It began when he was helping some actors prepare for a play that took place in Woodbridge.

The audience watches Hamlet as an actor preparing to go onstage.

Watching Tetkowski work is like watching an actor prepare for a performance.

There is whispered advice, to an actor preparing to audition: "Just be yourself, but remember to smile."

The film centers on two strangers, an actor preparing for an upcoming role and a cashier.

How did the actors prepare for their roles?

For a moment, Ms. Berry stands off to the side, breathing deeply, hand over her face, an actor preparing.

He was clutching his chest like a hammy actor preparing to sing a bad aria.

The fourth wall is sometimes broken, and readers sometimes are shown behind the scenes, with the "actors" preparing for the strip.

Backstage, the actors prepare, some chatting amiably, others listening to headphones alone.