The 12 Traditions
Borrowed from Recovery Culture, the Twelve Traditions serve as a loose framework and guide for protecting the integrity of our work. Our fellowship is not a recovery group and has no affiliation with any 12-Step Program.
Our common welfare comes first; progress in the work depends upon unity of purpose.
For our group purpose, the ultimate authority is the work, itself—as expressed through the book Sanford Meisner On Acting and through our group conscience—our leaders are trusted servants; they do not govern.
The only requirement for membership is a sincere desire to hone your craft through engagement with the Meisner Technique.
Should multiple groups arise, each group ought to be autonomous, except in matters affecting the whole.
Our group has but one purpose: to practice acting together. We do this by showing up, by reading from the book Sanford Meisner On Acting, by practicing its exercises, and by supporting one another in the craft.
Our group never endorses, finances, or lends its name to any outside enterprise, lest we be diverted from our primary purpose.
Our group is fully self‑supporting, declining outside contributions.
Our practice remains forever non‑professional; no one here is paid to lead the work, but the group may employ workers for space or services as needed.
Our group is never organized, but we may create committees or service boards that serve those they represent.
Our fellowship has no opinion on outside issues; hence our name may never be drawn into public controversy.
Our public presence is based on attraction rather than promotion; we maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, film, and social media.
Anonymity is the foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place the work above the ego.