001. Introducing Wayne

Derek had been offered the part of a policeman but Wayne really is a policeman. Black. Late twenties. He says he's wanted to act for a long time. A muscular guy, works out, keeps himself fit. When you talk to him he looks at you in such an intense way that you feel unsure as to whether or not your words have hit home or even if any of them have gone in at all. However, it soon becomes apparent that Wayne's mind is working overtime, transforming whatever he's been told into so much data for use in the kind of 'good acting software' that he feels will assist him in a future career. Unfortunately, his lack of training means that at present the data is incomplete and the software only functions intermittently. Try as he might, strain as he does, whatever talent he possesses as a performer erupts in mere flashes. Blink and, - gone! Sometimes good. Sometimes, - not. No consistency.

All the same, there's something particularly appealing about Wayne. When he gets it right there's something very powerful there. He's the kind of person who can take you by surprise, the kind to make breakthroughs when you least expect them. What I like most of all about him is just that quality of listening, an ability to quietly take things on board. Of all the people who come to me I have an idea that it could easily be Wayne who'll make most progress with the greatest strides, even leaps, forward.

Wayne has chosen a speech for himself. From the film, Any Given Sunday.
Role: Tony.
(The role was made famous by Al Pacino. Wayne has seen the film but it's important that he doesn't attempt to copy Pacino's style but rather finds his own path through the speech).