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I'm Charlie. I am original, unique, odd, and well..just me. I love to write and act. I hate talking on the phone, physics homework, and nagging mothers. Share your problems with me and I can help, I swear.





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I’m a high school senior, and I’m playing a principle character (but not a lead or supporting character) in this year’s school musical. For most of my scenes, I have a microphone. There are only a few microphones so the principles have to share. All through rehearsal, I had enough time to swap microphones with my designated partner. However, on opening night, I didn’t, and I couldn’t get my microphone on in time. It fell out of my dress while I was onstage. I pretended like it wasn’t even there, and this angered my director.

What should I have done? Is it better to break curtain, or to break character? And what should I do if it happens in subsequent performances?

You should never break character. The best thing to do is improv. Try to do something your character would do. For example let's say you're Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime, she's a little slutty and a little trashy so she would think nothing of adjusting herself infront of others or making some lewd comment, or get someone else to reach down her top to fish out her microphone. Another example, you're Annie. Annie has the locket her parents gave her so you could try to grab the locket and talk about missing your parents. Always stay in character nomatter what!

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(Rating: 5) I wish I hadn't been paralyzed by fear, else I might have thought of something like that. Thanks.
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