tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post1094689262605970540..comments2023-06-02T05:21:03.422-04:00Comments on The Temp, The Actress and The Writer: Becoming an ActorAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01607530400279311428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-12053316910012803572008-11-07T16:49:00.000-05:002008-11-07T16:49:00.000-05:00As someone who's spent over twenty years working o...As someone who's spent over twenty years working on Broadway and in film and television, I agree.<BR/><BR/>Training, training, training.<BR/><BR/>When I'm casting, if the actor can't handle a Shakespeare monologue, the actor immediately goes in the "no" pile, even if it's contemporary.<BR/><BR/>Because if you can handle Shakespeare, you can stretch to contemporary without sounding bombasic, while if you can't -- well, most of them just sound like valley kids. And the truly well-trained actors can sound like a valley kid on stage while still bringing much more depth to the overall character.<BR/><BR/>Also, as someone who's worked on the technical end, well-trained actors also have some experience in all the factors that go into a production. They understand what everyone else does, are easier to work with, and, therefore, get hired more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-73896162562256917722008-11-06T00:47:00.000-05:002008-11-06T00:47:00.000-05:00Hey Adrienne, I finally got around to stalk--er--f...Hey Adrienne, I finally got around to stalk--er--finding your blog. ;-) Great post. I did some acting in my early years, it was what I wanted to be for so long (I seriously saw no other alternative). I think I stank as an actor then, but I do some corporate training video's every now and again and apparently am not that bad now. I guess life experience is a great training tool. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to keeping up with your blog. This networking thing takes a lot of time, you know! I'm not sure how I'll ever fit in reading a book on top of all the blog reading, not to mention NanoWriMo!ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-72625866886256240062008-11-03T23:42:00.000-05:002008-11-03T23:42:00.000-05:00Thank you so so much for this post, I loved it and...Thank you so so much for this post, I loved it and also the interview you linked to earlier. They were both very helpful/thought-inducing for me as I try to decide my course of study after I graduate high school this year...<BR/><BR/>You are one of my heroes, you author-actress you! :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192628745431017199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16924800.post-8467219901170751702008-11-03T12:53:00.000-05:002008-11-03T12:53:00.000-05:00Thanks, Adrienne for a really useful post!As usual...Thanks, Adrienne for a really useful post!<BR/><BR/>As usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com