Is it too late?
Heather Bartlett
act. I loved being in the scant few school plays provided. However, a teen
pregnancy halted all extra-cirricular activites and I never even got to take
drama classes in high-school.
At 29 I find myself thinking about it a lot. But I'm afraid. I'm not good
at public speaking, I choke and lose my train of thought, but I don't
remember ever having stage fright.
There are very few resources in my small town, but there is a ren. faire
which I hear that many actors do on the side to supplement income.
Is it too late for me to think about college, drama and acting? I am
plus-size and have been inspired by Camryn Manheim. Maybe I just need some
encouraging words. I know NOTHING about acting...yet I still feel this
internal need to strive for it.
Any comments are welcome. Thanks for letting me "bend your ear" so to
speak.
Heather
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Vincent Bandille
Ask yourself why you want to do this. Believe me, I can completely respect
your wishes and desires, but after reading your letter, I feel you need to
do some soul searching. That doesn't mean you should sit silently and do
nothing. Quite the contrary! Go out and take acting classes, read books
about actors who started their careers later in life. Dig deep to find
community theaters in and around your area and either try to get into a
play, or help out with their productions, or try and talk with some of them
on how they got involved.
Acting always looks easy from the outside, but it's much more difficult to
pull off than you think. I love the craft deeply. I wouldn't want to do
anything else. But just like any other chosen path, there are plenty of
obstacles. And there are probably double or triple the amount down the path
of an acting career.
Is it difficult to do pursue when your married with children? Yes! I'm
married with no children. But my wife and I are trying. And there are other
things involved in a marriage that need attention. For example, my wife's
mother is not well. My wife needs to care for her mother. My wife would love
for me to be there for her when she's done caring for her mother! But I'm
presently three weeks away from opening night and I have nearly 120 pages of
text to memorize, and I need to concentrate on defining who my character is,
why he acts the way he acts and says the things he says...blah, blah, blah,
so on and so forth! Is this fair? Yes and no. My wife met me when I was in
the thick of pursuing this wacky career. So she understands. (she is not an
actress). But I also rise to the occasion of being there for her. I do have
time in between work, the play, and other activities that take me away,
where I'm spending time with her. That's when I need to show her how much I
want to be sure she's holding up alright. It isn't always easy. And the love
better be specail, or who knows what can happen.
I've chewed your ear off enough already. My words to you would be take very
small steps at first. BE SURE!!! Don't do anything too rash at first.
Much luck to you,
Vince
Heather Bartlett <god...@nothinbutnet.org> wrote in message
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Rodrigo Riquelme
there are classes for that. I believe it is called speech therapy. But
before you go into it as a proffession learn about it and be part of your
comunnity theatre
-Rod
Heather Bartlett wrote in message
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Daniel Norton
<god...@nothinbutnet.org> wrote:
>I know NOTHING about acting...yet I still feel this internal need to strive
>for it.
Since you don't know what acting is, it sounds like you're in love with the
_idea_ of acting and not acting itself. Go and find out what it really is:
take an introductory class and/or visit your local community theater.
Don't bother thinking beyond that. Find out what it's about first.
--
Daniel
PeaceActor
whose name escapes me, who told the story of his acting career.
He spoke of being a bartender for 15 years, then when he was 40, turned to
acting.
He makes an excellent living now, you have seen him in HBO's "Sopranos", and
the Pepsi ad with the little girl (he plays the big guy behind the counter).
Rory O'Donnell wrote in message <7iv85j$294$1...@lure.pipex.net>...
>Dear Heather,
> Whilst agreeing wholeheartedly with the cautious
>attitude of other respondents, and the need to find out all the ins and
outs
>before diving in, I would like to answer your initial question..."Is it too
>late?"
> When I was at drama school I met a 38 year old chap who had had his
>desire to act crushed at 18 and had instead worked in a bank for 20 years,
>got married, and had two kids. One morning he woke up and realised he had
to
>give it one more chance. Since leaving drama school with me in 1992 he has
>had a superb career covering film, tv and the West End ( including being
>directed by Harold Pinter twice.)
> Just something positive to add to the sober and sensible advise of
>others. Whatever you chose, good luck,
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>Rory
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