Performing Before Dinner Theatre

background any longer and desired to take center stage one evening to sing a solo. This

Consequently this resulted in my band being humiliated and me being humiliated. We walked off stage and it probably was the most tense feeling i’ve ever endured. We walked back to the green room as if we had just lost 30 million dollars. We sat down on the couches that were back there and just sat there in silence. Noone said a word. I don’t think I have ever felt so humiliated in my life. This was the worst defeat i’ve done through. I look at Matt (my drummer) and AJ (my guitarist) and simply apologized for the way I acted and instantly the mood went from very somber to that feeling of consolation. The feeling was so drastic that it was like we had not just humiliated ourselves in front of 400+ people and from then on for the remainder of our days as a band we worked to overcome that performance and I worked on not lashing out when I am heavily anxious and I am still to this day working on

As a shy, reserved student, I found myself blossoming through the stage. I fell in love with the stage and auditioned for the middle school's play, A Christmas Carol. Fortunately, I was casted in the performance. I loved the experience so much that I auditioned for the next year's play and musical and got a part in those as well. The more time I spent on stage, the more confident I became. I felt like the stage was where I belonged. I had a passion for theater that began to distinguish like a flame when I entered high school.

At twenty one years old, while others my age explored life, I was examining mine. Sue, assisting me in the process, was my co-pilot covering as the therapist and played the part well because she represented everything you 'd imagine a therapist to be: the soft voice becoming stern if need be, the sympathetic look yet retaining an air of detachment and the clothes: pastel colours, beads, turtle neck. However, the therapy itself was not exclusive to self-exploration, I was there to sing but not to Sue; this wasn’t drama therapy. The dominant reason I initiated therapy was to free up the unconscious repressions I believed or was convinced were holding my voice back. In relation to the repressions, there could have been a few reasons but it was why Sue got paid; her job was to locate and release my repressions because my job was to make music.

"I began to play a song, when all of a sudden I just stopped," "Mortified, I just started laughing, and realized that I had stage fright. It wasn't a lot of people, but they were great. They cheered me on, saying, 'Keep going, keep going!' Even though I was embarrassed, their support and kindness gave me the courage to plow on and finish the song."Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially (for example, when performing before a camera).

The curtains begin to open. Lights go up. Cameras on. All eyes are on me. This is the moment I live for: the quick second between when the lights go up and when I step onto the stage to perform. For many, this would’ve been their worst nightmare, but for me, it’s my dream. Ever since I was eight years old I have dreamed of becoming an actress. I would even practice my acceptance speech imagining myself at the Academy Awards standing in front of a mirror while holding a shampoo bottle. I never get tired of performing in front of an audience, regardless of whether I am singing, dancing, acting, or even directing. Performing with people on stage who enjoy theater as much as I do is like settling into a second home.

I took in deep breaths as time raced closer. No matter how many times I set foot on a stage ready to put perform, I could never get used to it. The familiar rush, the nervous tickles, the cloud of butterflies taking up more space in more stomach than food. I was ecstatic, yet I was worried. The music business was not easy.

Remind yourself that the audience is not here to see or hear you. They are there to see the person who is talking about a topic or to the person who performs. Expect, and accept, that you will feel anxious, especially at first. If you allow yourself to work with the anxiety, not against it, you will be able to calm down and use those breathing techniques you need to incorporate to overcome stage fright. If you resist the anxiety, you will make more trouble for

There is an undeniable feeling of excitement you get when you know that every single person in the room has their eyes set on you, that they are waiting in anticipation to hear what you will say next. The first time I ever experienced performing in front of a crowd was when I was nine years old and had begged my mom to let me audition for our town’s production of Scrooge. That was the moment that first began my passion for the fine arts, and as I have grown older that passion has been cultivated and expanded further.

Step four: It’s show time, finally, after six weeks of rehearsals, its go time! Now it’s normal to get nervous before shows, but don’t get so nervous that you stress yourself out. Here’s a few things, you can do to calm yourself down, so that your performance is amazing. Make sure that all your props are where they should be, all of your costumes are in order and ready for you to throw on, and make it back on stage on time. Go over all your lines only once before you get in your starting place so it’s fresh in your mind.

Last month, I had the privilege of attending the play Noises Off, a British splat-stick comedy set during the eighties. I had no prior information going into this performance, besides that it involved a lot of door slamming and people prancing in their underwear. So, I knew that the play was going to be very goofy and the characters hard headed. However, I had no expectations of how I would be feel attending the play. I was not expecting to feel self conscious, agitated, and exhausted from that experience.

On opening night, my heart pounded in my chest as I stood in the center of the stage and faced the audience. In that split second a whirl of thoughts and emotions flowed through my head, but I pushed everything aside except for my lines. The lights came up, and with the rhythm in my ears, I spoke clearly and annunciated every syllable. The show had started!

An hour until show time. Nerves were setting in. Things were getting tense. I was nervous. If I mess up I will never want to come on stage ever again.

As someone who is relatively extroverted, I can say that stage fright doesn’t affect me as much as it does others. However, I am not a performer and still get cases of the jitters on stage sometimes. In grade 8, I participated in a music performance of The Sound of Music hosted at my school. It wasn’t the same as a play or a musical, but our teacher chose certain song scenes from the movie to perform. I auditioned and I was chosen for the part of Maria, as well as one of the nuns in the song, How Do You Solve a

While in the front stage the performer is aware that they are acting in front of people and acts appropriately to the given situation. But