The actor ‘ assumes the role ’ of another , presents it before an audience in an artistic fashion .
Historically , the first person to assume the role of an actor was believed to be a man named Thespis , from Icaria of ancient Greece .
Plays during his time , which were then called choric dithyrambs , is a chorus made up of 50 singers or portrayers who narrates the story through song .
Thespis was one of those composing the chorus and sang together with the group until one fateful event , as was told through time , when he stepped out of the chorus during one narrative song and spoke to the audience as a separate character in the story .
This led to the beginning of how acting is associated with character portrayal .
From his name was derived the term thespian , which has come to mean any sort of performer , mainly an actor .
Actors ideally should possess a number of skills like good vocal projection , clarity of speech , physical expressiveness , good sense of perspective , emotional versatility , creative imagination , situational analysis and ability to immerse an portray a number of emotional and physical conditions .
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