The Faith of Actors

Implicit Religion and Acting

Authors

  • Roger Grainger Potchefstroom University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v8i2.166

Keywords:

acting, drama, play, implicit religion, theatre

Abstract

Over a period of several months, twenty-five actors were invited to answer the question ‘What is acting really about?’ Eighteen out of the twenty-five replied. Their response provides evidence for the claim that theatre is itself an inherently spiritual medium (as well as a vehicle for explicitly religious plays), and that the relationship of professional actors to their craft may be considered to be implicitly religious.

Published

2005-04-03

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Grainger, R. (2005). The Faith of Actors: Implicit Religion and Acting. Implicit Religion, 8(2), 166-177. https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v8i2.166