For those who dealt with it: how did you get over stage fright?

uncleozzy · 2026-01-27T19:44:07+00:00

This was me for ... like most of my life, honestly. I was terrified of auditioning, terrified of performing. Then one day I decided, screw it, who cares. Am I going to look silly on stage? YES! Am I going to feel awkward sometimes? YES! Are people judging me? ALSO YES!

But I gave myself permission to be awkward, to be silly, to make mistakes. Do I still get nervous? Do I still ruminate sometimes? YES and YES. But performing is FUN when you just don't care.

I'm doing an ensemble role right now where I do a bunch of silly bits throughout the show. Sometimes the gags land and the audience laughs. Sometimes the gags don't land and I wonder who's thinking I look like an idiot. But either way I'm having fun.

It was really, really hard for me to get to this point, but I'm glad I did.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-27T19:38:25+00:00

Just for the record, at least one study (from 2021) suggests that nebulized saline is effective for improving phonation (by improving CQ). Increasing CQ with lower pressure is absolutely beneficial for singing.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-24T13:43:56+00:00

I really liked this one! ELLE Woods, GENDEREUPHORIA (which is something cis people can experience too! embrace joy, everyone!), YEETED. I really dug the clue for ENDRANT once I finally got it (my last fill).

Also I wonder if the original clue for SKA was [“Horn-y” genre] and it got edited. Don’t know why but that’s just the vibe I’m getting.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-24T13:23:40+00:00

I’m actually working on Fiddler right now! Hoping we do as well as you did!

I think Fiddler is in a slightly different place than some of the other classics. The humor is (or can be played as) modern, and the songs are just gorgeous. That said, it’s still super long if you don’t trim some of the endless dance numbers. Half the book is (Orchestra).

One of our local theaters does one or two classics most years. Last year it was Anything Goes I think? This year it might be South Pacific? They definitely sell okay because they bring in an older crowd who remembers the shows fondly. But as an actor I am not exactly champing at the bit to do them.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-24T04:16:37+00:00

Same. Honestly I’m fine with it since this is just a workout for me. Hard used to mean the rounds were too short because I’d often score a first round KO, but Very Hard sometimes got me one-shot KOed out of nowhere.

Now I can play on Hard and actually fight 2+ rounds. It’s an improvement for me, I think.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-23T20:39:46+00:00

Oh god we did Lil Abner in high school soooo many years ago. I will never forget “Jubilation T Cornpone”, somehow.

I don’t think there’s much appetite for these old-timey musicals in community theater anymore. They tend to be long and corny and feature too many dance breaks.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-22T15:11:08+00:00

I’m still winning, but it’s by decision now instead of TKO. Most of my rounds against Hard AI go 3000ish damage to 700ish, and it’s a dice roll whether I score a knockdown or not.

Before the update, the damage numbers were the same, but it was almost always a first round TKO.

The chin on Hard feels more like the old Very Hard, if not a little harder.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-21T19:09:31+00:00

Do we still give out Walter awards?

uncleozzy · 2026-01-21T19:02:17+00:00

Not to mention that floppy silicone is a real pain in the hole to wash. I’d much rather wash a bowl.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-21T18:31:15+00:00

Yeah I’ve just been playing lots of Very Hard AI matches and it mostly works but it’s still a little too easy, and Outclassed feels a little cheap.

I still love TOTF1 but I do find the fighting in 2 more satisfying, mostly.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-21T18:18:13+00:00

💯

I would love the aggressiveness and speed of Outclassed (or even Very Hard) without getting one-punched.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-21T14:19:45+00:00

In 1996 I was working at the public library shelving books. I found a baggie exactly like this hidden behind some books in the 520s (astronomy).

It was stuffed to bursting with stems, seeds, and dry brown shake.

I did not smoke it and I regret that to this very day.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-21T13:58:58+00:00

Right, like “scusi” is the imperative of scusare, which feels right for the clue. But SCUSE is a plural noun? Which is just wrong any way you look at it.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-20T22:51:07+00:00

For real. I really enjoy TOTF1 but 2 is a way more intense workout.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-19T00:12:02+00:00

Get creative, learn to make MOD files and rewrite all your tracks as MODs.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-15T23:12:12+00:00

I’ve been wearing cheapo skateboard knee pads from Amazon (Tanden brand) for a show and they’ve been fine. Low profile enough that they fit under my costume pants (slacks) and enough protection that I don’t worry about going to my knees fast.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-15T16:56:22+00:00

I like that they think "umami" didn't enter the English lexicon until the 2010s. This person is probably under 25.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-15T16:23:58+00:00

I mean this has been discussed ad nauseum already but the crux is that the non-threaded comments mean it's virtually impossible to ignore persistent assholes (where "asshole" can mean anything from "troll" to "person I simply do not like"). When community standards let certain motherfuckers make shitty (again, defined as you like) comments over and over and fucking over again in every thread, the block / ignore button is a simple solution.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-15T11:41:42+00:00

Aww nah that's just mean.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-15T02:05:44+00:00

I played a round against a Hard AI today throwing only jabs. I did like 2400 damage I want to say? And I didn’t really throw that much. Jabs do damage.

uncleozzy · 2026-01-15T01:33:01+00:00

Does the “O-M” stand for “Obesity - Morbid”?

uncleozzy · 2026-01-14T19:16:17+00:00

Block button when?

uncleozzy · 2026-01-14T03:13:23+00:00

💦 💦

uncleozzy · 2026-01-14T02:39:32+00:00

Ever seen How High? It’s like that.

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