Whats the easiest way to get rid of stage fright?

Question

I'm in theatre in high school and i'm dieing to audition for a play but i'm way to nervous.....any advice?

Answer 1

The audition is the hardest, when you do the audition, give yourself time to read over what you're reading plenty of times and then DON'T WORRY. If you don't get the part, there's always another play (ok, maybe not another you will like as much, but you never know!)

Once you get the part it'll be a lot easier. Just remember, people come to a school play not for the play, but for the people who are in it. They could care less if you all mess up half the play (they don't know what's in the script), they just want to see you perform!

BREATHE! It always helps! Makes your voice more steady, makes you sound less nervous, gets more oxygen to your brain, helps you feel better!

PRACTICE! By the time of our first performance of the plays I was in, I knew nearly the whole play by heart, and I wasn't even in all the scenes! Just going over it so often in class (or in daily practice, whichever) is designed to get you this familiar with it.

Show off! Give a mini-performance to your best friend or parents, with friends/siblings/etc who aren't actually in the play there to read the other parts. Have fun and act it up!

Answer 2

To tell you the truth. Everyone has stage fright. I get stage fright whenever I'm ready to go to the set of whatever show I'm doing. It's just normal. But my cousin, a couple of days ago, told me "When you walk in a room think you're better than everyone else. Because if you have that kind of confidence, you are." Just don't care what other people think of you. If you love yourself enough to do something as big as being in a band then forget about everyone else and just have fun.

Answer 3

dont think so hard about it. dont worry about the mistakes you could make. focus on the positive.

i am in high school too and i am a dancer and cheerleader and have been for a long time. as weird as this sounds, i dont get stage fright. i used to but then i got over it. like on the first pep rally of my high school career you bet a was a little nervous but then i just decided that it wasnt gonna help me and that i should just try to support our football team.

but the reason i was nervous before the pep rally was because i had never done one. i dont get nervous before dance stuff cuz i have literally done it my whole life. so how does all this relate to you? you are nervous cuz u haven't done it much. so how can you get real experience? you cant. but you can get all the fake experience by practicing in front of your family, friends, and even the mirror. the more prepared you are the less nervous you will be.

finally, you just gotta get over nerves so it may as well be now. i know that it is easier said than done(i really do) but you gotta get over this fear and it may as well be now. you have gotta do oral reports dont you? drama will make those easier. what happens when you are old and have a job and have a presentation to do? do you see my point. nervousness is a natural feeling but you have gotta face it sometime and i think now is the perfect time for you to do it. do not let a silly feeling get in the way of a great talent you may love.

HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BREAK A LEG

Answer 4

In 7th grade I was the shyest kid in my class. I would get teased about it, but then I was forced to audition for the spring musical by my friend and I got the lead part! It was my first ever role in a show. My stage fright (or fright of doing anything in front of people, really) disappeared. You may seem nervous at first, but it's better than wondering what might have happened if you auditioned...

Answer 5

Believe me, I know the feeling! lol One of the first times I ever did anything was on a sitcom way back in the 80's called "Spencer", and I was an extra in a classroom scene. I The same thing happened to me when we were rehearsing. Then the extras casting director came up and said, "Alan, you look great up there, but you look really really nervous". OMFG you have no idea.... that just made me sweat like crazy and even felt like my heart was going to explode!!! But not to worry, that can be easily overcome, and I did for sure. You will become really comfortable just by doing it over and over.

And remember to just have FUN with it. Acting and singing is so so much major fun when you are confident and relaxed. And to get paid for it??? Give me a break!!

But here are a few tips.....

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Many of the top entertainers in the world say they've gotten stage fright, so don't feel as if stage fright only happens to you. Famous people who are known to have suffered from serious stage fright include Barbra Streisand, Donny Osmond, Kim Basinger, and even Sir Laurence Olivier.

Stage fright symptoms are probably caused by adrenalin (a.k.a. epinephrine), which is a hormone commonly associated with fear. When the brain perceives danger or a stressful situation arises, adrenalin starts pumping, and anxiety increases.

Symptoms of stage fright include:

* A general feeling of anxiety before, or during, the beginning of a speech or presentation.
* Cold hands, sweating hands, or shaky hands.
* Dry mouth.
* Fast pulse.
* Nausea.
* Rapid Breathing
* Shaky knees.
* Tight throat.
* Trembling lips.

Stage fright, and the symptoms that go with it, lessen as you become more accustomed to speaking in front of groups of any size, but even veteran public speakers agree it never goes away completely. So if you're going to enjoy any success making a presentation you have to learn to control stage fright to some degree.

To the best of our knowledge, no one has ever died as a result of stage fright. But you can find plenty of surveys that say most people would rather die than give a speech. If that sounds like you, follow some of the advice and strategies below.

1) Comfort yourself in the knowledge that even veteran speakers get stage fright. If it happens of Barbra Streisand and Kim Basinger, what do the rest of us have to be ashamed of?

2) Understand that a little stage fright is actually good. It gets your adrenalin going--and that will help you keep your energy level up. That's a good thing.

3) Build your confidence with rehearsals. If you practice, practice and practice some more, you'll eventually feel so comfortable with your material that you won't stress out about the possibility of embarrassing yourself.

4) Visualize success. See yourself doing well. Imagine audience members applauding and coming up to you afterward to pat you on the back and shake your hand.

5) Don't visualize failure. Avoid dwelling on any bad speaking experiences you've had in the past. And don't think about disasters suffered by people you know.

6) Remember some important basics. Be well rested and relaxed, arrive early, check out any audio visual equipment well in advance,

You can't always eliminate stage fright and nervousness all together, and as I pointed out in Tip Number 2, you probably don't want to. But you don't want it to paralyze you either.

Follow the steps above and you find that going on stage is no longer something to fear.

Answer 6

You don't have stage fright. you are just unsure of trying out.

It is a matter of understanding what's going on. Look at it like this: Acting is playing, it is having fun exactly the same way that small children play when they impersonate adults. So, you like acting, probably because it is so much fun. Therefore, you need to look at every opportunity to act as an opportunity to play and have fun. Every scene in class, every tryout, every rehearsal, every performance is another chance to play and have fun. Relax and join in.

Answer 7

the best way to get rid of stage fright, is to be in front of people as much as you can. I had a friend in high school that has bad stage fright, and she would gather friends from her classes and read their assigned reading out loud to them. It really helped her

Answer 8

I took drama in high school. The teacher wasn't the greatest, he was always super critical of me and everyone else. I still loved the class and wish I would have persued drama later. Imagine something funny before you go onstage, or get someone to get the funny jokes going. It seems to help the nervousness disappear. Good luck to you in persuit of your dreams!

Answer 9

There isn't a magical cure that works for everyone, the best way is to make it work for. Use that pent up energy to take your peice to a new level. Stagefright is that wonderfully nervewraking feeling in your gut that is a feeling unlike any other. Insteed of riding yourself of it, FEEL the nerves and experience it, then you will be able to accept it.

Good Luck!

Answer 10

yeah, do you remember pretending as a kid? pretending to be an awesome superhero with your friends or by yourself?

when you audition, you're a kid again, you're just pretending, and there ISN'T a crowd watching or judging you.

if you have your lines (if you can) memorized, it will make it easier to "act" them out and it will feel more nature to say them.

It's okay to be nervous, but don't forget to have fun. if you can't have DURING the audition, you won't have fun throughout the rest of the prodution.