTING): Alex is the youngest and last Meisner teacher to have worked with Sanford Meisner - He is fortunate to have been in the last class to work with the master before he passed away. In addition to his Meisner training he attended Baylor University and studied with Sandra Seacat, coach to such talented actors as Johny Depp, Jessica Lange, Meg Ryan and Mickey Rourke. He is also honored to be one of only three teachers, in over 20 years, to be trained by Martin Barter, Mr. Meisner's protege, to teach the Meisner technique. An accomplished actor, he has performed in over 60 theatrical productions, directed numerous theatrical productions and short films and directed and produced the feature film NoHo. He has been reviewed by Backstage West/Dramalogue as "an actor with a beautiful mixture of Steve McQueen's intensity coupled with the vulnerability of Montgomery Clift." As a result of his stage work, Edward James Olmos invited him to participate in Marlon Brando's Lying for A Living where he worked with Marlon, Sean Penn, Peter Coyote, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robin Williams. Alex has been immersed in the Meisner Technique for over a decade and loves sharing with the next generation of actors, writers and directors a simple, truthful approach to this rich and beautiful art form. He is inspired daily by his wife, Jennifer, his daughter, Charlsi and the courageous students with whom he works.