Teacher Training – In Person
MICHA’S Teacher Training Program focuses on Michael Chekhov’s unique approach to teaching. The training currently in process began in 2023 with the option of participating in either an in-person or a virtual teacher training. The programs are distinct from one another, and upon completion of the full program, each earns a documented Completion of Curriculum.
Late Start Application
If you did not begin as a participant in the first year of the 2023 Teacher Training 1 Cohort, but believe you have sufficient experience to join the second year of Teacher Training 2 starting in 2024, you may complete an application HERE. Once your application has been received and reviewed, we will follow-up with an interview on Zoom. When accepted, there will be an on-boarding session to help orient you. The on-boarding session is an additional fee.
MICHA TEACHER TRAINING COHORT 2023 – 2025
Completion of Teacher Training Curriculum: In-Person Program
Teachers/Artists who wish to achieve MICHA’S In-Person Completion of Curriculum must commit to a minimum of:
- Two summers of in-person training equaling a total of two (2) week-long workshops. These trainings address the Fundamentals of Chekhov’s Technique and Continuing Acting Track that focuses on application.
- Teacher Training 1
- Teacher Training 2
- Teacher Training 3
- Additionally, all participants must complete:
- A virtual seminar in Chekhov’s Five Guiding Principles.
- Three (3) mentoring appointments with a MICHA faculty member.
Please Note: Some electives are by application only.
IN-PERSON TEACHER TRAINING
YEAR 1: THE ACTOR BECOMES THE TEACHER – REVIEWING THE TECHNIQUE
Teacher Training Dates Year 1:
April 15, 2023, 2:00 -4:00 p.m. Eastern – Virtual Meeting
April 21-24, 2023 – New York City
June 27, 2023 – Virtual Meeting
Tuition: $925
Independent work in peer mentoring study groups
Five Guiding Principles Virtual Seminar
July 22-23, July 29-30, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: $400 for first time participants
$150 for participants who have taken the workshop previously
Optional Office Hours with MICHA faculty for additional fee
YEAR 2: GUIDING OTHERS IN THE TECHNIQUE
Make-up Sessions from TT1:
April 24, 2024, In-Person, 2:00 p.m. Eastern – Location TBD
Cost: $50 per session
Teacher Training Dates Year 2:
- April 13, 2024, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern – Virtual Meeting
- April 25 – 28, 2024, 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m Eastern – New York City
- May 11 10:30-12:30 Eastern – Virtual Meeting
Tuition: $925
Three private mentorship meetings with a MICHA faculty member of choice to be completed by June 2025. Fees and other details TBD in consultation.
Optional Elective:
Chekhov Technique & Ensemble Workshop, Virtual
July 13-14, July 20-21, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
Tuition: $400
YEAR 3: PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND THE CRITICAL RESPONSE PROCESS
Make- Up Sessions from TT2:
Summer 2025 – Dates/Location TBD
Cost: $50 per session
Teacher Training Dates Year 3:
- January 11, 2025, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Virtual On-Line Meeting
- June 7, 2025, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Virtual On-Line Meeting
- Summer 2025 – Seven days in Residence, Location TBD
- Day 1: Creative Process
- Days 2-7: Participant Teaching and Critical Response
Tuition: $1200 base tuition plus additional cost for housing and food
More About MICHA’s Completion of Curriculum
Inspired by Michael Chekhov’s generosity and insights into the art of acting, at MICHA we believe that Chekhov’s acting technique belongs to those who commit to study it and endeavor to practice and develop it. We do not certify artists to be “master teachers.” Rather, we seek to support, inspire, and provide a community of one’s peers in the common study of Chekhov’s technique. In offering a documented Completion of Curriculum, teacher participants have an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Chekhov’s technique so that they may return to their classroom and incorporate what they have learned before returning again to share with the MICHA community. We feel that time is an essential part of the process — both time with MICHA, and time away from MICHA. We support your efforts to accept, reject, digest, adapt and apply the work in your own field. Year after year we delight in the myriad approaches that teacher participants take to meet this challenge. Some elect to make offerings during MICHA events such as teaching demonstration classes, convening a session during our Theater of the Future open space, or performing in the summer Festival. Others have collaborated outside of MICHA by creating panels at academic conferences, publishing articles, writing books, inviting one another to guest direct/perform etc. In this way MICHA acts as a home base and the fertile ground for collaboration and exploration. Your unique circumstances may necessitate that you take longer than 3 years to complete the 6 workshops to earn your certificate. This is fine. In fact, many complete the curriculum and continue to attend workshops.
Question and Answer Series
You are welcome to check out our Q&A series for supplemental material and resources.
We encourage all teachers to read Michael Chekhov’s Lessons for Teachers. Translations are available in English, Russian, and German.
MICHA TEACHER TRAINING COHORT 2025 – 2027
In-Person Teacher Training
Year 1, 2025: The Actor Becomes the Teacher: Reviewing the Technique
Year 2, 2026: Guiding Others in the Technique
Year 3, 2027: Practical Application with Critical Response Process & the Creative Process
VIrtual Teacher Training
Year 1, 2025: The Actor Becomes the Teacher: Reviewing the Technique
Year 2, 2026: Guiding Others in the Technique
Year 3, 2027: Practical Application with Critical Response Process & the Creative Process