actors

=Actors= The job of an actor is to bring the characters to life. Actors do more than just learn lines and say them. A good actor has to think about //how// a character will speak and move. They often spend a great deal of time thinking about the way a character would think and why.

One way for actor's to practice their craft is to do improvisational acting, or "improv." If you have seen the TV show //Whose Line is it Anyway//, you have seen improv. In improv, actors play short "games" that don't allow them to practice or memorize lines beforehand. This forces the actor to work on various skills for creating and staying in character.

Improv can be funny, but it is also great practice.

Check out these videos that describe how improv is done and show some inprov "games" in action.

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If you are interested in learning more about improv The [|improv encyclopedia] is a great place to start. back to "all the world's a stage"