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Do you have stage fright?

zsun_44

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    like the title says, do you?

    i do, everytime i go on stage, i feel really nervous
     
    I did, and then I actually took part in a play in secondary school - West Side Story, I was Officer Krupke (one of the few non-singing parts!). It wasn't too bad, even though I was playing this big hard cop, I'm rather tiny, so on the second night, everyone laughed when a big voice came from off-stage, then little old me came out. :-)
     
    I get stage fright, because I'm very shy and can't stand being in the spotlight like that - I can be very clumsy, so I'm always afraid that I could make a mistake and make a fool out of myself >_<
    I find myself to be a lot more outgoing online though! ^_^
     
    Toothache said:
    I did, and then I actually took part in a play in secondary school - West Side Story, I was Officer Krupke (one of the few non-singing parts!). It wasn't too bad, even though I was playing this big hard cop, I'm rather tiny, so on the second night, everyone laughed when a big voice came from off-stage, then little old me came out. :-)
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    OMG, I lurve that Officer Krupke musical number, lol.

    Krupke, we got troubles of our own!
    Gee, Officer Krupke,
    We're down on our knees,
    'Cause no one wants a fella with a social disease.
    Gee, Officer Krupke,
    What are we to do?
    Gee, Officer Krupke,
    Krup you!    ​

    Well, as for me...I've been exposed to the stage ever since I was four years old. That's when I started dance lessons and danced in front of huge audiences. I never cried, either. XD I, actually, was the kid making all the other little girls laugh before we went on stage...at least that's what my old dance teacher (unfortunately she passed away this summer) told my Mom, heh. Anyway, I've long since participated in musicals like Grease and Chicago. I was Jan in Grease...lol. She's the one with the "Brusha, brusha, brusha" song...but I didn't get to do that because the musical is entirely different from the movie. But, I did have a funny line that was in the movie! "It says right here it is a dessert wine!" You'll have to understand the context of it in order to find it amusing, eheh. In any event, I get a little nervous before I go on stage...but I wouldn't consider it a bad case of stage fright. ^_^
     
    I dunno. Probably, I've done a little speaking to groups recently and done okay I suppose. As for mass-stages, the only time I was on one of those was when I was very very small. I don't recall being aware of the fact I was nervous, but my little body sure was shaking like everything. I still have the pass I used to get backstage. ^_^;
     
    hmm 3 times I had to do something in front of a wide group of people..

    [-+= 1. =+-] Was when I use to be in chorus in 6-7 grade.. (god knows I hate singing) Our chorus group had to sing a few songs on top of a stage.... and we were standing up, right in front of those hot lights waiting to start.. So a bit before that I look out to the crowd and my arms, and legs started giving in, as if it was getting weaker, and weaker.. I literally couldent stand anymore I had no idea what was going on.. Everyone looked at me and said you dont look so good, I started breathing hard, and was sweating like crazy. (this had to be caused by the hot lights+auidence) had to get off stage and drink something, and went straight home..

    [-+= 2. =+-] Had to sing.. again for my principles retirement party.. though I was nervous, it wasent as bad as usual.

    [-+= 3. =+-] Now finally.. when I had to say 3 long speeches at my graduation.. (this is what happens when you get good grades >_<) I nearly screwed up on the speeches.. I couldent hold the paper so I set it down to read it.. thankfully I made it.. (it's soo annoying when you have to get up, and down to get more certificates!) Now I'm in high school, and plan on never doing that again.

    well what? looking for more? o.o that's it.. geez <_<

    ~Blade~
     
    Me? no. I have been performing from singing, playing piano, gymnastics, to plays ever since i was 4 ^^
     
    A little bit. I'm nervous before-hand, but once I get up in front of people and start whatever I need to present/preform, I'm fine. I usually just look over people's heads though, it's easier then looking into their eyes.
     
    When I was little I don't believe I did. For Christmas in Kindergarden, our class put on a play of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the parents. We each were told our parts, and I was given the role of Prancer... who had one line in the entire play. Being 5 and not having much else on my mind, I practiced my little line day in and day out, until finally, the night of the play came. I was a little up tight, (Maybe it was the antlers, hehe) but when the scene where each of the eight reindeers announced who they were was raised from under the curtain, I came through like a true reindeer. After the kid next to me shyly spoke his part, I leapt forward (Suprising the crowd and the rest of the kids on stage) and yelled proudly, "I'M PRANCER! The bravest and strongest of all the reindeer!"

    Unfortunately, that's all I could remember of that night, but my parents and sisters never let me live it down, hehe.

    So, uh, I guess I really don't get stage fright that often now either, but I'm nowhere as confident as I was when I was little, hehe.
     
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    XD i was the nightingale in the Nightingale play when i was 6 :P
     
    100marios said:
    When I was little I don't believe I did. For Christmas in Kindergarden, our class put on a play of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the parents. We each were told our parts, and I was given the role of Prancer... who had one line in the entire play. Being 5 and not having much else on my mind, I practiced my little line day in and day out, until finally, the night of the play came. I was a little up tight, (Maybe it was the antlers, hehe) but when the scene where each of the eight reindeers pronounced who they were was raised from under the curtain, I came through like true reindeer. After the kid next to me shyly spoke his part, I leapt forward (Suprising the crowd and the rest of the kids on stage) and yelled proudly, "I'M PRANCER! The toughest and strongest of all the reindeer!"

    Unfortunately, that's all I could remember of that night, but my parents and sisters never let me live it down, hehe.

    So, uh, I guess I really don't get stage fright that often now either, but I'm nowhere as confident as I was when I was little, hehe.
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    That was very interesting to read Prancer- I mean Jordan. It was very uhhh....dramatic? XD

    Well, I cant exactly say that I have ever had stage fright. In grade 1 when I was in my first play, I had to be a teddy bear. (Yes, it was a Christmas Play. XD) I would have been scared if it werent for me being hyper (They gave us cookies before we went on stage =P). I had no problem dancing around on stage. XP
     
    Legendary_Pokegirl said:

    That was very interesting to read Prancer- I mean Jordan. It was very uhhh....dramatic? XD

    Well, I cant exactly say that I have ever had stage fright. In grade 1 when I was in my first play, I had to be a teddy bear. (Yes, it was a Christmas Play. XD) I would have been scared if it werent for me being hyper (They gave us cookies before we went on stage =P). I had no problem dancing around on stage. XP
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    Yup! I stole the show from a certain red-nosed wonder...
    *Prances around... hehe*

    Ah, and they gave us cookies too for a Christmas Carol we had in fourth grade (There's no way I could ever tell that one; It was traumatizing, hehe). Of course, we finished eating them before we began to sing, hehe.

    Cool! The Nightingale!
    ... um, what was that again?
    Ah hehe...
     
    XD its a play....
    about a nightingale. XD
     
    I don't think I ever had stage fright... although I never was a very outgoing person. In 5th grade we did a play about inventions... I was a sundial, lol. I remember the teachers yelling at me to talk louder since I was so quiet! I haven't been in any plays since then though.. I don't think.

    I've danced since I was 8 so I'm used to being on stage in a group. I've never cried at a recital or even really gotten nervous. As long as it was in a group I was fine! Now dance recitals are nothing for me! As long as we're confident in our dance... unlike last year.

    Oh yeah, and another reason I don't think I have stage fright is cuz when I was in 5th grade I used to sing solos in Italian. Yep. I hated that but I would do it anyway. I would have to sing alone in front of a crowd at the Columbus Day parade and in front of family members at our shows. But I never really got nervous about it because I knew the songs so well.
     
    Considering the fact that I don't sign myself up for, nor have the need to be on stages of any sort, I have no idea.

    I don't normally get nervous when speaking in public now anyway, though. I only seem like it because I outwardly show the signs of.. nervousness, I suppose. =\ Like, I always appear to be blushing, or embarassed, but that's just how I am, I guess. @_@ It's really annoying. Like last year, when we had to do this French speech or something, I was literally trembling, although in my mind, I had no problem with it (I'm good at French and I know it well, so I knew I had no reason to be scared). But... yeah. *sweatdrops* I used to be scared silly about stuff like that, but I knew I had to change, so I loosened up when I got to the higher grades in elementary and high school... ^_^;; Now I'm not embarassed to do or say most things because they decree who I am and there really isn't a reason to be. ^^'
     
    No, I don't I'm actually confident enough that I pretty much BS it whenever I have to speak in public. I can't act though, so the only time I'm onstage is either for speechs or running crew.
     
    I remember when I waz really little I uzed to be zhy infront of alot of people. But zchool got me out of that right away.
    Now I'm alwayz out in azzembaliez making zpeechez for ztuco and zometimez zinging (uzually only once a year though)
    I love attention zo the ztage iz a good friend of mine ^_^

    Prancer? hmmm...>3
     
    Ever since pre-school, I've been fond of acting and never had much stage fright. I can remember a bit of nervousness in my last play, but otherwise, I don't get it often.
     
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