-: Michael Shenefelt.
I graduated UVA in 2010, and I am a professional actor,
member of both the Screen Actors Guild
and the Actors' Equity Association,
which is the union for stage actors.
I think an actor's job is, you see the black writing all
over the page, and then it's, the rest of it is white,
and I think that's what the actor's job is,
to fill in all the white, blank space on that page.
It's your actor saying one thing,
but what's the subtext?
And wanna have a very clear understanding of that
before day one of rehearsal.
Obviously memorizing your lines,
that's 101, that's basic, but it's subtext,
it's what does my character want?
What is my character curious about?