When someone assumes something based on a stereotype, they are doing it because humans attack what it is they don\'t understand and lash out at things they don\'t want to understand. The specific stereotype I am going to examine is the one that says all actors are gay. This is a totally untrue stere...

In 1976, John Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. His friend Gary Sinise founded the Steppenwolf theatre. Although not officially established until 1976, Steppenwolf began performing plays informally in a church basement in Highland Park under the leadership of Terry Kinney, Jeff Pe...

Previously, if asked why I wanted to be an actor, I\'d say I didn\'t know. I just loved to act. Of course, there\'s the obvious fame and fortune but that\'s not enough when choosing a career, because if you don\'t attain that fame and fortune, you have to love it enough to keep doing it. What makes ...

Morgan Freeman is a wild card actor. He usually plays the roll of the guy that thinks things out more than was thought possible by the other characters. Born in 1937 Morgan Freeman had a difficult childhood moving from place to place and was encouraged to act to stay out of trouble. Freeman has done...

Rob Schneider is a very talented comedian. I chose to do my actor study on Rob Schneider. I chose Rob because he is a very talented actor/comedian, and despite the fact the fact that he has been in many films, Rob is that well known. Rob has been in many movies, guest staring on dozens of television...

In its years of following its unprofitable initial release, a groundswell of interest earned Blade Runner the distinction as being one of the best science fiction movies. The story, adapted from Philip K.Dick's do androids dream of electric sheep?, remains the same. It's set in Los Angles,...

The movie begins with a ship believed to have $91 million worth of drug money blowing up on a San Pedro pier ending up with 27 dead bodies. Miraculously there were two survivors, a severely burned and very scared Hungarian terrorist and Roger "Verbal" Kint (Kevin Spacey), a crippled con-man. Verbal ...

Woyzeck, I thought all in all was quite a dry play, regarding its plot and movement. The only really interesting aspect was that of some of the actors, namely \"Captain\" played by William Heafer and Karl played by Sean Connealy. William did a wonderful job playing the part of Captain. From the fi...

Everyday Life What makes a person laugh? Many things can make different people laugh. If someone were to ask a person, "What makes you laugh?" The person would likely respond by saying something to the effect of, "Something that is funny." What is beyond "just funny"...

The Scarlet Pimpernel In the year of 1972, in the country of France, the French revolution was causing chaos among its people. This was during the time of the Reign of Terror, and the guillotine was killing more people daily. Sir Percy was the protagonist in this story, saving many lives. Th...

Modern Times Film Review The movie is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression era. The film's main concerns are unemployment, poverty, and hunger. Chaplin alternates jobs from an assembly-line factory worker, a shipyard worker, a department store night watchman, an overstressed singing w...

The initial chapter of this book deals with how analysts use models to predict behavior within government. Using model 1, or the rational actor model, analysts can predict the future actions an agent will take based on the assumption that the agent will choose alternatives that have the greatest ut...

"That is the beauty of live theatre," said local actor Roger Principe after being disciplined by director Dan Schulz for failing to remember a specific line in the musical "Brigadoon." Schulz, however, agreed that Principe was correct. The line can only be recited once during the performance, and ...

Constantin Stanislavski was born on January 17th 1863, in Moscow. Stanislavski evolved his own system of preparing plays which resulted in remarkable ensemble acting. After he finished school, Stanislavski did not like the melodramatic style of acting which was pop...

Konstantin Stanislavski was born on January 17th 1863, in Moscow, Russia. His full name was Konstantin Alekseyev Stanislavski. The son of a wealthy manufacturer, he was granted much financial backing for his amateur theatre endeavors. Stanislavski is famous for his introduction of a new method of...

Drama is an art, and the artists are actors. Just like any other art form, proper training in theater is essential to gain mastery in the skill of acting. There are many approaches to teaching acting. Gordon Phillips, a seasoned professional in the field, has developed a very interesting method. ...

Tonight I saw the play \"Overruled\" by George Bernard Shaw. I was so impressed by the ascents they used and the dialect they developed for each of their characters. All of the actors seemed very well-rehearsed and prepared for their roles. They all had direct actions and used the given circumstance...

Acting is a very complex art form where the actor must abandon their own personal feelings to take on the feelings of a character. There are a few ways for an actor to be cast in a production. Sometimes actors attend open calls, where anyone may attend and there is a chance to get called back. At op...

Jerzy Marian Grotowski was born on August 11, 1931, in Rzeszow, Poland. Grotowski studied at Krakow\'s Theatre School from 1951 to 1955, while simultaneously studying eastern philosophy. He also investigated the styling of Russia\'s directional masterminds and believed Konstantin Stanislavsky to be ...

One memorable moment that I found quite funny was in the film, \"To Be or Not to Be.\" While there were several hilarious scenes, the title line that pops up frequently in the film got the greatest laugh out of me. The Shakespearian line, \"to be, or not to be\" isn\'t funny in and of itself. In fac...

In the Elizabethan time period, acting was not an easy job. Actors had to go through strenuous training before they could receive a main role in a play. Elizabethan actors had to be skilled in dance, voice, and fencing to maintain their position on stage.Elizabethan actors had to be skilled in danc...

The date was January 17th, 1863. The place was Moscow, Russia. The event was the birth of Constantin Alekseyev Stanislavski, the well-known theatre practitioner whose theories behind acting became a major turning point in the history of theatre. Born into a wealthy family, Stanislavski\'s natural...

Job Description The person responsible for the success of a film can be largely attributed to the casting director. Under this role, a casting director must explore and choose from a variety of actors for their services on a film. Seeking a proper fit from auditions and negotiations will ensure the...

Constantin Stanislavski was born on January 17, 1863, in Moscow. Along with nine brothers and sisters, he was born the son of a wealthy manufacturer who helped him financially with his future goals. His parents created an environment that was ideal for future heroes of theater by creating an outside...

If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is buy me a cell-phone so I could call everybody I know and tell them that I won 100 billion Euro. I would organise a big party to celebrate my new status of multi-billionaire and I would go see an architect. He would help me design the fanciest and ...