acting

     

Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling meium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play.

Trivia about acting

  • "True and False", David Mamet's no-nonsense book on this craft, includes a chapter called "Find Your Mark"
  • With classes in this field next term, on the break I'm reading books by Meisner & Stanislavsky
  • Dumas' 1836 play "Kean" was about Edmund Kean, a noted member of this profession
  • London's Garrick Club is a haven for people in this profession, of which David Garrick was a famous member