Alyssa Miears- Actress

Is acting the career for you?

Have you ever considered a career in acting? Maybe this can give you an idea of what it's all about.

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What is acting?: Actors portray characters given to them by directors, and perform television shows, films and live productions as entertainment or information for an audience.

What are the educational requirements for a career in acting?: Educational requirements are not extensive and no formal education is needed for the job.

What skills does one need to be an actor/actress?: An actor/actress needs to be able to be resilient to changes made to the script and have a talent for becoming someone they are not. They must be able to improvise and study scenes, and be able to act well when handed a script they've never seen before (cold reading). Physical abilities like singing and dancing are also helpful.

What are some other interesting facts about the acting career?: In older times, to be an actor or actress, all one needed was to know how to sing and dance. During the middle age, actors were not trusted.

What else might I need to know about becoming an actor/actress?: Like being a freshman in highschool, the most difficult year of acting will be the first. Also, the people choosing whether they will hire you or not (directors, producers etc.) are not your enemy. It helps them id you do a good job.

After doing all of this research on the acting career, I am just as interested in it as I was before. I've already been told a lot of the things that I researched about, and I feel sometimes that I'm not up to it, but I am determined to push as hard as I can for this career, even if it's difficult. I have visions of myself as an actress periodically, and every time I perform in a school play it makes me think, "This is what I was made for." I will need to learn to be more prepared however, and learn how to uphold myself and be more responsible. If I do that, I'm sure to catch the dream I've been chasing since the seventh grade.

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Davis-Reed, Timothy. "5 Things You Should Know Early In Your Acting Career." Backstage.com. 17 July 2013. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.

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