Introduction
acting, the representation of a
usually fictional character on stage or in films. At its highest levels of accomplishment
acting involves the employment of technique and/or an imaginative identification with the
character on the part of the actor. In this way the full emotional weight of situations on
stage can be communicated to the audience. The actor must be a sharp observer of life and
thoroughly trained in voice projection and enunciation and in body movement.
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