1.   As the play proceeds, these different stories are intertwined as cultural forces and serendipity bring the characters together.

2.   Attaching the strings that bring the character to life involves putting an actor into a body suit studded with nearly a dozen electromagnetic sensors.

3.   Both bring their characters to life on Sundays.

4.   Alaskey is best known as a voice actor, bringing characters alive in a studio.

5.   Bringing a character alive, he explained to her, meant more than striking the right poses and hitting her marks.

6.   Bringing the characters to life through line alone demands her admirable drawing skills.

7.   But Ms. Weaver suggested that her character be brought back one more time, and the director agreed.

8.   But neither Jolie nor the screenwriters manage to bring the character into focus.

9.   Dana Hanchard and Paul Shipper also bring character to their various roles, but the real attraction is the instrumental playing.

10.   DC has long had better luck at bringing its characters to the big screen.