I think a great actor is one that can play all roles and change his or her persona everytime hehehe I would be a good actress hehehe :))))
2007-09-25 05:34:21 · 35 answers · asked by Rita 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
If the theater was my chosen profession, it wouldn't matter what role I would play as long as I could act. A true soul of an actor is to become the part they are reading for and make the audience believe you are that character whether it is a Deva or a devil.
2007-09-25 05:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy S 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
For skills they are looking for things you can do well, to some extent. That would include flexibility, gymnastics, dance, ballet, hip hop, break-dancing, soccer, basketball, etc. Have you done any of those? Casting directors will know your abilities and the roles you are capable of doing - and any good actor can work across the board on those; villain, heroic AND comedic. Can you play an instrument? Piano? Guitar? Can you sing? Are you an alto or a soprano or a tenor even? These things are good to put on a resume, and can help you get cast in the right stuff. What if they are casting for a musical? If you don't put that you can sing on there, then how are they supposed to know? Writing, and poetry do not count. They are not casting roles for writers. Your Special Skills section on your resume only applies to things that will better your chances of getting a role. I do not think they are interested in your abilities outside of acting, and the therefore you should only list things you can do on film or on stage. List your physical abilities. Hope this helps!
2016-05-18 01:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a performing arts college, and the real answer to that question for any aspiring actor/actress is they'll play any role they can get. Ever wonder why producers have no problem finding people to wear stuffy animal costumes and ice skates or ridiculous costumes for children's shows? Because actors will take just about any part in a production to put it on their resume. I've seen this first hand. There's nothing wrong with that, and a good actor can play just about any role, but early in a performer's career, there isn't much room for choice when it comes to getting work if they want to pay their bills.
2007-09-25 06:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Grudge 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even though the good guy is usually the lead, I love playing the villain. I've been doing theatre for the past 4 years now and I always think it's more of a challenge and more exciting to really get into the evil of a character. I'd rather play the villain. Plus in real life I'm totally not the villain so it really is acting.
2007-09-25 05:43:43 · answer #4 · answered by braids 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I`ve been part of a fantastitic theatre (sorry it`s how we spelll theatre here) group and had some great fun playing different parts, some of my writting has been dramatised and it was great fun. As for the question I`ve played both though no one could telll the difference so my villian was just the same as my good guy. I don`t knnow if that was a compliment or not but I got a buzz any way :)
2007-09-25 06:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by finn mchuil 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've done both -- villains and heroes -- and although villains are fun, it seems I get awards for playing good guys: Pippin in Pippin (Best Actor in a Musical), Seymour in Little Shop(Best Actor in a Musical), Moonface in Anything Goes (Best Actor in a Musical), the Preacher in Violet (Best Cameo in a Musical), and Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods (Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. I've gotten nominated for villains, but good guys seem to deliver the hardware. Don't get me wrong; I enjoy playing both, especially those that kinda straddle the line, like John Proctor in The Crucible)
2007-09-25 06:14:09 · answer #6 · answered by actormyk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Villain would be my best role because he could be both a cynic one and a criminal one. However people would wonder why the villain he is so rejected by society and how he has ended up at an evil person. Maybe he underwent a bad childhood or maybe he became evil by his own choices (inner-self). The villain always puzzles people who love theater or movies (cinema films).
2007-09-25 18:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by jbaudlet 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They say the hardest thing to do as an actor is to play yourself. So think of it this way, is the actor's personality closer to being a villian or a good guy? It's whatever is difficult or closestest to that actor's character or persona in real life.
2007-09-25 11:17:39 · answer #8 · answered by Shortie Cake 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Having done both, many times, and various permutations in between, I would have to go with Good Guy. It is so much more challenging to make him interesting.
Villians are fun, don't get me wrong. Once, playing Charlie Cowell in Music Man, I was booed at my curtain call.
It was the highest compliment an audience ever gave me.
2007-09-25 16:42:55 · answer #9 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Always did like the bad guys. They are so much more interesting. Good guys seam to be flat or cookie cut a lot of the time. Likes the ones where the bad guys turn good and the good guys turn bad, when you start feeling sorry for the killer, or you get mad at the good guy, that’s the good stuff.
2007-09-25 06:08:24 · answer #10 · answered by grey_worms 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋