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"I came out from New Zealand in February 2004. I more or less got off a plane and was handed a script for my first LA audition the next day.   I was reading for the lead in this new cop show for ABC.

Like a good, diligent actor, I stayed up all night and prepared my audition - New Zealand style, by LEARNING the lines. Fourteen pages of dialogue!!!   I did the pre-read, and got through it on adrenalin, charm and a bit of improv when I (inevitably) dried. I was asked back that afternoon to "meet the producers". Cool, I thought.  They want to "meet" me, have a cup of tea or something I thought. I walked in and there were a dozen Simon Cowells sitting there, staring at me, sizing me up with barely an acknowledgement, much less a cup of tea.  And.... action...
 
I fumbled and stammered and dried and felt like giving up acting and crawling back to New Zealand. Sandi Logan (a gem of a casting director and a lovely lady) called my agent and said that I had potential but - understatement of the year - was a bit nervous. No kidding!!!!
 
The point was that I'd spent those precious few hours the previous night learning the lines when I could have been working on stuff that really mattered - my relationship with the other character, my need, the beat changes in the script, all the stuff Margie subsequently taught me. And consequently, my first audition had been an anxiety riddled memory test instead of a living, breathing thing.
 
Now I feel totally comfortable with the script in my hand - I wouldn't audition any other way. With Margie's phrase technique, not knowing the lines empowers you rather than hinders you - it forces you to be truly in the moment. And Margie's technique has put the points on the board for me - I haven't been out of work in a year - a lead role in a cool pilot for Fox last year as well as recurring roles on Stacked, Without a Trace and Crossing Jordan.

Charles Mesure

 

"After over ten years of working consistently in theater, film and television I found myself unable to approach acting like I had in the past.  My relationship to acting had changed.  And with that change, I had to find a new approach. 

Before, I had played a lot of dramatic roles, very emotionally intense.  Now, I found myself rejecting that part of me, wanting to stay light and be "happy".  I was over being the brooding girl, the mentally challenged girl, the depressed girl, the goth girl, the girl with "problems".  These characters were not me anymore and I wanted nothing more to do with them.  In fact, I was terrified of revisiting these places in myself.   And, as I discovered why I even liked acting, for me, I refused to live out these kinds of emotions for "them"-the  casting director, the director, the audience. I had to find a reason to do it for MYSELF or not at all. 

As I did this interior work, I was being gently guided by Margie in my acting.  Margie provided a safe place for me to reach into those "scary" places in myself and revisit them in a new way.  Because I had this outlet, I was able to later do an extremely emotional scene in an audition about a subject that was close to my heart, which would've terrified me before.  Instead, I had an amazing audition that was enough just for the experience of what I learned about myself that day.  That may sound cheesy, but I had never had that kind of experience before. 

It was a real gift that I never could've imagined happening.  I've been to different acting classes and I LOVE Margie's.  Not only is the technique solid, but she has such a wonderful way with her students. She pushes just a little, to help you along but not in a way that would ever be too much.  And most of all, she is loving. I've always gotten the feeling from her that she's been there.  She can empathize.  With Margie, what you see is what you get.  She's wholly herself, doesn't apologize for it and inspires me to be fully myself.

After a long journey, I'm back to booking! 

Thanks Margie!

Murphy Zandell

 

"I had of course been working on the sides for days.  But when I showed up for the call back, it was a different scene.  I wasn't worried at all, using Margie's technique, I was able to jump right in and handle it.  I booked it!  Now I have a recurring role on "Kidnapped."

Rosalyn Coleman

 

"I took Margie Haber's weekend intensive and then studied with her one on one in her on going class. She delivered on her promise. Margie showed me how to put the P (POWER) in my auditions. I have booked a recurring role on "The Shield", opposite Forrest Whitaker, a guest star spot on the Emmy award winning season 5 of "24", Showtime's new show "Dexter" and  guest starring spots on "Wanted" and "Monk". The work has also overflowed into my commercial work as well. I have booked a national "Capital One" spot as well as a National "AT+T" spot. Margie teaches you how NOT to act. It may take awhile for that to sink in, but when it does...you will seek her out! Now...if I loose a role, it's not because of my work. It's the politics of the business and that helps me sleep at night.

David Batiste