An Actors Guide to Corporate Role Play

This book provides actors with everything they need to start and build a side-career in corporate role play, utilizing all of the skills they already have in their portfolio.Detailing what corporate role play is, how to do it, how to get the work and how to get re-employed, this book offers up a roadmap of the field, enabling actors to deliver top-quality role plays and evidenced-based developmental feedback time and time again. Like the author''s masterclasses, the book includes a range of the types of role play briefs an actor may encounter, each one accompanied by top tips on how to execute them successfully.>

Auteur
Syrus Lowe trained as an actor at RADA and has a successful career in theatre, TV and animation. He is also a leader in the field of corporate role play, since 2015 having run the UK's only corporate role play masterclass for actors.

Résumé
For too long the world of corporate role play has felt like a closed shop that only a few privileged actors have had access to. Now, this book provides any actor with what they need to start and build a side-career in corporate role play, utilising all of the skills they already have in their portfolio. Detailing what corporate role play is, how to do it, how to get the work and how to get re-employed, this book offers up a clear roadmap, enabling actors to deliver top-quality role plays and evidence-based developmental feedback time and time again. Using the author's masterclasses as a foundation, the book includes a range of role play briefs an actor may encounter, each accompanied by top tips on how to execute them successfully.

Contenu
Introduction Chapter 1: WHAT IS IT? What is corporate role play? What is a corporate role play actor? What is a facilitator? What is a role play company? Which industries use corporate role play? Why do they use actors for corporate role play? It's not about you What is in it for you Chapter 2: HOW TO GET THE WORK AND KEEP ON WORKING The research Role play company websites The cover letter The spreadsheet The audition What to do ahead of your first role play job What to do on your first role play job Steal with pride How to manage life as a role play actor Chapter 3: HOW TO DO IT How to do corporate role play How to give feedback Chapter 4: THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROLE PLAY Pre-briefed role play Forum theatre Bespoke role play Virtual role play Filmed role play Final Thoughts