The Right to Say "No"

This article tackles topics such as the freedom to choose at the beginning of one’s career, psychological balance, proposing alternatives (working with a female director, dramatisation, or monodrama performance) or the courage to have a voice at the beginning of one’s career. The desire to act, the pressure to find a place in a theatre as quickly as possible, coupled with the huge competition, the sheer number of graduates and the scarcity of places can be a real drama for young actors – where their voice can be suppressed. The cares of life turn the initial desire to be on stage into a survival instinct.