Margolis Method

Margolis Method CREATE THEATRE WITH EVERY BREATH
Take the mystery out of acting through immersive theatre training

Margolis Method has been developed through daily studio research over the last 35 years by Kari Margolis and dedicated theatre artists. What initially began as a way to train actors for the MB ADAPTORS professional, touring theatre company, has grown into an internationally recognized methodology for empowering theatre artists to own their craft. Margolis Method takes the mystery out of acting by

offering tangible, practicable exercises that allow the actor to build and hone their skills as a true craftsperson. Training takes place in a challenging yet supportive environment that inspires students to find the essence of theatre in every breath. Margolis Method organically synthesizes the vital connections between the physical, intellectual, and intuitive, while merging muscular and vocal expression. The Method is a three-dimensional approach to theatre training that merges the skill sets of acting, directing and playwriting to build what we call the “Actor Warrior.”

Margolis Method is not an aesthetic but a comprehensive series of highly theatrical exercises based on the universal principles of physics and communication. Training in the Method will make you a stronger theatre artist in any theatrical style or aesthetic, ranging from abstract, experimental to linear, text-based plays.

05/31/2026

📣 Last day to save $100!

What if acting choices could create energy the audience can feel?

In this moment from The Activated Classroom, Kari demonstrates how an actor can take the same simple action — a step toward someone — and either create nothing, or create potential energy that lives between actor and audience.

That’s the heart of Margolis Method: taking acting concepts that can feel abstract and giving students concrete, embodied ways to practice them.

The Activated Classroom: Margolis Method Fundamentals for Educators is a self-paced course for theatre educators who want clearer pathways into impulse, choice, timing, relationship, and embodied craft.

Early enrollment ends tonight, May 31.

mbadaptors.org/the-activated-classroom

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05/27/2026

Artist. Teacher. Director. All at once.

In this educator testimonial, Kymberly shares how Margolis Method supports the whole theatre educator — not only as a teacher, but as an artist and director.

The work offers concrete exercises, embodied practice, and a shared vocabulary for guiding students with more clarity, specificity, and confidence.

“You are breathing. You are thinking. You will feel.”

The Activated Classroom: Margolis Method Fundamentals for Educators opens June 1.

Early enrollment is $100 off through May 31, with bonus materials available immediately.

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05/21/2026

How can one simple action become theatre?

In this clip from The Activated Classroom, Kari Margolis demonstrates how a simple pendulum exercise can become a way to explore the relationship between a character’s private inner life and public outer world.

This is one of the ways Margolis Method makes abstract acting concepts more concrete.

Instead of asking students to “be vulnerable” or “show more emotion,” the work gives them physical conditions they can investigate, repeat, and refine.

A simple physical action becomes a way to help actors investigate:
what is happening internally,
what is being expressed externally,
how long a moment can live,
and what makes a choice feel honest, theatrical, and alive.

The Activated Classroom: Margolis Method Fundamentals for Educators opens June 1, with bonus materials available immediately, and lifetime access to the course.

End-of-School-Year Early Enrollment is $100 off through May 31.

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Inside The Activated Classroom, educators gain the tools to teach students how to recognize not just whether something w...
05/15/2026

Inside The Activated Classroom, educators gain the tools to teach students how to recognize not just whether something worked, but why it worked. Students learn how to return to those choices with more clarity, agency, and craft.

End-of-School-Year discount: save $100 through May 31. Link in bio.


05/14/2026

From inside The Activated Classroom:
“Every concept about acting is only valid if we have an actual, tangible way to practice it.”

That belief sits at the heart of Margolis Method.

Because when we ask students to “be honest,” “be vulnerable,” or “make stronger choices” without giving them a physical pathway to practice those things, acting can start to feel mysterious, personal, or impossible to repeat.

The Activated Classroom is a self-paced course that offers educators concrete, embodied tools for helping students turn those ideas into practice.

Link in bio.

Early enrollment is open through May 31. Bonus materials available now! To celebrate the end of the school year, we’re offering $100 off enrollment through May 31.

05/06/2026

It’s here. ✨

We’re thrilled to share The Activated Classroom: Margolis Method Fundamentals for Educators, now open for early enrollment.

Mbadaptors.org/the-activated-classroom

Created for theatre educators, directors, movement and voice teachers, and teaching artists, this self-paced online course offers concrete, embodied tools for helping students connect body, voice, imagination, text, and performance.

Led by Kari Margolis, the course includes guided studies, company demonstrations, pedagogical breakdowns, in-depth written notes, bonus materials, and a dedicated course community inside the Margolis Method Network.

Bonus materials are available now, so you can begin exploring before the full course opens June 1.

Early enrollment includes $100 off through May 31.

Explore the course: mbadaptors.org/the-activated-classroom

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FLIGHT tickets are flying! We’re bending over backwards (and loving every minute) getting FLIGHT installed and ready for...
07/30/2025

FLIGHT tickets are flying!

We’re bending over backwards (and loving every minute) getting FLIGHT installed and ready for opening night on August 8th! Performances on August 9th and 10th too! We can’t wait to present this show in our space in Highland Lake, NY.

“MB Adaptors describes their company as ‘Theatre of Mind, Muscle & Media,’ and Flight was a perfect demonstration of the truth in that assertion.”
—Bess Rowen, Medium review, Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

Tickets are selling fast, and seating is limited, so grab your tickets now!
MBAdaptors.org/flight

Photo credit: Eyva Fotografi
Featuring: Jarod J. Hanson

*Presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

**This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Our newest production, FLIGHT, was such a big hit at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams’ Festival last fall that we’re ...
07/24/2025

Our newest production, FLIGHT, was such a big hit at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams’ Festival last fall that we’re thrilled to now have this opportunity to share this work with local audiences in our very own theatrical space in Highland Lake, NY!

This highly visual and physical solo adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ little-known short story, “A Day in the Life of a Clerk,” delves into the dreams and desires of a secret poet who yearns for artistic freedom in a world threatened by the simple act of being different.

FLIGHT explores pathos with humor, the mundane with whimsy, and a longing for beauty and purpose.

We’ve continued to develop the production with new scenes, music, and multimedia, and can’t wait to share it with you!

MB Adaptors is an ensemble company where members wear many different hats, and everyone contributes to the creative process.

The FLIGHT Ensemble:
Directed by Kari Margolis
Brought to Life by Jarod J Hanson
Soundscape & Multimedia by Tony Brown
Lighting Design and Stage Management by Angela Kiser

LINK IN BIO to LEARN MORE & GET TICKETS
MBAdaptors.org/flight
Seating is limited!

*Presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

**This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

UPDATE: If you're from afar and can't make the book launch, we'll be doing a FB Live at 3 PM ET, so tune in and say hell...
06/29/2025

UPDATE: If you're from afar and can't make the book launch, we'll be doing a FB Live at 3 PM ET, so tune in and say hello!

We’re hosting a Pre-Launch Event for my book “Walking the Artistic Path” in our studio (where the magic happens), and we’d love for you to join us!

Sunday, June 29th, 3 pm
111 Highland Lake Road

I'll be reading from the book, and we promise great people, food, and fun! Proceeds from book sales will support scholarships for artists.

10/27/2024

Compassion is what keeps us from forgetting, abandoning, and labeling.

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