Acting jobs are taken up by people who are interested in the arts and wish to depict their skills for the sake of depicting them or are interested in earning a livelihood from them. Many actors have their base in acting from school or college drama festivals, an activity which acts as the seed in developing their interests towards acting. Additionally, drama competitions between various schools and colleges boost their morale and skill in acting.
As they move on and enter the professional field, those interested in acting normally start their career from theatres. The word theatre means “the place for seeing”. Theatres have existed since the dawn of mankind, attributed to the human tendency for storytelling. This is because theatres are relatively easy to join as compared to getting selected for a drama or a movie to be aired on television. They pay less comparatively but provide an opportunity for the ‘aspiring actor’ to polish and showcase his skills.