Was there ever something you had to do on stage that you were uncomfortable with?

Question

Was there something that made you uncomfortable but you said to yourself, "Ok, I'm a professional. I'm just going to have to suck it up and do it!"

Answer 1

I once did an entire play i was uncomfortable with. It was an original work, and I had not had the opportunity to read it before the auditions. I had done original plays before, and always had the author there at most rehearsal (early on) to clarify things -- occasionally resulting in minor rewrites. This time, however, the author stayed away until opening night. The play was a mess. There were self-contradictions in story and character throughout and every time I asked the director, he would tell me he'd get back to me, but never did. But, I had agreed to take the lead, so I made the best of it that i could, and did the play. Now, if I can't read it first, I don't audition. Some mistakes you only make once.

Answer 2

The last thing I am is a ballet dancer, and as Merlin in Camelot I had a pas de due with Nimue as she charmed me and took me away. At the end of the routine, I had to spot her while she twirled and then pick her up over my head and run off stage with her. I am not a strong person and never was. Though she was small and she lept when I was to pick her up, I just barely could manage it as she spread her arms and laid out as I carried her off. Never did really manage it, and in one performace, I just barely got her head high and as she swept her arm back, she swept off my wig, which got a huge laugh and the wig lay there on the stage like a sleeping cat until intermission.

Answer 3

I've had to learn every step of the way to overcome things that made me uncomfortable. That's what the job is, pushing your boundaries. There are some things that I choose not to do though as a person. The job can hang then

Answer 4

In this one skit i did in high school in a performance speech class my character was completely infatuated with my partner. It was awkward because the guy and i didn't get along at all but i bucked up did the part and learned alot about acting from the experience and in the end you would never have known we were at odds the whole time.

Answer 5

Getting shot down at the end of a war play. I'm totally against war and guns and the whole play was so out of my element but I just did it and moved on because the show wasn't about my personal beliefs.

Answer 6

I've had to appear in my underwear a couple of times. Also didn't enjoy getting cold water dumped on me!