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I did a similar thread with concerts but...

Last friday I went to see a Moliere play called the Imaginary Invalid. It was quite funny. Has anyone seen any plays recently?

I saw Phantom of the Opera in August. (I'm a big musical fan). I'm also rehersing for a musical right now, which is even better than seeing one.

I saw Phantom of the Opera in August. (I'm a big musical fan). I'm also rehersing for a musical right now, which is even better than seeing one.

I'd like to see that. And I can't imagine being in one, I've got terrible stage fright and a pretty bad voice.

I saw Phantom of the Opera in August. (I'm a big musical fan). I'm also rehersing for a musical right now, which is even better than seeing one.

I saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time in June. I love it so much. I was pretty much breathless at the end... I was still trying to catch my breath when I got to the car. It was absolutely awesome.

I'd like to see that. And I can't imagine being in one, I've got terrible stage fright and a pretty bad voice.

He. You get used to the stage fright thing. I still nearly pass out backstage from nerves, but the rewards afterwards are totally worth it. And, believe me, good singing does not come easily. I've got a few years of singing lessons under my belt, and I still have bad days (but most people compliment me...). Anyways, I guess acting is only for some people. It is very, very, very terrifying singing a solo piece in front of a highly critical full house. But if you don't screw up, you get serious bragging rights.

I saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time in June. I love it so much. I was pretty much breathless at the end... I was still trying to catch my breath when I got to the car. It was absolutely awesome.

Yeah, I got definate chills. I couldn't believe how amazing it was.

the best play i've seen was called 'rope' and it was an adaptation of a hitchcock movie, or hitchcock did a movie interpretation of it, i cant remember. the last one was an original interpretation of 'little red ridinghood' with the original sentiment of the story as the inspiration.

When I lived in Chicago with my parents, we'd go to the Steppenwolf Theater Company about once a month. All of those were amazing.

I also saw play called "Charlie Victor Romeo". It was the recording of pilot chatter in plane crashes recovered from the blackbox (cockpit voice recorder). Absolutely chilling.

My favorite plays/musicals
Purple Heart
Mother Courage and her Children
Time of Your Life
Charlie Victor Romeo
Cabaret

One of my proffesor's promised me credit if I go see the Colleges production of "Nunsense". So I might go see that.

He. You get used to the stage fright thing. I still nearly pass out backstage from nerves, but the rewards afterwards are totally worth it. And, believe me, good singing does not come easily. I've got a few years of singing lessons under my belt, and I still have bad days (but most people compliment me...). Anyways, I guess acting is only for some people. It is very, very, very terrifying singing a solo piece in front of a highly critical full house. But if you don't screw up, you get serious bragging rights.

i used to play my guitar on stage til the age of about 12 or 13. then i started getting terrible stage fright and i couldn't get over it. playing guitar when your hands are shaking and sweating and your vision has gone all blurry is all but impossible. i was pretty successful til then too, won all sorts of competitions. thing is i was never nervous til i actually sat down on stage and then i was just a mess.

i used to play my guitar on stage til the age of about 12 or 13. then i started getting terrible stage fright and i couldn't get over it. playing guitar when your hands are shaking and sweating and your vision has gone all blurry is all but impossible. i was pretty successful til then too, won all sorts of competitions. thing is i was never nervous til i actually sat down on stage and then i was just a mess.

I'm the opposite. Backstage, I'm practically vomiting, and I've got so much adreniline, I always feel like my heart is going to burst from beating so fast. But if I actually get out on stage and start acting, the nerves get a bit better. They don't go away, but they get better.

Yeah, I got definate chills. I couldn't believe how amazing it was.

Yeah. I had been looking forward to it for over a year, and I would have seen it much earlier if Hurricane Wilma didn't hit the city I was going to see it in the weekend before I was going to see it. (But I feel very grateful that that's the only way it affected me.)

It was very amazing. I'd love to see it again someday.

I'm the opposite. Backstage, I'm practically vomiting, and I've got so much adreniline, I always feel like my heart is going to burst from beating so fast. But if I actually get out on stage and start acting, the nerves get a bit better. They don't go away, but they get better.

Its weird. I usually get pretty tense about anything (I mean, sometimes about going outside), but I have no stage fright. I was at a poetry reading, and I wrote something on a napkin and delivered it before a packed coffee house.

I used to be in chorus and I was rarely affected by stage fright until last year, when I got nauseous before a performance, and the nausea lasted for the whole next day. Of course, last year I got nauseous just from being around people, but it was much worse when I was performing (I was in swing choir.) That's one reason why I'm no longer in chorus.

Its weird. I usually get pretty tense about anything (I mean, sometimes about going outside), but I have no stage fright. I was at a poetry reading, and I wrote something on a napkin and delivered it before a packed coffee house.

No, I get bad, bad nerves. But in acting, we're taught that that's a good thing. It means that we care about the show, and are geniunely aware of the risk we're taking every time we act. It's just a matter of mastering the nerves, turning them into energy rather than letting them cripple you.