Applied Meisner for the 21st-Century Actor revises Meisner's core principles for the contemporary actor and presents a Meisner-based acting technique that empowers practitioners to take ownership of their own creative process.

Kevin Otos is a professional actor and director and Associate Professor of Acting at Elon University, North Carolina, where he teaches Acting, Movement, and Period Styles.

Kim Shively is a professional actor and director, Associate Faculty at Theatrical Intimacy Education, and Assistant Professor of Performing Arts at Elon University, North Carolina, where she teaches Acting, Voice, and Content Creation.

Introduction Part I: Foundations 1. What is Acting? 2. Studio Guidelines 3. Keeping It Safe 4. The Foundations: Other, Doing, and Impulse 5. The Basic Repetition Exercise 6. The Independent Activity 7. Common Struggles and How to Work Through Them 8. The Foundations Developed, Part 1 Part II: Technique 9. The Foundations Developed, Part 2: Preparing to Work with a Script 10. Point of View (POV) 11. The Foundations Developed: Need (The Organizing Principle) 12. The Foundations Developed: Action (The Actor's Tools) 13. Putting It All Together Part III: Additional Considerations 14. Bigger Acting Problems 15. A Few Final Thoughts 16. The Ethical Acting Studio Conclusion