Ever have stage fright and not memorizing parts in a play?

Nurdof · Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:17 pm

Right now, there's this play I'm doing in our school's auditorium. I don't really want to have stage fright, neither do I want to forget any of my parts in the play. Other than this, it's pretty fun.

So, I thought I'd ask: have you ever had stage fright, or forgot any parts in a play?

chicken · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:15 am Post subject:

yes, actually, when i was in the elementary school, we had this play and i was the main actor... guess what happened when the whole school was staring at me >_>""

Blade · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

chicken wrote:yes, actually, when i was in the elementary school, we had this play and i was the main actor... guess what happened when the whole school was staring at me >_>""

You peed yourself?

I also was the main actor all the times in school plays, I never was scared or forgot anything, but on the other hand, schools in Austria are smaller than in the US, I think...

The only time I was frightened was when me nad my bro played ministrants in a cinema movie.
But after 2 hours of shootings, we were just plain pissed off

Nurdof · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

chicken wrote:yes, actually, when i was in the elementary school, we had this play and i was the main actor... guess what happened when the whole school was staring at me >_>""

You crapped your pants?

We're doing this play called "The Princess and the Pea." I'm the Wizard, which luckily for me, I don't have to say so much parts in the play as my character.

chicken · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject:

neither, nor

i simply started stuttering and forgot my text ^^

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:04 am Post subject:

I didn't have stage fright when I was younger, and I tended to have main parts in church plays (I had all my dialogue and all the songs memorized within the first week of getting music/scripts).

...but now, I get nervous singing and such in front of people. I've gotten better since I started doing theater ever fall semester in school, but I only do children's theater (where we perform for schoolkids who usually range from 1st to 3rd grade). I did try for the big spring musical last year (Cabaret), but I failed the audition because I couldn't sing in front of the people I didn't know XD

psychokind · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:24 am Post subject:

as long as it doesn't come to karaoke i'm fine

Nurdof · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject:

Well, I just got done with my first play, "The Princess and the Pea." Like I said before, I was the Wizard, and I had fun doing my part.

Like Chicken, I stuttered on some parts, especially towards the end of the play, where I stuttered three times.

Other than that, I did pretty good.

ForbiddenDarkWolf · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

Oh my I never use to have stage fright. I had a lead part in grade 5 I was Freddy the Frog and not only did I have to remember my lines and hop around like a frog I had to sing solos lol. I did them well I think my dad has it taped me in green makeup and everything. I developed a nasty sense of stage fright now though and cant sing infront of others at all which I am tryign to remedy!!!

EverPhoenix · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:08 am Post subject:

i dont think i ever had stage fright. i didnt like looking at the crowd though. i always used 2 get lead role at russian school plays (i was only guy game enough to act/dance in front of all the parents and half the russian community in adelaide). but after all that, and "singing" at a friend's party for the band playing, ive rather gotten over stage fright.

SoulBlazerFan · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

Zuruh wrote:Well, I just got done with my first play, "The Princess and the Pea." Like I said before, I was the Wizard, and I had fun doing my part.

Like Chicken, I stuttered on some parts, especially towards the end of the play, where I stuttered three times.

Other than that, I did pretty good.

I never did a play, but I've played off of stage fright. I took a drama class in freshman year of high school, and at one point we had to perform or recite a monologue. A lot of people saw me as repressed, so I had decided to let them think I was having a bit of stage fright.

I took what was supposed to be a comedic bit and instead turned it into the ravings of an angered man.

I started by putting my hands on the desk, with my head low, reciting my lines at just above a mumble, loud enough for my class to hear. When it was time, I slammed my fists into the desk, raised my voice for the next line, pretended to get control, and fumed the remainding part of the monologue. I got an A for the assignment, and I scared the hell out of the class It was a blast.

Just, sometimes you gotta push forth and take stage fright, and flip it on it's head. It may even surprise those around you. :p