No stage fright?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="fright">fright</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>...” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="jitters">jitters</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>, <span word="nervousness">nervousness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="therein">therein</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="self">self</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ease">ease</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, “<span word="second">second</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="fright">fright</span>.” <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="likens">likens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervousness">nervousness</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="fright">fright</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="fright">fright</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="onstage">onstage</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nervousness">nervousness</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="togetherness">togetherness</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>), <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actresses">actresses</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="scripted">scripted</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>.</p><p><span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>, <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="fright">fright</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fright">fright</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p>
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