Personal Narrative: Overcoming Anxiety In Theatre

It was in middle school where I lost my identity; it was crushed and altered by strangers full of judgments and opinions. I was a stain on a white shirt, my flaws easily visible. Transitioning from middle school terrified me. The thought of new strangers teasing filled me with fear. Theater arts, in a span of four years, transformed me into the confident woman I am now. The discovery of art was like entering a world specifically created for me. Confidence and self-actualization embody me like a suit of armor giving me powers that made all the negativity disappear.

I was having a Les Misérables kindof day. My monolog from Rent was perfectly rehearsed for

That was the phrase that had been assaulting my ears for the last half an hour. Although it wasn’t odd that someone was telling me that specific phrase, this time it was different. My grandmother, whom I thought had understood my problems, had just proven to me that she actually didn’t. At the age of 12, I was heartbroken.

Overall no matter how many times I do a rehearsal or practice I always get stage fright. Stage fright is my weakest area I have done rehearsals and private or with one or two people but when it comes to the bigger picture I always freeze. I need to learn to speak with confidence and try to get the audience involved instead of rushing the presentation or speaking very softly so no one hears me I need to be able to let the audience know that I am confident and the information that I am sharing is worth their time to listen and learn

It was a beautiful evening in April, and the weather was finally starting to get warm again. After a tough and bitter winter, little buds were appearing on flowers and trees, and some color was returning to the world. Above, the sun was setting creating various shades of red, pink, and orange across the blue sky. Among an audience, darkness encompassed the room creating an anxious silence. Only after a few seconds the stars came out. The stage lights came on nearly blinding the audience, and the actress said her first line.

My name is Samantha Norton and I'm an Adjunct professor with the Theatre & Dance Department. I teach acting 110.

Being in a play consists of long hours spent in rehearsal trying to better yourself, which can be difficult when if you get nervous every time you say your lines in front of people. Our director gave us near endless notes of constructive criticism for us to improve on. Accepting criticism and learning to be comfortable enough to trust others was a major step I had to learn to be a better actor, as well as a better person. In my role, it was important that I knew what was going on at every moment in a scene, so that I could help others and not let them down. Even though I had a huge responsibility leading the other actors, we were still always

I am creating a set in a blackbox style theatre which requires a 16 foot square, 12 inch tall raised acting area which also contains a wall with a door on the upstate side. The first thing I must do is create the platform. The platform is 16 ft long and 16 feet wide and 12 inches tall. I will be using 3/4 inch plywood for the flooring of my platform and 2x4 for framing underneath and support legs. Once I use my table saw to cut out my 16'x16' piece of plywood I will also be cutting four 16'x12" pieces for the sides of the platform. Then using four 12 inch pieces of my 2x4 I will be attaching the four 16'x12" pieces together using my drill and screws. Once that is complete I will be taking my 16'x16' piece of platform and attaching it to the top of my now "frame". Once again going in with a drill in screws, mind you I also used wood glue during this

I have never thought that I would be put into a situation where I would have to be the mediator for my family. I have never in my life liked conflict, yet here I am putting myself in the middle so that the people I hold dear to me will not end up getting hurt. Never have I thought that I would be the one to get hurt.

Public speaking is a fear faced by over 75% of the Earth’s population. In fact, 5.3 million of Americans today face social phobia and speech anxiety. Commonly referred to as “glossophobia”, speech anxiety is fear people face when delivering speeches and/or lectures to large audiences. The article, “Conquer Fear of Public Speaking through Emotional Intelligence”, written by Gleb Tsipursky, provides people with expert advice on how to conquer their speech anxiety. As someone who presents ideas and projects on a daily basis, I have started to conquer my speech anxiety. When I first moved to Hillsborough in 2013, I was petrified when delivering my student council speech. No one knew me, and I only had a scant amount of friends. I patently remember being extremely

"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).

My Business Theater will be a non-profited organization. Giving something back to the community and empowering people from not only all over south LA but all over the California. Anyone who feels they have the talent, time and transportation are welcome. My business is going to allowed youth & teenagers an opportunity to start somewhere.Not only going be a place just for people who want to purist an acting career, however it’s going to be for those who have an passion for dancing and music producing in For those who don’t just want a regular life but want an unordinary life. I’m going to have different classes within my business which will all be taught by creditable professors who have had personal experience in a degree within the career path students have an interest in. I’m going to

About eight percent of teenagers—ages thirteen to eighteen—suffer from an anxiety disorder, and while I do not experience anxiety often enough for it to be considered a disorder, I do suffer from it. Some of my life’s important moments have been ruled by anxiety. When I was a young child, I was always talking to everyone I could and singing and dancing everywhere possible; I was not a shy child, but as I got older, my mindset changed and I started to experience stage fright, and test anxiety; I even started having problems talking to people. Anxiety now affects and and all of my auditions, makes testing difficult, and has kept me from making new friends.

This year I decided to not hide and write a speech on the fear of public speaking to inform everyone of my fear. I worked extremely hard on it to clearly express by phobia, I even asked the Mrs. Carmen for tips. While working on the speech I kept having flashbacks of grade 1, I was frightened it was going to happen again. Instead of focusing on the structure of my speech I decided to pay more attention on getting over my phobia. I began reading aloud and practicing my speech in the mirror. After two weeks of learning and developing my public speaking skills I attempted to say my speech in front of my parents. Surprisingly I read my speech fluently to my parents, I started convincing myself that I could do

My love for theatre began when I was five years old. My grandma took me to see The Nutcraker and I immediately fell in love. Since then i have seen countless amount of plays and musicals my favorite being Newsies. My best friend also has always had a passion for theatre but instead of just watching the plays like me he began acting and singing.