Teacher Training – Virtual
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: Virtual Program
MICHA’s Virtual teacher training program foregrounds how to sustain your own training and creative development as a teacher, how to transform your personal space into a creative working space, and how to begin to cultivate and articulate the language of teaching the technique as a descriptive, embodied vocabulary. We hone in on the empowering, non-judgmental and private quality of the online context. In each weekly session there will be a discussion about how to translate the training from online to in-person contexts. Participants are facilitated and invited to meet online in between sessions to undertake collaborative tasks.
The schedule for Teacher Training 1 and Teacher Training 2 Virtual Program are a duration of ten (10) weeks each meeting once a week for 2.5 hours with additional explorations/homework tasks in between sessions.
VIRTUAL TEACHER TRAINING
YEAR 1: THE ACTOR BECOMES THE TEACHER – REVIEWING THE TECHNIQUE
Teacher Training Dates:
February 11 – April 15, 2023: Online sessions Saturdays, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. EST
Tuition: $875
Make-Up Sessions held according to faculty and student schedules February – April.
Cost: $50 per session
Optional Office Hours with MICHA faculty for an additional fee
Five Guiding Principles Virtual On-Line 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
Participants who complete year one of MICHA’s Virtual Teacher Training may opt to join MICHA’s April 2023 in-person training program.
YEAR 2: GUIDING OTHERS IN THE TECHNIQUE
Teacher Training Dates:
February 10 – April 13, 2024: Online sessions Saturdays, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern *
Tuition: $875
AND
Chekhov Technique & Ensemble Workshop
July 13 – 14, July 20 – 21, 2024, Time TBD: Virtual
Tuition: $400
* Make-Up Sessions for the missed training dates February – April will be held according to faculty and student schedules during that time frame.
Cost: $50 per session
You can opt to join both the In-Person and the Virtual Training in Year 2 for $1,600, reflecting a $200 discount on tuition.
Mentorship: Following the completion of the training offered in year two, participants may arrange for mentorship with members of the MICHA faculty for an additional fee.
YEAR 3: PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND THE CRITICAL RESPONSE PROCESS
Training Dates:
February 8 – April 12, 2025: Online sessions Saturdays 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Tuition: $875
AND
Applying Chekhov’s Technique in the Creative Process
July 26 – 27, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: $400
Additionally, if you have not already completed this is 2023:
Five Guiding Principles Seminar
July 12 – 13, July 19 – 20, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern
Tuition: $400 for first time participants
$150 for participants who have taken the workshop previously
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