acting theme
A character reflects on how to play a role in theatre, film, etc.
Examples
Data played Henry V in Shakespeare's play of the same name on the holodeck in tng3x10 "The Defector".
52 total · 2 choice · 21 major · 29 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp3x39 | choice | Colin was an elderly out-of-work actor. In the end it was revealed that Colin's entire rambling story was a clandestine demonstration of his supreme acting abilities. |
| tftc1989e3x05 | choice | The story concerned two actors arguing about acting and then getting out-acted by escaped lunatics. |
| ahh2x02 | major | Larry was first an aspiring actor in the flashbacks. In present time he was an actor on the verge of becoming famous, one gathers. He was concerned about Janice and, in particular, her jealous husband showing up to ruin his image and reputation. |
| ahh2x07 | major | A main novelty of the story is the former movie star Miles Crawford exploiting of his supreme acting ability to sway the jury in his son's murder trial. |
| ahp2x24 | major | Charles spoke of his passion for acting and how he was no one but the characters he has played. |
| ahp6x18 | major | Ernst von Croft was shown acting the role of a vampire on set. |
| ahp7x14 | major | Bart lectured Jerry on how to be a good actor. In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock presented a Hitchcock Acting Studio student who'd taken an quite literally instruction to portray an elephant. |
| ahp7x38 | major | The handsome actor Collin Hardy spoke of how he was only suited to work in horror pictures after in blinding and supposed disfigurement. |
| columbo1971e2x04 | major | The story's villains Nicholas Frame and Lillian Stanhope were esteemed Shakespearean actors. Acting is alluded to in the title. They were shown acting in a theatrical production of Macbeth. Columbo commented on Nicholas and Lillian's theatrical performances while interrogating them. |
| columbo1971e6x01 | major | Ward Fowler used his supreme acting abilities to play the television character Detective Lucerne. Not only was he shown acting in several takes for the show, but he also playfully drifted in and out of character while conversing with Lt. Columbo. |