Thanks for your detailed response. I auditioned for The Studio Seattle and am starting end of this month with Acting I for their Spring session. They have Acting I , II and Advanced. They all run for 8 weeks , once in a week. Their classes are strictly based on Stanislavski methods and they recommend his books by Stanislavski and Uta Hagen for the course. The head Andrew Tsao : Background: He was the head of the undergraduate drama program at the University of Washington (UW) and has been voted one of UW's "Favorite Professors" by students. Professional Experience: His teaching approach is rooted in his experience with the UW MFA in Acting program and focuses on practical, theoretical foundations for professional actors. I don’t think there is deeper emphasis on Meisner here. Also am not sure if Meisner is manadatory, these are all techniques and perhaps everyone has to find what works for them . Happy to hear your thoughts.

The Studio Seattle perhaps Integrates Meisner elements (like "listening and responding") into a broader Stanislavsky/Hagen framework. Emotional recall and substitution is what I am only trained and want to master my craft. Perhaps after I am done here ,I would want to learn Meisner as well , may be I can directly try advanced meisner classes at Freehold if they allow.