Comments on: 11 things to do if you are nervous about going onstage

By: Penelope

Penelope — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:26:23 +0000

I always tell people that being nervous and being excited feel the same in your body but when you are nervous you are expecting a miserable outcome and when you are excited you are expecting a fabulous outcome. So, change your expectations!

By: Bjay

Bjay — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:13:51 +0000

I used to do a lot of plays when I was younger. I’m not necessarily a very well-spoken or outgoing person in person. I’m pretty shy!

So when I was about to go on stage, I would try to physically locate all the nervous feelings in my body and imagine it as tangible, powerful, glowing energy. I would imagine forcing it into a ball shoving it into the pit of my stomach to be used as energy to propel me in the play. It ended up becoming a battery for me so to speak. The more nervous I was, the more energy I had.

By: Penelope

Penelope — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:45:48 +0000

Hope we can get you and Beth here again for a workshop!

By: Greg Miller

Greg Miller — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:36:52 +0000

Thanks to Penelope for helping to channel the creative energy of Tucson. For the record, we do like lists in blogs, but they’re usually not that funny onstage!