i am co-staring in the secret diary of Adrian Mole 13 & 3/4 and i know all my lines but showtime is arriving soon and i have to preform in front of people i know. its different when you don't know them because then if you sound funny or weird they won't bother you but my family and friends may never let somethings slip. my english accent is decent at best and its a little frightening to perform in front of the ones i know. any idea what to calm myself.

Show up drunk. You might not get all the lines right, but at least the show will be a hit.... as a comedy...

Seriously though, DO NOT look at the audience. Look past them at the wall, look at the scratches on your glasses if your wearing any. If you're not looking at the audience, your mind isn't isn't focusing on them and you won't get embarrassed.

It's like when people tell you to not look down when crossing a rickety bridge.

I'm a natural actor, but I still have stage fright when I perform at school concerts. Let me see if I can give you some tips.

First of all, don't look at the audience. Just focus on the people who are actually in the play with you. The farther they are from your train of thought, the less they'll affect your performance. It's better than the underwear trick, I promise.

Second, if your English accent is bothering you, or exaggerate it so that it sounds funnier. If your accent is that bad, just drop it. You'll probably be able to get away with it. I'm familiar with the source material to some degree and I know it's at least partially comedy. Don't try to be funny if you aren't, but make some attempt to at least humor the crowd every now and then.

If you make a mistake, roll with the punches. Don't ever let it seem like you make a mistake. That's the biggest mistake you can make.

If you're still tense, use it to your advantage. I assume you're playing Barry Kent, so you could interpret that as part of his character.

Lastly, don't think about making mistakes. The less you think about making mistakes, the less mistakes you're going to make. It's sounds crazy, but it's like a placebo effect. Keep your head up and be confident.

I hope this helps to some degree, or at least helps relieve your stress.

i honestly have no clue how to judge your age anymore.

- don't even bring up the underwear trick unless you haven't hit puberty. xD

the best advice, just calm your self down as much as possible before it,

like watch movies, go out, have fun, Relax, then it should be fine, since you'll be more mellow.

i have no problems acting. i am usually one of our best. its just when your around people you know its a little discouraging. when i don't know them which is our audience during the matinee i will have no problems. but around folks who usually like to keep jokes running it is a little pressuring. normal audience= no worries. family and friends= oh boy.


yeah i guess so but i must always face the audience so trying to look past them isn't a bad idea. no the underwear trick is too cliche for me.


my accent isn't that bad its supposed to be gruff when confident and changed somewhat when whiny. mainly my brother discourages my accent though siblings tend to not give any confidence at all


i don't think i will have problems with lines or anything i'm one of the actors who knows it all. pressure during an audience doesn't bother me when i'm prepared which i am.


actually i'm george mole


i don't think about mistakes only the reactions i may get. i don't really have a problem with lines.


thank you for the advice

For your reference, I'm 16 and a sophomore in high school.


Well, it's not like I was mentioning it seriously.


Are your friends and family judgmental? That's kind of the exact opposite reaction I tend to have, but I think my friends and family "get" me more than the casual audience.


It shouldn't ever be seriously considered. If you're five, you'll laugh. If you're ten, you'll cringe. If you're 15, you'll wolf whistle because you'll be thinking of the female audience members. And then you'll cringe because you realize you just whistled at your best friend's mom.


I'd only listen to them if they have constructive criticism or acting experience themselves. It's not always a good idea to trust your siblings because they tend to be biased against you when you're not in your thirties.


Well, that's great to know. Keep up the positive attitude and you ought to do just fine. *thumbs up*


Oh. :O


In a sense, that's still worrying about the mistakes. Try to keep any negative thoughts as far away from your mind as possible as they're only going to have a bad influence.


No problemo. Thanks for asking.

more like crack jokes. my mother would never but my brother and father is a different story. not to mention friends who get a kick out of anything.


lol didn't need the explanation but it puts a smile on my face.


more like my brother being a pain as usual. he doesn't have any constructive criticism. more like hating.


yay


yep scored much bigger than Barry Kent. maybe because playing an angry asshole is easy for me since getting angry is an easy emotion for me to project.


true


well this is the second personal question i posted. maybe third.