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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8390779" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>One last time- do you have any idea how denigrating that can be to someone's talents?</p><p></p><p>She's not a real actor? A real performer? Really?</p><p></p><p>"Really though, I have always been a fan of discovering characters through body and movement. I have a strong dance background, and was performing at the Actors Theater of Lousiville by the time I was twelve" <a href="https://geekandsundry.com/critical-roles-marisha-ray-in-the-name-of-the-circle-of-the-moon-i-will-punish-you/" target="_blank">Source</a> </p><p></p><p>Her official bio states that she "got her start in theater on the east coast, working and training at companies such as the Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts, and the Governor’s School for the Arts." <a href="https://critrole.com/members/marisha-ray/" target="_blank">Source</a>.</p><p></p><p>That's ... kind of a thing. More than just "high school theater."</p><p></p><p>She's not an actor? She's not a professional performer? The fact that she was busking for audiences for a while on Hollywood Blvd. makes her less of a professional performer? That she was supporting herself by performing while trying to break into the industry makes her less of a performer? This is weird to me. </p><p></p><p>"I started dabbling with producing more in college, and when I first moved to LA. I really enjoy writing, and the building process, and decided I didn't want to loose that. The summer of 2008 is when I moved to LA... right in the thick of the writer's strike. After a frustrating few years of barely any auditions, I realized that it didn't have to stop me from creating. However, acting was always a focus." <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/criticalrole/comments/6r29aq/spoilers_e106_the_official_marisha_ama_thread/dl3dzen/" target="_blank">Source</a>.</p><p></p><p>She has imdb credits dating back to 2004. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?explore=title_type&role=nm4065482&ref_=nm_flmg_shw_2&sort=year,asc&mode=detail&page=1" target="_blank">Source.</a> Maybe not the most expansive of any performer out there, but she's clearly been plugging away for a long time. Like a lot of people in the Business.</p><p></p><p>I will keep reiterating this- it is bizarre to me that people keep tearing down these talented people.</p><p></p><p><em>If this was so easy, then everyone would be doing Critical Role. The fact that Critical Role is so special and beloved means that ... they might just be doing things better than other people can (in terms of D&D as streamed performance). </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8390779, member: 7023840"] One last time- do you have any idea how denigrating that can be to someone's talents? She's not a real actor? A real performer? Really? "Really though, I have always been a fan of discovering characters through body and movement. I have a strong dance background, and was performing at the Actors Theater of Lousiville by the time I was twelve" [URL='https://geekandsundry.com/critical-roles-marisha-ray-in-the-name-of-the-circle-of-the-moon-i-will-punish-you/']Source[/URL] Her official bio states that she "got her start in theater on the east coast, working and training at companies such as the Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts, and the Governor’s School for the Arts." [URL='https://critrole.com/members/marisha-ray/']Source[/URL]. That's ... kind of a thing. More than just "high school theater." She's not an actor? She's not a professional performer? The fact that she was busking for audiences for a while on Hollywood Blvd. makes her less of a professional performer? That she was supporting herself by performing while trying to break into the industry makes her less of a performer? This is weird to me. "I started dabbling with producing more in college, and when I first moved to LA. I really enjoy writing, and the building process, and decided I didn't want to loose that. The summer of 2008 is when I moved to LA... right in the thick of the writer's strike. After a frustrating few years of barely any auditions, I realized that it didn't have to stop me from creating. However, acting was always a focus." [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/criticalrole/comments/6r29aq/spoilers_e106_the_official_marisha_ama_thread/dl3dzen/']Source[/URL]. She has imdb credits dating back to 2004. [URL='https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?explore=title_type&role=nm4065482&ref_=nm_flmg_shw_2&sort=year,asc&mode=detail&page=1']Source.[/URL] Maybe not the most expansive of any performer out there, but she's clearly been plugging away for a long time. Like a lot of people in the Business. I will keep reiterating this- it is bizarre to me that people keep tearing down these talented people. [I]If this was so easy, then everyone would be doing Critical Role. The fact that Critical Role is so special and beloved means that ... they might just be doing things better than other people can (in terms of D&D as streamed performance). [/I] [/QUOTE]
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