Memorize To The Occasion

I’ve started memorizing my lines. My character has some of the longest lines in the play. I’m worried about being ready to drop script* by Monday. I don’t know if I can do it. But heck, I should think positive, think of it as a challenge—I’ve done this before, I can do it again.

I feel scared yet excited, like I’m about to bungee-jump. I always feel like this when I’m in a play. Can I memorize in time? Will I be able to “get” my character? Can I pull of each and every performance? After decades of stepping in front of an audience, I still get butterflies in my stomach. That’s good.

Once in a while we should always do something that terrifies us.

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*drop script – means that you’ve memorized your lines and can rehearse without the script in your hands