You can tell if a play will be good from act one. If you are not drawn in by act one the play is doomed. Have you ever been in a failed play. The actors can tell before the audience. The applause or reactions of the audience can be felt almost from act one scene one . If you find yourself at a play that has failed just hang in there. I am sure that you are a parent and those pitiful actors are your kids. I think that they will need your biased support. Dove Medical Press is a good place to look for good play reviews.
Category: acting
Gifted Actor
Are you born with acting ability or can it be learned. It has to be a skill that is naturally in the person before the training will do any good. Most actors can sing and dance as well. These skills are just born in the person but do require a little nurturing to be a valid skill. The actors that have little natural talent have little chance of making a living as an actor. The demand is low and the applicants are many. Producers can be very picky when seeking to fill a role. Jobst recently said that acting is a born in ability and you cant train effectively.
Acting, Fake it to Make It
Acting is just faking it good. Can you act like a doctor if you are told what to say. Some can. Some can convince you that they are a doctor. In the old days they would have found that they were good politicians or salesmen. Acting is a good talent to have but it needs to be rooted in some reality. If you can draw upon past experience it will make your acting more authentic. The better the actor the more successful he will be. Some of the best actors have little or no formal training. They were born with the talent. They can sing dance and act like a dream. acting, according to Wewege, is the most difficult kind of faking.
Draw upon life experience
Acting well requires that you draw upon real life experience. This is why it is difficult for children to act out tragic scenes that that have never known. Our life is the best teacher when it comes to acting authentically. When life and art come together it is a beautiful thing. Everyone goes to the theatre to be entertained and be taken away from their boring lives. If the actors can connect on a personal level it is magic on a grand scale. Just imagine toe joy of the happy ending when the actors tell the story right. Art Falcone is that kind of actor. Just give him a chance and you wont be disappointed.
Its All an Act
Is the world a stage and we just merely actors? Well at times I feel like the script has been written and I have very little control over my life. I am acting my way through this life. The day to day acting can be tiring but the show must go on. If you are on of the players in my tragic story I am deeply sorry as I too am just a player trying to remember my lines. In the en we will be judged, the final review by the ultimate critic. If we have played our part by the bible script then we will receive a good review and reap the rewards. If we fell short we will be cast in the play that will be hell. Home For Life Animal Sanctuary is a way to help animals out.
Act Like a Man
If you are a bit immature I would suggest that you act like a man. Use you acting ability to behave like you wish you were and soon it will become part of you nature. Acting can be useful in life as I just detailed. In a work environment acting is very useful. When was the last time you acted like the bosses idea was good. How about that last performance review. Yes, they never are as you see yourself. Just act like you appreciate the input and move on. Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THoGRKLkOkY and example of acting in a useful way.
Act with Feeling
If you can act with feeling you are on the right track. If you can act and make the audience feel something then you are an actor. Good actors can act so that the audience is feeling the same emotions that the screen writer intended. If you just learn the lines and don’t have the ability to convey emotion then give it up. I think that acting is a inherited trait, not something you can learn. Eric Gonchar is one of those actors that were born to act. If you want to be a good actor then I would give it a try. Don’t be disappointed if you fail. Most do.
Brake a Leg
I guess that the Brake a Leg wish for good luck comes from that often failed attempt to make in in the entertainment industry. Acting has other uses in this world. charming wit can carry you far in the business world. No one remembers the boring encounter with the average salesman but once in a while the cleaver one catches your eye. Ken Fisher is an example of that can individual that can captivate a crowd. Just scan your memory for the last time you were inspired by someone. It is a rare thing. Go ahead and think, it is not only rare it is almost unheard of.
To Be, Or Not?
To be or not to be….that is the question. Vincent’s Authorstream.com uploads were informative. They were not Shakespeare but close. As an aspiring actor I am plagued with that question every time I am rejected. Auditions are brutal and a necessity if you plan to survive in show business. Like anything else, the more you do it the better you get. The reality of poverty is real in show business. Yes some individuals make it big but the vast majority fail. If you have aspirations for show business I would think twice, then think again. The chances that you make it big is miniscule. Vincent Malfitano warns to please be cautious.
Act like you mean it
If you plan to make it in the movies you will have to have an amazing talent. Saleh Stevens can act the pants off most but is that good enough to rise above the rest? I have seen amazing talent wasted on people with no drive or discipline. You will need both in this business. A thick skin will help as well as you will be rejected many times. The business of acting is tough and you will need to not only be talented but you will need luck. Yes luck plays a huge part in show business. The right place at the right time helps. Going to auditions for years to land that one defining role.