| Actors can be found in a number of venues, | | | | Attending Acting School |
| from movies to television shows and from the | | | | When an aspiring actor or actress attends a |
| theater to even street performers, actors make | | | | drama school or acting conservatory, he or she |
| our lives more entertaining and even more | | | | generally takes two to three years of intense |
| meaningful. It is for the love of the theater and | | | | training in the art of acting. At Universities, on the |
| for the thrill of touching the lives of others that | | | | other hand, programs typically last three or four |
| many pursue this magnificent career. | | | | years rather than two or three. In addition, the |
| Becoming an Actor or Actress | | | | student may study other aspects of theater in |
| Although there are many people interested in | | | | addition to the art of acting itself. Those who |
| pursing acting, the profession is not an easy one | | | | attend a university to study acting can expect to |
| to break into. Actors and actresses often have to | | | | receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree upon |
| attend special drama schools or academies in | | | | successful completion of the program. |
| order to gain the knowledge and experience it | | | | Completing a university program can be very |
| takes to break into the profession. Attending one | | | | beneficial when it comes to boosting an actor or |
| of these schools also helps the actor or actress | | | | actresses career. In fact, at the end of the last |
| gain recognition as he or she participates in | | | | year, most universities stage performances to |
| productions put on by the school. | | | | which casting directors and agents are invited. In |
| Types of Acting | | | | this way, soon-to-be graduates can begin working |
| Those that are not actors or actresses generally | | | | toward a future in acting. |
| do not know that there are actually several | | | | In order to be accepted into a drama program or |
| different types of acting approaches that an | | | | into an acting conservatory, aspiring actors and |
| actor may specialize in. In the United States, the | | | | actresses must first complete an audition. If the |
| most popular method of acting is the inside out | | | | potential student shows promise, he or she will be |
| technique, which involves trying to gain an | | | | admitted into the program. Typically, anyone over |
| understanding of the character being portrayed. | | | | the age of 18 is eligible to attend a drama school, |
| This includes understanding the character's | | | | though there are some that will accept aspiring |
| motives and background and how these factors | | | | actors and actresses at a younger age. |
| affect the character's outward behavior. | | | | |