Thus Far

So far doing a research project through blogging and websites is really cool. the way that we are required to present are research force us to dig a little deeper into the topic to make it presentable. And having this "online" its always here so its something we can show to a college if we so choose. And I hope by the end of this project I can figure out these "Keys" to success so I can apply them to my life in new york.

Please Visit

Please visit https://sites.google.com/site/performersguidetonewyork/. This is the website companion to this blog. On this website I have compiled and all of the information in to a single idea of the keys to success. I all began to speak of Equity vs. Non Equity which i will speak of in another post.From the information I've gathered I can say the majority of the "Keys" to success are mostly with in a person. Like self-confidence and what not.

Star Smile Strong!

This video is a small clip from an old movie with Danny Rose. In this fifty second clip a man is telling another man the secrets to performing, Star Smile Strong. When the man says this I feel he just tries to say that the other man just needs to believe in yourself. You are a star with a a winning smile and you are strong. I feel thats what he was trying to say, that nothing can beat you down when you have self confidence.
Self confidence can be very easily confused with Arrogance, what is the difference?
Is having to much self confidence in this field of work bad?
Broadway danny rose (1984) star smile strong.avi [Theater]. (2010). Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QZmkZu4Aqw

Hookers aren't the only ones who sell their bodies

The opening to the book Making it on Broadway,gives a small insight into what is needed to be on broadway. The book opens with Haleey, an actor that is playing the role of a stripper in a show, but is having trouble with her choreography. In the scene she's prepping for she is trying to suduce a man, so to get her into character her choreographer orders her to strip. In doing this she is in a sense transformed in the character, trying to suduce a man for a living understanding her movements and body language towards the man.
Being completely nude in front of other is kind of a taboo for many people, but when being in theater it cant be. In this business a person is literally selling themselves, what else is there. When auditioning an actor needs to basically lay it all on the table and being comfortable with the body is key. Many Broadway shows have nudity in them like Hair, Spring Awakening (Sex Scene), Full Monty, and many more. Imagine if some got casted for a role that has a nude scene but wasn't ok with nudity. They would be replaced. There is a saying "Actors dont say NO they get Replaced."
Can actors have "Limits"?
 If so what can they be, in Spring Awakening there is a Sex scene?
 Lee, Roz. Making It on Broadway. Roz Lee Lee, Roz (2012-01-20). Making It on Broadway (Kindle LocKindle Edition. . 2012. eBook.