Like any Hollywood power player, a skip needs to be a triple threat. Actor/Writer/Director, these are all positions a skip plays.

Skips have a lot of pressure, and a lot of "lines" to remember. Keeping the area behind the house clean, clearing and catching rocks for your own team or your opponent whenever possible. Just as any star, a skip must show a broad range in their ability,

with good draw, guard and take out weight in their toolbox. 

Typically called upon to throw last rocks, the skip's performance can bring tears to your eyes, or catch your breath in your chest (or alternatively leave an audience underwhelmed and unimpressed). That's why they get top billing, the face and name of the rink.

While the skips performance in the hack makes the trailers, it's the performance in the house that wins awards. The skips job is more than just throwing the final two stones to win the end. She directs her team's performance, drawing out their best (figuratively and literally). Masterminding the strategy for the team, the skip must be thinking multiple shots ahead, scripting out her game plan.

Like any good set, proper etiquette is important. Pacing her scenes, be decisive and efficient, thereby earning those extra moments for the scenes that really need the extra strategizing. Practicing stillness and fair play in the house for their opponent's shots is important, as disrupting other actors mid-scene can cause a Christian Bale level altercation.