Help The Aged Actor - Keeping Us In The Profession Christopher Naylor, 26 January 2013 We discussed ways of keeping experienced actors connected to their profession, including: - Writing/creating their own work - Looking for new environments to bring a different perspective, i.e. stand-up/comedy improv - Forming a company of actors offering a ‘menu’ of skills to different people/organisations, i.e. a role-playing service, research and development for writers/directors/theatre companies for future productions etc. - No more work for free! - Funded continued training Questions raised: - Why can't older actors play young parts? - How can older actors be more involved in physical theatre? Observations: - Culture is often aimed at the young, whereas the consumers of culture are often older people. Even younger audiences don't only want to watch plays about the young. - Creative people become more creative (and more attractive to other creative people) when they are working or actively engaged in being creative! At the session: Chris Naylor, Sasha Brooks, Regina Mendes, Jen Lunn, Lee Simpson, Geoff Williams, Angela, Lucy, David Cottis, Jools Vose, Aiden, Kitty, Michelle, Mike. Tags: R&D, role-playing, actors, Actors, continued training, physical theatre, older audiences, r&d, research and development