Actor

Purpose

To use acting skills to further illustrate a message, inspire people or to cause them to question or research truth.

Job Description

  • Learning lines before rehearsals
  • Being open to direction in staging or delivery
  • To bring the best of abilities and attitudes to rehearsals and performances

Skills

  • Varied skill levels that can be used for small parts or main character roles
  • Ability to learn lines and deliver them well. Until actors know their lines and can deliver them well it is difficult for a director to "feel" the flow of the production and to know what needs attention.
  • Flexibility toward director and other actors
  • Stage presence and confidence
  • Ability to adjust to the unexpected (ad-lib if needed)

Commitment:

Trial commitment: A commitment to involvement in a drama or two at which time it can be determined whether the volunteer is suited for drama or may have stronger gifts to be used in other areas to better serve the church and their own passions.

Further Commitments: Time commitments will be determined by the size of the production, the role of the volunteer and the amount of time needed to learn parts, amounts of rehearsals needed etc. and will be clearly laid out to the volunteer before accepting the role.

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