Comments on: Playing A Character Outside Your Character /2010/07/playing-a-character-outside-your-character/ Theatre Information Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Aitken /2010/07/playing-a-character-outside-your-character/#comment-92 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:12:58 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=5150#comment-92 David , If you want to come in a audition sometime send a headshot and resume to my attention at :

American Century Theater
2700 South Lang Street
Arlington, VA 22206-3106
(703) 998-4555

]]> By: David bayles /2010/07/playing-a-character-outside-your-character/#comment-91 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:45:39 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=5150#comment-91 Hey Bill, Can I come be in a show you are directing. From all of your previous posts you sound like the style of director I want to work with. Seems some directors just don’t get it.

]]> By: Ty Unglebower /2010/07/playing-a-character-outside-your-character/#comment-90 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:44:40 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=5150#comment-90 Thanks David. And although altering a script is sometimes alright for certain pieces in regards to vision. (Shakespeare and such), it really shouldn’t be done because one objects to portraying something their character will do.

I have been in shows with such people though. On the community level I think it is common. I think it is equally common for directors on the community level to let it happen. But I would hope that in the future community directors would at least make it clear at auditions that certain actions will be required by ANYONE cast in a role. (And in fact one company for which I have performed always mentions when there will be kissing and such on the audition sheet.)

]]> By: Bill Aitken /2010/07/playing-a-character-outside-your-character/#comment-89 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:56:47 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=5150#comment-89 Damn Ty Im starting to agree more and more with what you write . Although I am of the David Mamet school of thought when it comes to “character” but thats a another discussion.

Any actor who takes a part needs to conform their actions to the script. If they dont they should get out of the business. And if they were an actor in a show I was directing that would be quick as I would fire them.

]]> By: David Bayles /2010/07/playing-a-character-outside-your-character/#comment-88 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:04:50 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=5150#comment-88 Bravo Ty no truer words have been written. I can’t stand those actors that won’t give themselves 100% to their role. I say, if you can’t act the character as written by the playwright, if you can’t do what is called for of the charcter, then don’t audition for the role, and for crying out load don’t ask any director to modify the script because of your whims. Great artile Ty, I’m sure you will get lots of feedback from this one. Thanks for posting.

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