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THE INFORMED ACTOR by Josh Hyatt
Sexual Orientation of the Actor
Can gay play straight and vice versa?
Well I was thinking today, "What would be an interesting topic for this week" and low and behold the theatre God(s) (depending on your denomination and proclivities) dropped this right into my proverbial lap.
Can a gay actor play straight and vice versa? If you ask an actor, the answer should be, "I can be a goat if you need me to be. I can play anything. I'm an actor." However, does it translate well? Can a man play a
woman's role as effectively as a woman can? Are there subtleties and nuances that a straight actor may not pick up on if playing a gay role? How many times have you seen a gay character played by a straight man, or vice versa, and said to
yourself it just wasn't believable? There's just something… off.
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