Screen Acting vs.Theatrical Preformance

"That is the beauty of live theatre," said local actor Roger Principe after being disciplined by director Dan Schulz for failing to remember a specific line in the musical "Brigadoon." Schulz, however, agreed that Principe was correct. The line can only be recited once during the performance, and that is the beauty to live theatre. If a line is said inaccurately, the performer must remember the motto, "the show must go on." This is the …

…something that every screen actor should have as a back round to their career. Live theater is an excellent way to train an actor to maintain seriousness and discover the fundamentals through trial and error, instead of constantly being able to laugh it off and begin the scene again. Although it's indisputable that both types of actors must work very hard, live performers possess a certain type of talent that many screen actors don't have.