what do u do when u forgets all ur lines?

Answer 1

When you forget your lines, making stuff up doesn't help. What you want to do is try to remember the basic gist to your lines and incorporate any long pause you made into the feeling. I once had a line, where after a freind explained why our friend was so bitter, i was supposed to say, "that's silly. there's no reason for her to be like that!" I forgot. after five seconds of pause, I said, "I can't beleive she'd feel like that." I just remembered I was surprised and I was putting in a small comment. The other person got it and the show went on.

Answer 2

Definately Make Stuff Up!
With exceptions, though. For instance, don't circle around as far as inventions go though, and ALWAYS stay in character!

This happened to me recently in "Laugh? I nearly went to Miami!". It was a great success, but I often went blank, as did Alice, and no one knew any better.

You also have to adapt to common mishaps. For instance, a friend of mine, in a drama, accidently knocked over a vase mid play, called for a maid (there was one in the play, but she didn't show up yet) and she went out there and cleaned up. Also, during Laugh? Alice accidently slammed the door, and the molding fell down (it was put up wrong). I quickly said "Cheap Apartment!" and everyone started laughing (it IS a comedy, anyway). No one was the wiser.

No matter what you do, DO NOT PAUSE longer than 5 seconds!

It helps if you think of your lines as far as feeling rather than words. That way, you can get the general idea, and hopefully your partner will get the picture and save you.

Answer 3

"Going up" (or forgetting) your lines happens when you suddenly become aware of the audience and/or when you have not sufficiently prepared.

So before you perform, take the time to know your lines inside and out. Say them over and over until they come out of your mouth without having to think about them.

My whole career, I took longer to learn my lines than my colleagues, so I'm jealous of all of you who can memorize easily, but that doesn't stop the fact that come performance night, I've either done my homework or I haven't.

Lastly, put your focus on the other person on stage with you. They will almost always save you.

Answer 4

When you forget all your lines in a play on the spot, just ad-lib. That's when you make stuff up, but it needs to make sense, OR you could just say SORRY, this stuff happens, I forgot my lines to the audience. They'll understand and you could pick up where you left off.

Answer 5

Do not, do not, do NOT by any means break character or the fourth wall! This ruins performances and, no, the audience will not understand.

The best option is as others have said, to ad-lib with the gist of what your character is supposed to say.

Answer 6

1. Stay in character.
2. Cross to another actor, while looking straight into the actors eyes say something nor in the script, but in character.
3. If you are alone on stage, move to the last blocking point before you blanked and start moving in correct blocking, sometimes it will kick start you.
4. Say loudly, another characters name, while looking off stage. Either that character can come onstage to help or a cue board can be shown to you.
5. In character say, "Damn, now I've forgotten something," then go back to a line you remember. If another character on stage they might say, "That's right," and your last cued line.

Answer 7

yup like the other guy said, improvise, thats what its there for so u dont look dumb, like uuuhhhhh, :) pratice if ur not that comfortable with it, just make up stories in ur mind and act them out :) i tend to just randomly burst out into film mode :) wha that means for me is , i could b sittin right here on my computer then out of nowhere i'll jump out my seat and petend im in a movie and go around the whole house actin lol yup im kinda special :)

Answer 8

You ad lib (invent dialogue on the spot). If you're well enough versed in the character you're playing, you should be able to ad lib effectively until you get back on track with the text.

Answer 9

ad lib, just make stuff up on the spot that seems to make sense to the plot, story. If people don't know the story, they will never know that anything was wrong. Don't be Obvious about it, it needs to make sense!

Answer 10

just go with the flow and make up somethin that has to do with what they said in a play