- Emotion On Demand -
The Approach to Emotional Truth That Replaces Fear with Mastery
Class is Live on Wed. January 21st @ 7:00pm Eastern
Emotion is the most feared & least understood aspect of acting.
Actors everywhere quietly carry the same fear: "what if the emotion doesn’t come?”, “What if I can’t cry?”, "What if I feel nothing?”, “What if I have to fake it?"
And when actors don’t have a reliable, truthful way to meet the emotional demands of a script, something painful happens: they push, they force, they pretend, or they simply hope it will “work” this time."
The result is acting that's false, strained, exaggerated, or bizarre—and audiences feel it immediately.
What If Emotion Was No Longer a Mystery—or a Risk?
What if emotion wasn’t something you chased…
or summoned… or manufactured…
But something that naturally emerged
as a result of working truthfully and humanly?
In this masterclass
you will learn
- Why most approaches to “emotional acting” fail actors
- The common myths about emotion that keep actors blocked or afraid
- Why “trying to feel” is the fastest way to lose emotional truth
- What emotion actually is—and where it truly comes from
- How great actors reliably fulfill emotional demands without forcing or faking
- A clear, repeatable way of working that allows emotion to arise organically
- How to trust yourself emotionally—on stage and on camera
This is not about emotional tricks, substitutions, personal trauma, or self-exploitation. This is about human truth.
The Breakthrough: Emotion Is an Outcome — Not a Goal
The central breakthrough of this master class is simple and profound: Emotion is not something you do. It is something that happens as a result of truthful human behavior under imaginary circumstances.
When you stop trying to produce emotion & instead learn how to live truthfully within given circumstances, emotion emerges—powerfully & honestly.
This class will show you exactly how.
Who This Class Is For
This masterclass is for:
- Actors who fear emotional scenes
- Actors who feel blocked, numb, or disconnected
- Actors who over-act or push emotionally
- Actors who have been told to “just feel more”
- Actors who want a healthier, sustainable way of working
- Actors committed to truthful, deeply human acting
No matter where you are in your career, this class will meet you where you are.
Meet Your Teacher:
Larry Silverberg
Larry is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Meisner Approach to acting. Author of the Meisner Approach books, Larry has trained thousands of actors and teachers around the world. His work is grounded in truth, humanity, and the power of authentic connection — guiding teachers and actors alike toward artistry that is alive, spontaneous, and real.
