The first actors All so-called primitive societies have at their head important people with special powers. Theirs crucial role in society is to transcend the boundaries of their own identity, follow a path to personal knowledge, and in dramatic performance, to lead their audiences into ritual journeys into their own psyches. They are mystics, magical seers and creators of visions. These people, commonly called shamans, sorcerers or medicine men, were the first actors. Creation of visions today Besides actors, directors like John Boorman, producers, writers, cameramen, technicians, stag-hands, and so on are responsible for the today “creation of visions”. On stage the actor provides the path, the key, the identifiable character who unlocks the visions for us.