How to Be a Good Theatre Actor : Theatre 101

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    Being a good theatre actor requires different skills than acting for the screen. Be a good theatre actor with help from a professional actress and performer in this free video clip.
    Expert: Kendall McGuire
    Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
    Series Description: Acting for the theatre requires a very specific skill set and oven requires you to know how to run many different aspects of a show. Get tips on the theater and learn a few new tricks with help from a professional actress and performer in this free video series.

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  • @cgmay265
    @cgmay265 7 ปีที่แล้ว +879

    I love theatre and want to be an actress... the only problem is I am shy and super awkward

    • @robtierney5653
      @robtierney5653 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      I've had a little luck doing theater in the last year or so... Late starter.. Cuz I'm a bit shy myself.. But interestingly enough.. being the task is to be a character, be someone else... thy shyness thing doesn't even register.

    • @eatjinandopenyourrice2236
      @eatjinandopenyourrice2236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Same, but I don't think my parents would approve. My dream is to be on broadway lol. I don't even care if it's a lead role, and I'm willing to take every lesson I need in order to become good enough. But where I currently live, chances are super small, and my parents don't really think I have to like my job. They see jobs more as just something you do to get money, and use the money to have good things that will make you happy. But every time I watch a show, I can't help but feel like I want to be more than just an audience member.

    • @francinenillos8762
      @francinenillos8762 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same tho 👊😔

    • @astrqstxrs
      @astrqstxrs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cg May omg same

    • @ContourWolf
      @ContourWolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello, did you become one?

  • @RealRed01
    @RealRed01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    I can see why a lot of famous actors went to Theatre first, seems to really open up your personality!

    • @gianthills
      @gianthills 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Only because high school drama classes don't have budgets for cameras and so forth.

  • @retrovelcro
    @retrovelcro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    I'd love to see a whole class with this woman. She seems like she'd be good at explaining different tactics

  • @javinwilliams6030
    @javinwilliams6030 9 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    I hope i will be an actor someday

    • @delevingne8691
      @delevingne8691 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Javin Williams
      So are you one ?

    • @Bb-pw1zi
      @Bb-pw1zi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you a narcissist?

    • @isleiny2750
      @isleiny2750 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you make it ??? 🤭🤔

    • @MahaloLuz
      @MahaloLuz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Isleiny Polanco I also want to know 😂

    • @kphelpsofficialsingeractre9318
      @kphelpsofficialsingeractre9318 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Javin Williams same

  • @clarisabonton2203
    @clarisabonton2203 6 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    Sooo i got lead roll in a musical and i didnt think i would. I can sing but i dont know if i can act. Apparently i can because i was chosen but im scared i may suck😂

    • @sakutibi1112
      @sakutibi1112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      clarisa bonton why not try it 😁 maybe you are so nervous...? I also plan to be a theatre actress someday...my only problem is i'm too shy and awkward 😂 but, I may be suck at first but as long as you don't give up, little by little you gonna improve up a lot 😁 everybody is suck at first 😉 you shouldn't let the thoughts of 'i'm scared' to control you. Just be yourself and do it! 😁👌

    • @essenceale4592
      @essenceale4592 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      clarisa bonton good luck

    • @beth7385
      @beth7385 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How did it go, I auditioned for an acting club wich I go to see lots of shows of, let’s just say that turned my confidence

    • @thatgirlnnennaobi5250
      @thatgirlnnennaobi5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      clarisa bonton same

    • @sirreginaldwigglebottom7526
      @sirreginaldwigglebottom7526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How did it go in the end?

  • @RosA-zt5dj
    @RosA-zt5dj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    GUYS GUESS WHAT I GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE CAST OF A THEATRE SHOW IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST THEATRES IN AMSTERDAM

    • @Shutter-Writer
      @Shutter-Writer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's awesome

    • @monikabarman4283
      @monikabarman4283 ปีที่แล้ว

      Congratulations to you though I'm late

    • @staresatyoucutely
      @staresatyoucutely ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, congrats!! Thats really cool!

    • @Joofy-__-
      @Joofy-__- 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IM LIKE A YEAR LATE BUT YOUVE GOT THIS

    • @cay7161
      @cay7161 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i’m so late, but congratulations! 🎉 ❤

  • @mariafausti3128
    @mariafausti3128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I just recently got into theater again after moving and just had my first class. They were all so welcoming and the directors brought out the best in everyone. I’m so glad I got to do theater again and thank you for this video it helped

  • @molotovmafia2406
    @molotovmafia2406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Next year I gotta go to the Theatre group at school.
    Aaargh! So excited!
    Developing characters comes to me naturally though, as I love reading and writing. I know exactly how the character shall be feeling.
    But. I can't express it at all.
    I think I seem kinda fake and overly emotional sometimes. Also I can't hold my body still and always do too much gestures.
    But hey, Gotta get through it!

  • @kamorakaeying2422
    @kamorakaeying2422 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Oml if ya'll have ever been in theater you would realize this is a good video. And not to leave such hateful comments.

  • @capricorngoddess7782
    @capricorngoddess7782 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Wow all these hateful comments and for what? She didn't say anything wrong, she didn't give bad tips in my opinion so why all that hate???? Smh, people these days, always so hateful and judgy 😑

  • @goaway9310
    @goaway9310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I just got enrolled into acting classes, i have no experience and I *know* everyone there is already experienced 😓I literally watch a TV show two of the kids from there were in here. I’m good at acting, but not in front of people. Maybe it’s just in front of family, in fear to make a scene and just get way too scared and run out. I don’t even know but I’m going for it, acting has been my dream for so long and this may be the only chance I’ll get so I’m taking it! I wish everyone watching this luck!

    • @mallukittens177
      @mallukittens177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey just saw your comment. How is it going? I would like to know about the improvements😃

  • @CarnieKing
    @CarnieKing 12 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    first rule of acting...never say um...

    • @placeholder9462
      @placeholder9462 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      CarnieKing real people day um your playing a real person you can say um

    • @sunnyisfictional
      @sunnyisfictional 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Clara Eke Nope! Only if it's in the script. It comes off as unprofessional, like you don't have your lines memorized. You don't say 'um' while singing, you don't say 'um' in a monologue. Don't say um.

    • @Noir0rioN
      @Noir0rioN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@placeholder9462 sorry. Agree to disagree. I use fake little affectations like ums and quick little stutters all the time. Saying lines rarely sounds natural as written. They often need just A LITTLE fine-tuning and tweaking. (*Doing two translated plays from French, so this is especially true. As a writer first, actor second, I trust myself more than some French major to convey what's happening in every line, every scene.
      So, um it up. As long as it's, NATURALISTIC AS HELL. That trumps all. Coming off...REAL. Believable. Tangible. And we real people say um and stumble over their words ALL THE TIME. So, thus, so do many of my characters.
      But hey, that's just my opinion; I could be wrong.
      (*and yes-MANY directors won't let you deviate even an adverb or preposition from the script... they're...fun. So I do see your point. If this is THEA101...then yes. Rules should be learned first, and broken or bent later when you've gotten better. So um, I guess I, umm, technically..."apologize": Yeah-don't deviate (too much!) from the script. Umm....anything else?

    • @3llacorpuz
      @3llacorpuz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Unless it’s your line lol

    • @Saghi8405
      @Saghi8405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you actually have to say um but you should try to be natural so sounds good

  • @ceiling_pancake
    @ceiling_pancake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    People: don’t be so hateful!
    Me: trying to find the hateful comments but not being able to find any and being extremely confused

  • @CarnieKing
    @CarnieKing 12 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Every director I've ever worked states "do not say umm (because the audience will think you messed up) and if you're going to think do so deliberately. Same as every speech (as I do public speaking) teacher/coach. But their method is to say uh or ah if you have to think. Acting isn't real. Its idealized. People are full with layers--hundreds even. Actors don't have time to be a complete human being.

    • @masumiiyano
      @masumiiyano 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you an actor now?

  • @nayanagarwal1482
    @nayanagarwal1482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    She seemed character even in the video😲

  • @okor.r.6925
    @okor.r.6925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Also hidden tip: constonants. Notice how she said her words. Good for theater

    • @raegan06
      @raegan06 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kosalina Rothowe Yes! I went to theater camp last year and they told us all to over-annunciate our consonants so that you can be heard by the crowd

  • @thepeiwitch
    @thepeiwitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you I am a theatre actress this helped

  • @Carly-fk9hb
    @Carly-fk9hb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Currently in two plays at the moment I’m doing little shop of horrors and Greece !!! These tips help me a lot

  • @noahbarreiro9828
    @noahbarreiro9828 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    aw don't be so mean she's very cute and helpful

  • @tonycoogler676
    @tonycoogler676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Only 2:00 minutes but very helpful. Thank you!

  • @MadisonEdits2024
    @MadisonEdits2024 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey y’all! I’m a freshman with a secondary lead role in my play in 3 days. We are presenting the Play that goes Wrong. Now, it’s exactly what’s happening in the title, going horribly wrong. We are on day 5 of tech week, and everyone is an absolute wreck. The person with the top role decided to not memorize any of her lines! She was fired tonight, so…. Here we are. It’s horrible. The line deadline was 2 weeks ago. I need any general tips people with more experience would have for me. I’ve been acting for 3 years, so I know how everything works. My first high school production was a sixth grader. Please, TIPS.

    • @ItsShivie
      @ItsShivie ปีที่แล้ว

      how did the play go?

    • @Hs.medits
      @Hs.medits 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ItsShivieit went wrong😔

  • @keirmills8767
    @keirmills8767 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you 🙏 this is great help to be theatre 🎭 actor thank you 😊 keir xx

  • @michaelrauch8629
    @michaelrauch8629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im thinking of trying local theater so this is very helpful

  • @staresatyoucutely
    @staresatyoucutely ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a class project given by our English teacher to act an novel scenes, from Oliver Twist. I am so excited, I have an interest in acting, and this is my first time!!

  • @GlebLepeshkin
    @GlebLepeshkin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kendall, you are talking about "choices" (@ 1:04). What exactly do you mean by that? Do you have to choose a certain way of acting your part or something else?

  • @gloriaalorwoyie6317
    @gloriaalorwoyie6317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really want to be a good actor by I am a beginner starting in highschool and the problem is I'm a junior now!!! But I really want to be good!!

  • @EmiTheGreat
    @EmiTheGreat 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My theater teacher wanted theater to be an easy class where we did nothing the whole semester, so she taught us NOTHING! But, i auditioned for Mamma Mia, our school's spring play, and got Donna's understudy. Its time for me to be good incase someone gets sick, because i wont embarrass myself in front of the whole school because of a sucky teacher.

  • @Scokrate
    @Scokrate 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you! It helped me!

  • @rubencortes7003
    @rubencortes7003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would do this if I werent so ugly...

    • @kkargbo1318
      @kkargbo1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who said theater was about looks?

  • @pink06233
    @pink06233 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    *opens description* *scrolls down**sees the last name mcguire. Instantly thinks she's related to lizze mcguire

  • @celiar1726
    @celiar1726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me and my friend are doing what is this feeling from wicked, we both fit Galinda, but she fits it more than me so I let her have it. Now I’m stuck with Elphie and I’m having problems on over exaggerating her misunderstood self :(

  • @r.a.m.4287
    @r.a.m.4287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video

  • @thatgirlnnennaobi5250
    @thatgirlnnennaobi5250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Who watching in 2019

  • @ShukriAbdulle-w6u
    @ShukriAbdulle-w6u 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love going into roles😂

  • @Jsdos4
    @Jsdos4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ok ok ok so here's the shtick...
    I think I'm better at film because I don't know how to make my movements on stage realistic if you know what i mean? Cause like I know I have to move, but in that situation, I wouldn't normally move. Like in a sad scene, I would probably lie down and sob but on stage I can't exactly do that. In an angry scene I would probably just stand there but on stage I have to move. SO, I can't exactly do that. Help

  • @susanlaweri999
    @susanlaweri999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am seventeen years and I want to be an actress in films but l am a little shy

  • @madeleinecalvin176
    @madeleinecalvin176 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to be an actress but I feel a bit scared I want to think deeply and I want someone to evaluate what I am doing right or wrong I don't know where to start So where to start developing my acting talent I know this takes a bit of guts .

  • @rainbowteresa4251
    @rainbowteresa4251 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im just doing this for fun but were do i start

  • @thecarnaticmahesh
    @thecarnaticmahesh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Learn from the man, the myth, the legend, Sri. N N Pillai.

  • @森林浴はる
    @森林浴はる 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to be in theater but I don't know if I can sing good that's the thing. 😔😔

  • @liepziede
    @liepziede ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How do i do an old grandma at a shopping market theres so many ways i cant

  • @smellycat13
    @smellycat13 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, this helps.

  • @aggiepowelll
    @aggiepowelll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why is nobody talking about the outro? i mean I'm Kendall McGwire and I'm Lizzie McGwire

  • @Assh.1463
    @Assh.1463 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve always wanted to be a Actress only problem is I’m very awkward and hate being out in the spotlight 😅

  • @selvynk
    @selvynk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @kimberlypereira6550
    @kimberlypereira6550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    omg my name is kendall and I'm doing a play I'm the evil step mother in cinderella

  • @millerm1662
    @millerm1662 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do people read comments on youtube?

  • @rhcprule3
    @rhcprule3 12 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    with her style and personality she should be a salesperson

    • @MOETtelevision
      @MOETtelevision 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jeff Natysin well as an actor you are pretty much a sales person. you are selling your character and story to the audience

  • @laurel3372
    @laurel3372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to be a actress ,I take theater class at school but I am shy ,I am 12 years old

  • @gianthills
    @gianthills 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In theatre you need the right physical features. A big head , big eyes , tall . you have to be seen well. Also you need a big voice.

  • @Ott3rpup
    @Ott3rpup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The moment I heard her say a few words, I knew she was a theater kid

  • @Borgolii
    @Borgolii ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Forced into a role by my classmates

  • @nathandrake431
    @nathandrake431 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love you i wanna be actor and i will whohohohhoho yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • @mrimproviser
    @mrimproviser 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    she's a theatre actor

  • @runplatypus
    @runplatypus หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am 45 and have no job, live alone in a big house. I want to be an actor. I am good at talking to myself so maybe i cound be a good actor.

  • @IMRANKHAN-no9dt
    @IMRANKHAN-no9dt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I liked your face expression

  • @othersandshitfilms1488
    @othersandshitfilms1488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope i will become theater actor someday

  • @bradleyisameme8814
    @bradleyisameme8814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Willne sister

  • @suyashbobade2537
    @suyashbobade2537 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hello..

    • @delevingne8691
      @delevingne8691 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Suyash Bobade
      Hi baby 😩

    • @suyashbobade2537
      @suyashbobade2537 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Angelo Gilberti hello sweathert how are you..i liked dear

    • @ray4275
      @ray4275 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Suyash Bobade tf

  • @rafasme
    @rafasme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who else was sent here from school drama work?

    • @issy..
      @issy.. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @davidmorris6443
    @davidmorris6443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no idea what she's talkin about as a professional actor on the stage you have to learn how to project even if you're doing musicals you have to learn preparation for a stage you get this by going to acting school on top of everything else if you can't remember one line try to improvise there are so many ways of doing this profession that a lot of people have different opinions on it

  • @sunni6610
    @sunni6610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude wtf are the bottom comments i mean 💀

  • @Soinc.
    @Soinc. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this will take awhile

  • @Amrealbriton
    @Amrealbriton 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow

  • @Everyonefoockooff
    @Everyonefoockooff 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want play in musicals so basly i want to be an theatre actor

  • @dube1554
    @dube1554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drama is the same as theatre right???

  • @westfieldentertainment2201
    @westfieldentertainment2201 ปีที่แล้ว

    Theater actors must remember long lines per performance compared to film actors that have shorter lines because of edits.

  • @elariai4504
    @elariai4504 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Is there a chance i can act my way to getting back those two minutes that i just wasted by watching this video?

    • @mwells219
      @mwells219 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nigga if you don't have two minutes to waist what the fuck are you doing on youtube?

    • @rainbowteresa4251
      @rainbowteresa4251 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      mwells219 good point

    • @savycarey6708
      @savycarey6708 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gøner With A Migraine so correct I have been in studio theatre for years and I have been a lead character multiple times I have been going through the acting process for so long and a cold read there is no emotion unless it's in ( ) in the script. this lady is not at all a professional and didn't get a degree she shouldn't be making this video have a good day

    • @williamjoyner3759
      @williamjoyner3759 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mwells219 You can say that because you're black!

  • @rohanshelare5690
    @rohanshelare5690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I m rohan Shelare

  • @nikhilkaipule
    @nikhilkaipule 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I am street player and I will become theatre actor

  • @jasonday1451
    @jasonday1451 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't even read Dutch good and I am Born In Holland😭 but I am going 30 oktober to try to get a Roll😢😢

  • @caquino256
    @caquino256 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Helps (y)

  • @clairy_clue
    @clairy_clue 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When ur here bc Broadway is ur dream and u think u won’t make it bc ur not good (even tho I’m good, so I’m told)

  • @Porbei
    @Porbei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Willne square head lol

  • @doreinpaulemmanuel3614
    @doreinpaulemmanuel3614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is she acting 🎭 or talking normally? I thought she was being super phony and superficial af

  • @danivandeluyster4144
    @danivandeluyster4144 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my god.

  • @lisaross2368
    @lisaross2368 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    *_MMKAY._*

  • @beatrizsierra2271
    @beatrizsierra2271 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂❤❤

  • @nathandrake431
    @nathandrake431 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jack of

  • @thegameguy6940
    @thegameguy6940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, your expressions are distracting me

  • @doreinpaulemmanuel3614
    @doreinpaulemmanuel3614 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It gets really annoying when they overdo every little expression and gesture like this chic right here.

  • @elonelchannel7314
    @elonelchannel7314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are the one who is jud judgy

  • @Miamiflow885
    @Miamiflow885 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is she impaired in some way I don't know about?

    • @TrueFemmeATL
      @TrueFemmeATL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it's just her personality. I like her quirks.

  • @LiminalOutlaw
    @LiminalOutlaw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Over

  • @lakhtamukesh1729
    @lakhtamukesh1729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It seems like she is trying to be theatrical in front of camera 😜don't look and sound theatrical dear..

  • @j.louisv.123
    @j.louisv.123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unless you have several Tony's sweetheart; all you are is annoying.

  • @bp4896
    @bp4896 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fact you are performing like a theatre actor to the camera is most difficult to watch.

  • @TheYuca360
    @TheYuca360 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    um no. just no.

  • @amartyabhattacharya5016
    @amartyabhattacharya5016 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not helpful enough

  • @amandap.4061
    @amandap.4061 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *yawn*

  • @martinsbigmouth
    @martinsbigmouth 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh i know good stage actors with good advice. and their not you love

  • @Unmisterious
    @Unmisterious 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    gay

  • @dickmidnyte1136
    @dickmidnyte1136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the trick, about how big you're being?

  • @spaceghostvibes9712
    @spaceghostvibes9712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Does anyone think I can be an actor ? It’s my dream

    • @amelie3920
      @amelie3920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      da'ved velazquez you can do anything

  • @rohanshelare5690
    @rohanshelare5690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You don't look professional actress

  • @mr.giveaway6518
    @mr.giveaway6518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You can tell she’s a theater actress

  • @halakassab1996
    @halakassab1996 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Helpful video 😍

  • @frightnight8870
    @frightnight8870 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Off.