Patsy Rodenburg - Why I do Theatre

Patsy Rodenburg speaking at Michael Howard Studios in NYC. For more information on Patsy's classes, visit www.michaelhowardstudios.com

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[PioggiaNelVento]

The second story broke something inside myself. Really. Something has broken.

I'll never stop doing Theatre.

[excel04]

I resisted acting for a long time because I realised early on if you hold a mirror up to people they invariably shy away from their reflections and even take their pain out on the source. But what can make the road painful and isolating can also make it the most rewarding and truthful. I never regret my decision to go into theatre. I have never felt so free and authentic. It's like a thousand messages I was carrying can now find their way home.

[Yura Vorobey]

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[Panayia Argyridou]

The second story it really gave me the chills !

[LiberalSherwin]

Theatre acting and film acting don't correlate. They are two completely different styles (because they are in two completely different settings). It's inaccurate to say Theatre acting is the beginning (and film acting is the next step) because they are almost two seperate genres. Acting for film needs to be a bigger priority in schools. Class spaces and resources should NOT be wasted on theatre acting - it should go to film acting instead.

[Alexander Gustavsson]

The thing is, theatre is the basic. Once you've learned the basics, you can try film acting. I love theatre, I love doing film as well. But I believe most actors feel most at home on the stage.

[cardinalvirginia]

That was unexpectedly profound.

[LRebellionI]

"Entertainment" is not the only role of theatre. It has hundreds of facets. People come to the theatre to be moved. And what do you class as a "real performance"!? Your comments are ridiculous.

[LiberalSherwin]

Her second story shows why theatre is a disgrace to the entertainment field and why less emphasis should be put on theatre. The ultimate goal for an acting production (whether it be film, theatre, ect) is to entertain. Her second story proves that theatre actors don't care about entertainment; they only care about stroking their own ego and giving "A Real Performance," as they put it. When a person pays money to see your show, they should be entertained, NOT made to feel miserable.

[LiberalSherwin]

@Daphne Ong: But surely acting for movies should be made a bigger priority in public colleges and universities. If a person wants to learn more about film acting, they have to go to some very expensive private school. It seems really idiotic because the mass public cares way more about movies than theatre (most theatre houses struggle just to break even). Most actors want to act for movies, and the system is doing them a disservice.

[Daphne Ong]

Because people who act in theatres instead of gunning straight for movies aren't doing it for the money, nor for mass approval. "Most" people care for movies, but a great deal of people care for theatre too.

And there are courses for film acting (of which movies are only a small subset) at higher levels, such as tertiary institutions and arts schools.