EMERGENCIES ON STAGE

On Friday evening. I was performing with my theater group when the the worst thing happened to me. I was the first person on stage to open the act. That never really bothered me before. I was the only person on stage and suddenly had a low blood sugar episode. This can happen to a diabetic and is nothing new to me. However, it has never happened on stage before. I went right on speaking my lines even though I was dizzy, confused, and sweating profusely. Somehow, I managed to pull it off and no one noticed. After, I just went back stage and whispered ORANGE JUICE AND SUGAR PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!. Five minutes later, I was fine and went on to do three more skits that evening. Anything ever happen like this to anyone else?

---

Whats with these comments that people are making that things are supposed to be on the student board?
As I know older people can be students, I'm sure Yenta is pleased that you think she is a student.

Glad you're ok Yenta.

---

We had an almost emergency in a show I was stage managing when the lead actress got food poisoning - we spent the entire show attentive to hear with buckets ready at each exit in case she had to run out and ready to go into neutral lights and the orchestra ready to vamp. Thankfully she made it through superbly!

---

In a dance show, one of my friends tore her meniscus. It was the dress rehearsal too, so she couldn't perform in either of the real shows. I felt really bad for her.

And just as a funny thing, not a huge emergency, but it was probably embarrassing to this girl. In one of my sister's dance team shows, one of her friends lost her bra on stage while they were dancing. No joke. It was one of those backless/strapless ones that you tape on, and the tape didn't hold after awhile. I mean, she kept dancing, and threw the bra off stage, but what a way to leave an impact on the show. Oh yeah, and it is also on the video, so she'll always have that to remember.

---

We were doing Bat Boy and we used a real torch (It wasn't exactly a torch but the name escapes me at the moment.) It's metal and glass and quite heavy. It gets thrown off stage and someone in the wings catches it. Well, she wasn't quite ready. It was thrown and sliced her forehead. Granted, nothing phases her so she was laughing about it but she was told to sit down and keep ice on it.
In reality, she did need stitches but refused them.

---

Last year, i had an asthma attack while singing 'see i'm smiling ' at a cabaret performance. i could feel it coming as i started, within a few seconds, i was coughing during every single rest, just trying to make it through. The boy who i was singing too looked utterly terrified, bless him. But one of my friends had found my inhaler and was armed with it for the second i came off stage.

It's something i pray never to go through again

---

ILoveMyDictionary - Tell somebody in authority about these fainting spells - NOW! This is no joke. This can be a sign of some very dangerous things happening that a doctor needs to look at. THINGS that can be fixed if you don't wait too long. PLEASE - no joke. GO TO THE DOCTOR.

---

So glad you are feeling better Yenta

---