Actors or Performers are people who entertain an audience by acting, singing or dancing. They play characters on stage or screen and work with the direction of the creative team to bring a piece of theatre to life. Actors and actresses can enter the field through numerous training paths, including participating in plays during childhood and building their skills or earning an undergraduate degree in the field. Their primary responsibility is to portray a particular character in each performance they give. They may act in television, movies, theater and more. Actors and actresses read scripts and choose auditions to attend. Once they have earned a role they may conduct research about their character and begin memorizing lines.
