Actors are entertainers; they bring a writer's world to life by portraying characters on stage, screen, and radio. Though the career can be glamorous, the road to success is often long and difficult.
Promote productions using means such as interviews about plays or movies.
Read from scripts or books to narrate action or to inform or entertain audiences, utilizing few or no stage props.
Sing and/or dance during dramatic or comedic performances.
Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements in order to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences.
Work with other crewmembers responsible for lighting, costumes, makeup, and props.
They have a average salary of $28.48 an hour
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The knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
The knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
The knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and effective disorders.