Why would anyone want to be an "actor" when you're just a pawn, in someone else's creation?

Answer 1

First of all, I wouldn't say actors are the "pawn" but rather they are the "ones who are noticed".
As a, primarily technical theater focus, I would say that actors are in no way a pawn. What is the point of a director if he/she has no actors? Usually the vision of a director is specific, but not complete when he/she comes into a show, but rather it needs the input of the actors, technicians, and crew to make the vision come together.
Actors get a majority of the credit for the show (given that they are the ones who bow at the end) and rightfully so. They may have taken direction from the director, however they have to add something to it themselves in order to make it something unique. A vision is one thing, but it takes more than a director to make it happen.
It takes actors to portray it, and technicians to convey it!

Answer 2

You aren't a pawn. You are a piece to the puzzle. The actor takes the words of the playwright and finds clues to the character. The actor is the one and breathes life into the character. An actor, a real actor, actually does a lot of work in order to create the character. The director creates a vision of what he wants the show to become. If you get a seasoned director who knows what they are doing they work with you not against you. They don't just move you across the stage like a pawn on a chess board. It is a collaborative effort.

Answer 3

The actor brings the creation to life. Without the actor, the creation would sit on a shelf and gather dust.

Answer 4

When I go to a museum, I can look at Monet's paintings. When I go to a concert or play a CD, I can listen to Dylan's music. When I read a Whitman poem or a Twain novel, I can enjoy another artist's creativity. But when I act in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" or "Romeo & Juiliet," I am in partnership with William Shakespeare. We are working together. His artistry and mine are part of the same endeavor. Maybe I'm just a pawn, but I'm a pawn on one hell of a chessboard, my friend.

Answer 5

But you're not. Theater is a collaborative artform. Playwrights can't complete their vision without actors. Actors can't complete their vision without the director. The director can't complete their vision without the designers, etc.

As an actor, director, playwright, producer, or whatever, you are bringing your talents to bear to bring something to life that never existed before. Even if you're producing a play that's been done hundreds of times, it has never been done with this particular group of people who may have something different to say.

As an example, I love "Gypsy". I've seen the Rosalind Russell movie and I've seen several community productions. But until I saw Bette Midler's version, i didn't get that one of Mama Rose's main motivations was to capture the love of her long-gone mother; that she was an abandoned child herself longing for recognition. Every production can have something unique to it.

Answer 6

you are not a pawn and how dare you say that you b****! actors and actresses are the greatest contributors to the arts and how dare you say that! its not someone elses creation its how you say the words to make the audience be intrigued by your performance!