9 AM - 5 PM

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 29-30, 2026

The Alexander Technique is a mind-body educational method that teaches people to recognize and eliminate harmful postural habits and unnecessary muscular tension. By re-educating your awareness of how you move, it aims to restore natural balance, improve coordination, and reduce physical stress. 

How does it apply to acting?

By re-educating the mind-body connection, it enables performers to improve vocal projection, prevent injury, and move with natural poise rather than habitual stiffness.

Key Applications are:

Vocal & Breath Freedom: Releasing tension in the neck and jaw allows for deeper breathing, better resonance, and improved projection.

Character Embodiment: It allows actors to adopt distinct physical mannerisms for a character—like a limp or stoop—without permanently locking those tensions into their own bodies.

Stage Fright Management: By grounding the feet and centering the head-neck-spine relationship, it calms the nervous system and reduces anxiety before auditions or performances.

Presence & Stillness: It teaches you to stop "doing too much" on screen or stage, giving you the ability to listen and react authentically in the moment.

If you have worked with "Dr, Joe", you know he is a gifted, passionate, consummate instructor. Not only is he the world's expert on The Gister Method, but he is also a certified instructor of The Alexander Technique, something he regularly teaches as a tenured acting professor at the University of Oklahoma.

Recent feedback on Dr Alberti:

His insights and manner of effectively communicating are impeccable. He exhibited a tremendous depth of knowledge and experience in a truly caring way. Dr. Joe is a master Teacher, with a capital T. His depth of insight into acting and human interaction is stunning. - Dick Pryor

Dr. Joe's way of teaching resonated with me very deeply, it's clear that acting is not only an art he's extremely passionate about but one he's extremely knowledgeable about too. - Camila Medina

Joe is an incredible teacher. Like, teaching acting and all things performance LIVES in him. This is his calling. He gave so much...so much!...personal attention to every pair working, every person. - John Honey

Dr. Joe was amazing. He fostered a great learning environment, was genuinely collaborative, and met all of us right where we were at. - Brent Longmire

Cost for the workshop is $250. It is suitable for anyone at any level of experience, from absolute beginners to very advanced.