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Question: How am i going to pull this off!? playing the main character!.!.!.never acted before!?
All my life i have been a dancer, i have always been interested in acting but never had the confidence to do it!.!.!. me and my family recently moved across the country and i vowed never to dance again as i don't want to betray my old dance school!. i saw an advertisement for auditions for a peter pan pantomime and decided to go for it!.!.!. the thing is i got the main part!! i didn't plan on even auditioning for peter pan!.!.!.just somebody who does less acting but the judges asked me to play him and i got the part!.!.!. i dont think im capable of it as i have never done anything like this before!.!.!.and im worried that in the performance people might focus more on my accent (im from north but now living in the south)!.!.!. do you think it is a good idea for me to pull out now!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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First of all, it's a terrible idea never to dance again!. The whole point of going to a dance school is so you can leave it and dance elsewhere with confidence someday!.

If it's a pantomime, then it's all about the movement - it's really just another type of dance!. The people casting the show knew your acting experience when they cast you!. Nobody expects you to go in knowing everything - if you're working hard to memorise your lines and blocking and get into your character's head as much as possible, your director will work hard to help your portrayal be the best it can!. Don't worry! You'll be fine!

And don't worry about your accent, either!. It's theatre, people don't expect the everyday!. Besides, why would Peter Pan have a Southern accent!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Trust the judgement of the people who cast you!. They believe you can handle the part!. And remember that putting on a play is a group effort!. You're not alone!. You'll have the guidance of the director and the support of the other actors!. You say you've always been interested in acting, so it would be a mistake to throw away this opportunity!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

they picked you for a reason!.!.if you dont know peter pan was based in the north!.!.wendy lived in london =]
theres no need to stress over it just reharse your lines!. they wont make you learn it all at once!.do it little by little!.
dont pull out od it!.mmkaii!?
and i wouldnt give up dance if it is your passion!.you wont betray your dance group!.they'd want you to be happy and have fun =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think they picked you for a reason!. Give it a go!. If it doesn't work out then you'll know for next time!. Good luck

Edit: I agree with what was said about the dancing (below)!. Shame to give up something you like and are good at!. Don't see it as betraying them, see it as a way to prove they taught you well and it was worth them teaching youWww@QuestionHome@Com

obviously the director thinks you can do it, so why don't you talk to him or her!. All you really have to do is learn the lines and do what the director tells you to do!. simple!.Www@QuestionHome@Com