The Size of an Actor’s Role
March 29th, 2011
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There’s a recurring frustration in almost every actor’s life, and it has to do with the size and scope of his or her role in any given production. Background players want to have lines, day players want to be supporting actors, supporting actors want to be leads, and leads are often the most miserable of the bunch, for reasons only the Buddha can explain.
It’s a dangerous trap, and one that I’ve fallen into many times. Rather than focusing on what can be done with the material at hand, we get distracted by wondering why we’re not playing a different role, or worrying that the role we accepted is somehow beneath us. Neither of which is helpful. Read more…
