Actors

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Attend auditions and casting calls to audition for roles.
2. 02Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role.
3. 03Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
4. 04Study and rehearse roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed.
5. 05Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble.
6. 06Learn about characters in scripts and their relationships to each other to develop role interpretations.
7. 07Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures.
8. 08Read from scripts or books to narrate action or to inform or entertain audiences, utilizing few or no stage props.
9. 09Work with other crew members responsible for lighting, costumes, make-up, and props.
10. 10Promote productions using means such as interviews about plays or movies.
11. 11Tell jokes, perform comic dances, songs and skits, impersonate mannerisms and voices of others, contort face, and use other devices to amuse audiences.
12. 12Write original or adapted material for dramas, comedies, puppet shows, narration, or other performances.

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