Unclaimed
William Esper
Education & Learning
Acting teacher and author who developed Sanford Meisner's technique and founded the William Esper Studio, a Manhattan conservatory for actors.
Biography
William Esper is an acting teacher and author who founded the William Esper Studio in Manhattan in 1965. The studio is a private, for-profit conservatory dedicated to Sanford Meisner's acting technique and offers two-year programs. Esper is occasionally referred to as the best-known of Meisner's first-generation teachers.
He worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and spent decades developing a comprehensive training program. Esper authored The Actor's Art and Craft (2008), presenting a clear, step-by-step approach to Meisner-based actor training and a progression of exercises observed and conveyed by co-writer Damon DiMarco.
Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Excerpt, formatting adapted
Books by William Esper
The actor's art and craft
The Actor's Art and Craft (2008) explains and extends Sanford Meisner's technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step system of exercises that builds a flexible foundation for actors. Co-writer Damon DiMarco recreates Esper's teaching by drawing on over a year of classroom observation.