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STAGE FRIGHT!!! How do you deal with it?
I have been performing for more years than I care to state. That does not make me immune to the common ailment of many performers. STAGE FRIGHT! It can be a mild case, with just a few nervouse butterflies in your stomach. Or, it can be major, with a trip to the bathroom with various body parts rebelling and trying to tell you not to go out there!
But we go on! How? Dont know, we just do it. I bring it up now, because I am getting ready to sing this week in a cabaret setting which I have never done. I am used to hiding behind a character in a show. Becoming someone else for 2 hours.
Any suggestions out there? How do YOU deal with stage fright?
But we go on! How? Dont know, we just do it. I bring it up now, because I am getting ready to sing this week in a cabaret setting which I have never done. I am used to hiding behind a character in a show. Becoming someone else for 2 hours.
Any suggestions out there? How do YOU deal with stage fright?
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Permalink Reply by Adam on -
You're exactly right. Sometimes, you don't get over it - you just get out there in spite of it. Maureen Stapleton was known for getting sick before each and every performance.
Here's a classic article from 1991 from the New York Times.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE113FF93AA157...
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Permalink Reply by Melissa on -
I embrace my stage fright! I've learned that if I use the intense energy that comes from stage jitters, it enhances my performance. The nights I go onstage where I don't feel nervous will most likely be my less-connected performances.
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Permalink Reply by Megan Hirst on -
I actually just sang in a cabaret setting for the first time a month ago, and it was an amazing experience. I was nervous at the beginning, but as soon as the first song was over and I felt the positive energy from the audience I was fine...
Break a leg!
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Permalink Reply by Taylor on -
It's actually really funny, when i was young and i did theatre, i had this thing i did everytime i would get nervous before a show, and my family noticed it. I would start blinking really fast or like squint my eyes and you could tell i was nervous!!
Even now, I get very nervous waiting off stage for my entrance, but when i enter the stage the sickness goes away because i realize this is what i love doing and i need to give my 100% everytime i go to perform :]
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Permalink Reply by Alex on
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I have mega stage fright too. I've never gotten over it yet, so I haven't gotten any huge roles yet, so I wouldn't know, but I"m just gonna try.
My advice would be to just pretend no ones there, and just put your heart and soul into the show, as if your performing it for nobody.
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Permalink Reply by Fran on -
I am using the denial technique at the moment. When people ask me "Arent you nervous to get up and do that? I mean in front of PEOPLE?" My reply is a stock, "Nah, what for?" I figure if I keep telling myself that I am not nervous or sick to my stomach, maybe I will eventually believe me.
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