How Acting Changed My Life

When I originally changed my major, Fall 2015, I was weary of the prospect of taking acting classes. It further made me rethink my decision, when I entered the class on the first day and we placed our chairs in a circle. I am used to talking in front of large groups so I wasn't concerned with stage fright. However I was concerned about my ability to memorize lines, put emotion with them and portray what the text intended.

The outstanding component of acting is that it is an aspect that calls for a wide variety of skills. A single person to form a totally different personality from that possessed by the acting person must synchronize these skills. Some of the most common skills necessary for an actor are vocal projection, physical expressiveness, speech clarity, well-developed imagination, emotional facility drama interpretive ability. Also not to forget mentioning other important capabilities that an actor must have are; utilization of accents, body languages, dialects, improvisation, mimicry, emulation, stage combat and observation (Jurkowski and Francis 44). Another fascinating fact about acting is that it combines both talent and special training programs. Due to this fact it offers opportunities to any person who has an interest in becoming a theatre performer. The training has as well availed a chance for the emergence of professional actors who never seize from learning new elements from now and then. These people are among those who undergo training in various sub-disciplines making them diverse and multifunctional. An actor can be good at singing, dancing, partner work, scene work among others. Bundling all these qualities into one single person is a fascinating element which makes them fit for any duty that might be availed to them. Therefore acting as

I grew up in a family of artists. My parents were singers and musicians. I began acting in shows during elementary school. As an adult, I acted in community and regional theaters. I performed in Urdu and Punjabi languages. I grew up in a culturally diverse household and community. This enabled me to relate to different personal and societal experiences, and to live out my own and other people 's stories through my acting. Also, my collaborative nature, strong sense of imagination and interest in poetry, literature, politics, public affairs and human experience has helped me play many roles effectively.

“I really started dreaming... and broke out of my shyness when I got to Howard University. My first acting class was an Intro to Acting class with Professor Bay, who really broke me out of my shell, encouraged me to follow my dreams and make them a reality” (Gross). I’m going to talk about how to open the door of show business into Hollywood and show you how to potentially reach success. Many talented actors don’t succeed in show business because they forget the first rule: show business is a business. So what I’m going to tell you here briefly covers the business details behind the world of film, television, and theatre. In order to better understand your role in the larger scheme of show business, you need to understand the wants and needs of the wealthiest people in the industry. The business of acting is simple. You help others make money, and they’ll help you make money. But first, you need to figure out how show business really works.

I have always loved acting, but never have considered it as a career, until I found out about the actress Dalila Bela (Da-LEE-la). She made me realize how much I loved to act, she is so inspiring. I found out about Dalila when she was the character “Olive” on the show “Odd Squad”. After looking into her as an actress, I found out how much she was like me and how much I wanted to do what she does. I know a lot more about her and love her more too. She has shaped me into who I am today.Dalila helping me realize I love acting, has shaped me into the person I am today because I love acting out things she's in,I am also a lot like her and everything she does is what I want to do.

Acting moves me to explore and reflect the curiosities I have for the beauty and the ugliness of the human condition, and the big questions that affect the world. I want to use my passion for acting to be a storyteller, an artist, a communicator, a commentator that provokes thought and creates conversation from an audience through theatre, film, television, song, and radio, on life and on what connects us to the world around us. Acting is therapeutic, so magical, and a great adventure to me; there is not a thing that excites, fulfills me, or that I enjoy doing more than

I plan on integrating these skills into my daily life as I pursue my career in theatre education. The ability to connect to my students is vital in helping them grow as theatre has made me, and I believe the social skills I’ve acquired though theatre will aid me in doing just that.

In the fall of my junior year I began working with my Dean to form an accelerated Independent Study dedicated to the study of acting and the practice of performance techniques. I continued this Independent Study in my senior year. Since I am pursuing a career in acting, I wanted to devote myself to in depth character analysis, monologue study, and acting methods. I benefited greatly from the one-on-one interaction with my Dean as my director. Not only has she taught acting at MICDS, but she is a working actress. This unique experience allowed me to receive immediate feedback regarding my acting skills, performances, and practice the necessary skill of taking direction. I have not only grown as an actress, but have grown as an individual. I

As an actor (and costume designer) in the ten-minute play: From the Mouths of Babes, I felt as if I had a role that fit and worked well with my fellow groups members. To give some background, my character was Davey; a rambunctious little kid whose devises an evil plan to kill his teacher. As an actor in the role of Davey I had to develop a somewhat cynical and occasionally sarcastic attitude. I was able to understand that when someone takes the role of an actor, one of the most important jobs is to really dig deep into the character. By that I mean, pulling apart his ulterior motives, distinguishing between different tones in the play, observing how the character reacts to stressful situations (do they take control or do they hide), and

An Actor Prepares is quite an undertaking. Stanislavski strives to communicate to his audience the highly theoretical and, therefore, obtuse concepts of acting. Theoretical concepts are many things, not the least of which is accessible to a broad audience. Stanislavski attempts to remedy this dilemma by formatting his book as a fictional class with fictional characters who explore and learn about the theoretical concepts that he possets are essential to truthful art. This classroom format makes the book particularly accessible for acting students who can recognize themselves in the various students of the book as well as the trials, tribulations, and eventual successes that these fictional students experience along the way. This fictional classroom follows a similar progression to our own Acting 101 class because like Stanislavski’s imagined students, we have begun with the most elementary, sophomoric aspects of acting and built up from there. Many of the exercises that the students in An Actor Prepares

In Pakistan and the U.S. I went through positive and negative experiences. Some of these were related to the joys of being with people as they empowered my being, while others were related to persecution when I was excluded and bullied in school and workplaces. I learned that through acting one can become a variety of people, expressing their emotions while helping the audience to see themselves in the stories; to learn, grow and make this world a better

Acting gives me a sense of purpose; a way to express different sides of myself, discover myself, and to remember myself. I get to take unimaginable risks: to fight with swords, to be honest about anything and everything, and to fight the good fight when it would be so much easier to lie down and quit. It not only helps me, it helps the other people involved – the audience, the other cast members, the director, the writer, and the producer. Everyone is affected by one piece, by one moment in time that I get to be a part

For most of you, this may seem terrifying. Exposing your weaknesses and vulnerabilities is a daunting task. I, however, enjoy the rush of getting up in front of an audience and making a complete fool of myself. I have been active in community and regional theatre productions since I turned 8. From being a Munchkin in “The Wizard of Oz”, to playing the lead in the homecoming show, theatre has changed my perspective tremendously.

The strengths and weaknesses of a committed actor can be paradoxical. For this area I chose to consult with an acting colleague of 17 years. I thought it was necessary to have an objective perspective to honestly describe what has been observed from someone that knows me, personally. The following paragraph from a close friend and veteran actor explains this quandary in her description of me.

Ever since I took drama classes in high school I felt that we always put on an act. A show almost, that we put out for the people we interact with daily. Erving Goffman, “Canadian-American Sociologist” (Encyclopedia In., 2017) also believed this, he compared social interactions to the theater, where individuals take a particular role. According to Goffman this “theatrical metaphor consists of a stage, actors, and an audience” (Crossman, 2014). It also consists of the onstage, backstage and offstage. These three stages show different behavior on a person.