# Sanford Meisner **Entity class:** Person **Domain:** Theatre / acting pedagogy ## Definition **Sanford Meisner** (1905–1997) was an American actor and teacher associated with training performers to respond truthfully under imagined circumstances. ## Relationships - **developed:** [[wiki/Meisner Technique|Meisner Technique]]. - **tradecraft comparison:** adaptive role embodiment in [[wiki/Scenario-Based Training|Scenario-Based Training]]. - **source context:** [[research/The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy|The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy]].