Acting: Getting into Character
Make it Sparkle Video with Gene Gillette
Broadway Actor
(4:37) runtime
Director’s Notes
In this segment, Gene discusses
Language in a script can be interpreted in many ways, especially with the example of Shakespeare.
When you don't know or understand a word or the language, focus on the text and break down what you don't understand.
Getting into character is a collaborative process between the actors and the director.
About Gene Gillette
Gene Gillette is an American Stage and Television actor.
Most recently he appeared in the Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird which has been called "The Most Successful American Play in Broadway history" by 60 Minutes. While a part of To Kill A Mockingbird he was also a member of the first ever production of a Broadway play to appear at Madison Square Garden.
He is also known for portraying 'Ed Boone' in the Broadway First National Tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for The National Theatre.
Other theatrical credits include: War Horse (Second Broadway National Tour), MacBeth (w/ Frances McDormand), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare Theatre Company), Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It (Folger Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire (TheatreWorks) and others.
He has appeared on multiple television shows, including "The Punisher, "The Blacklist", "Quantico," "The Good Wife," "Elementary," "Person of Interest," "Ringer," "Madam Secretary," "Instinct" and "Law & Order: SVU."
Gene received his MFA in Classical Acting from George Washington University and his BFA in Acting from University of Colorado, Boulder.
He currently resides in New York City.