If one were to trace the first visual representations in history, the bas-reliefs in Persepolis would be one of the earliest examples. Persepolis was the ritual center of the ancient kingdom of Achaemenids. Actresses are required to memorize scripts, research characters and rehearse performances. They may be required to confer with others, including directors or other actors, to correctly display the right emotions, gestures and facial expressions.
As Honour and Fleming state, “the figures at Persepolis remain bound by the rules of grammar and syntax of visual language” This style of visual representation reached its high peak about a thousand years later during the Sassanian reign. Actresses must obtain experience to gain recognition and improve their acting abilities. Many actresses participate in community theater productions, while others work in dinner theaters or theme parks to gain professional experience.
