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Question: I want to be good at drama without cracking up or doing something stupid!?
i want to be really good at drama best in class except i cant stop smiling laughing or just not getting into it and i want to be the best 10 points easyWww@QuestionHome@Com


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In my experience, the reason for the smiling and laughing is nervousness or a bit of stage fright!. To overcome this, it's all about developing confidence in yourself!.

My best advice is to make sure that you go to class thoroughly prepared!. Practice, practice, practice as much as possible before going to class!. If you are not given the material ahead of time, try to practice similar material that you've chosen!.

When in class, tell yourself that you can and will succeed with the assignment you are given!. Really focus on the material and not the fact that you are performing in front of the class!.

For more information about overcoming your problem, you can go to

www!.musical-theater-kids!.com/stage-fri!.!.!.

Keep working on it and things should be OKWww@QuestionHome@Com

The best advice I can offer is for you to establish what it is that starts you laughing, and continue to rehearse it!. If you rehearse and rehearse and rehearse, even portions of a play that are supposed to be won't be!.

Have you done your "homework"!? Do you know and understand the motivations behind your character's actions!? Such an understandingg will help keep you in charactetr during a scene!.

Lastly, remember that acting is reacting!. Don't anticipatre what actors are doing!. Respond to what they do, and be ready to cover for a muffed line!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I use to have this problem!. I found if you read the material (just read through it a lot of times,NO ACTING THE PART) break down what is going on and really know what is going on behind the words, you have to find that emotion in the piece that you can identify with!. What are you trying to get the other person to understand!. It is all about getting the other person to understand what you are feeling what you are going through or what they are going through!. you'll always hear its about give and take!. remember your a different person on the stage!. that young women that's always smiling and laughing she's off stage back in the dressing room right now someone else is on the stage!. Good Luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

one thing that I do to help get used to cracking up at a joke, is to just have someone that makes you laugh sit by you, and stare at them and see how long you can hold a straight face for!. You'd be surprised how much it helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com