Have you ever acted (in a theatrical sense)?

debodun said:
Every time I have to deal with people.
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Untold eons ago, as a sales rep for a major Canadian corporation, I received an inter-departmental call (we were unable, at that time, to differentiate between internal/external calls).........lady from engineering said "Oh, it's always so wonderful to talk to you, you're always so upbeat".

I replied "I'm working".
 

I lip-synced to Roger Miller's King of the Road on stage with two other boys when I was in grade school. That's the closest I've ever come to "acting in a theatrical sense."

I've thought about taking an acting class now that I have free time. It seems like it would be fun, but it could also be a disaster.
 
Yes. I took acting lessons at the Drama tree in Manhattan, during 1978 & 1979. I had small roles in 5 Off Off Broadway shows. I grew tired of the auditioning and rehearsals.
My favorite was Romeo and Juliet. where I played Romeo's servant Balthasar. I got to fence with an Italian foil, and appeared in the ballroom dance scene where the 2 young lovers meet.

Played Anselme in Moliere's The Miser, played a knight (Sir Graceless Strongbody) in Robert Bolt's The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew, Played and English ambassador and a soldier at arms in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Played a servant in an original play called That Sacred Hunger, written by Jesuit priest Jim Janda.

The play by William Shakespeare was the one that I enjoyed the most.
 
Yes, I was in plays in two different colleges. I got started because my roomie wanted to try out for, "The Crucible," and was scared to go by herself. I was shocked to get one of the leads and hated memorizing lines, but found out method acting came easy for me. Both of my directors thought I should try to go pro, but I knew I didn't have the desire people need to go through all that. I admire all the young actors who work so hard, and wait so many tables, to get started.
 
When I was working for Metro Toronto Ambulance, one of the supervisors had a sideline business providing specialty vehicles to film and TV production companies. He had put together a stable of cars, trucks and odd kinds of things like a hearse, and an Ambulance, New York city cabs, a Brinks armored truck, a hose drawn carriage and a double decker bus. He kept a list of guys on the job who could drive buses or trucks or motorcycles. I could do all 3. He got an ongoing contract with the CTV network to provide vehicles for a crime series called "top cops " shot in Toronto, mostly on location around the city. I managed to get a running job as the "gun wrangler " teaching actors how to handle prop guns so they looked like they knew what they were doing with them. That expanded to 4 of the 5 Police Academy films, which were shot in Toronto. I was never in front of the cameras , but it paid well . JimB.
 
Just did “A Christmas Carol Musical” as Ghost of Christmas Present. 6 years earlier I was Von Hussler in the “Mary Poppins Musical”. I think my short lived tenure in our very rural community theater may be over however as it can be a bit stressful - a single second of hesitation can ruin things. In this last musical I not only acted but sang (a solo) and did some dance. It was fun but my sleep got all messed up and I came down with a dandy cold the day after we finished.
 
Michael Z said:
Just did “A Christmas Carol Musical” as Ghost of Christmas Present. 6 years earlier I was Von Hussler in the “Mary Poppins Musical”. I think my short lived tenure in our very rural community theater may be over however as it can be a bit stressful - a single second of hesitation can ruin things. In this last musical I not only acted but sang (a solo) and did some dance. It was fun but my sleep got all messed up and I came down with a dandy cold the day after we finished.
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That sounds like sooo much fun. My husband plays trumpet in the community orchestra and I always wish we had a community theatre to go along. I can't carry a tune in a bucket so musicals would be out, but now that I'm old I would love to play one of those great character roles like one of the older women in, "The Importance of Being Ernest."
 
Quite by accident.
When I was nearly 60 years old, my wife worked at a therapeutic riding center (for those with special disabilities). As is typical, at their office/barn Christmas party, they all gathered together to talk shop while we abandoned spouses wandered about aimlessly trying to make small talk with people we'd never met and with whom we had nothing in common.
I ended up chatting with a community theatre actor. It was a bit awkward. But by the third beer I was enjoying his anecdotes and by the sixth one I must have expressed interest. That's because, the following week, my wife came home with an audition notice.
Imagine my dilemma. Of all the excuses not to audition, none of them were going to work. Ultimately I decided that I'd go to the audition, stink up the place, take my "Thank you" and continue with a normal life. After all, I was totally unencumbered with any acting experience whatsoever.
Instead, I ended up with the role of Roy in The Odd Couple. What followed were a number of quite enjoyable years in a variety of venues and troupes. Never a lead role, thank goodness. But with a great bunch of people.
 
In 5th grade I played a part in a play, done in German. I only had one or two paragraphs to say(thank God), I was nervous.

During the Covid lockdown I did online fitness classes along with my two business partners. We did Silver's Sneaker's classes, Yoga and I led our Taichi class, live streaming to Facebook and Youtube. I enjoyed it but sometimes did have some anxiety before going Live.
 
Michael Z said:
Just did “A Christmas Carol Musical” as Ghost of Christmas Present. 6 years earlier I was Von Hussler in the “Mary Poppins Musical”. I think my short lived tenure in our very rural community theater may be over however as it can be a bit stressful - a single second of hesitation can ruin things. In this last musical I not only acted but sang (a solo) and did some dance. It was fun but my sleep got all messed up and I came down with a dandy cold the day after we finished.
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Certainly the idea that your future theatre may now be on the other side of the curtain is hard to take. I got a late start at age 59, then relocated. Thought my community theatre escapades were over. Instead, hooked up with 2 troupes in the new location. So, perhaps rumors of your imminent retirement are greatly exaggerated. (Sorry to hear about the cold -- but at least it waited until after the final curtain.)
 
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