#1
Posted: 8/7/05 at 10:28am
Just wondering? Do you think of it as human nature, or does that automatically make you think they are less of a performer and therefore bring down the quality of the show?
Do you forgive performers who crack onstage?
#2
Posted: 8/7/05 at 10:40am
It isn't something they can help--they can warm up for 2 hours and crack, it's all a matter of circumstance.
#3
Posted: 8/7/05 at 10:45am
humans aren't perfect...we can't control EVERYTHING...sometimes you just crack no matter how "GREAT" you are...
#4
Posted: 8/7/05 at 10:47am
Imperfections happen. I'm not going to start hating someone because they crack. This is a weird post.
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#5
Posted: 8/7/05 at 10:50am
I can't say it's fine that I crack onstage occasionally, and then complain when someone else does it. So, yes, I forgive them. 
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#6
Posted: 8/7/05 at 11:16am
By "cracking" on stage - do we mean like stumbling on a line, or forgetting the line??
If that is what we are saying. I've never seen it happen on Bway. But i've seen it happen in Community/Childrens Theatre - which is totally understandable.
If that is what we are saying. I've never seen it happen on Bway. But i've seen it happen in Community/Childrens Theatre - which is totally understandable.
#7
Posted: 8/7/05 at 11:17am
I thought we were talking about cracking notes - singing.
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#8
Posted: 8/7/05 at 11:18am
cracking = the voice cracks while singing...
#9
Posted: 8/7/05 at 11:18am
DUH.
That would make sense. lol.
Well the same thing as before. I mainly see that in Community/Children's Theatre.
That would make sense. lol.
Well the same thing as before. I mainly see that in Community/Children's Theatre.
#10
Posted: 8/7/05 at 11:22am
Of course not. If a performer cracks then I personally damn them to hell. 
Updated On: 8/7/05 at 11:22 AM
#11
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:22pm
Duh. At least they're giving it their all.
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#12
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:25pm
they should be taken to prison and locked away for the rest of their existence. Zero tolerance for crackers.
#13
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:25pm
I'm with Patronus,
I like to stand up in the audience and yell, "We all heard you crack!" and then wait for them by the stage door so I can get a picture with me telling them they cracked.
I like to stand up in the audience and yell, "We all heard you crack!" and then wait for them by the stage door so I can get a picture with me telling them they cracked.
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#14
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:27pm
Oh yeah, I usually take my sign to pose with them at the stage door that says:
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I AM WITH SALTINE.
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I AM WITH SALTINE.
Updated On: 8/7/05 at 12:27 PM
#15
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:44pm
Wait, are we talking about white people?
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#16
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:46pm
LOL, I thought the same thing. I actually posted a response to the "zero tolerance for crackers" comment, but I chickened out and edited it to reflect the Saltine/Stage Door photo comment.
#17
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:48pm
I think it's ok. They are only human. I jsut would hope it's not a regular occurance.
#18
Posted: 8/7/05 at 12:51pm
craking is perfecly normal especially if you're nervous because face it, even the best of the best still get nervous before going onstage. nobody is perfect, && the skilled actors are the ones who will sit in the audience and know what the person is going through. after hours upon hours upon more hours of rehearsal, you're voice isn't exactly peachy. ohh trust me. people need to learn to deal and cope. we're only human.
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#19
Posted: 8/7/05 at 1:04pm
i absolutely hate it when professionals crack..i mean COME ON!!! i'm even better than that!!!
YEAH RIGHT!
come on, they're human!!! it doesn't bother me in the slightest, i actually almost like it because it brings back into my brain that they're real people, not superhuman performing machines.
YEAH RIGHT!
come on, they're human!!! it doesn't bother me in the slightest, i actually almost like it because it brings back into my brain that they're real people, not superhuman performing machines.
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#20
Posted: 8/7/05 at 1:09pm
What's craking?
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#21
Posted: 8/7/05 at 1:09pm
It's annoying. LaCheno did it all through her Wicked performance when I saw it. I'm not paying for her to laugh at herself.
#22
Posted: 8/7/05 at 1:17pm
Someone should decide if this thread is about voices cracking or breaking character.
#23
Posted: 8/7/05 at 1:19pm
pretty sure it's voices craking.
though breaking character depnds on the person && whether or not they can "stay in the zone"
though breaking character depnds on the person && whether or not they can "stay in the zone"
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#24
Posted: 8/7/05 at 1:19pm
pretty sure it's voices craking.
though breaking character depnds on the person && whether or not they can "stay in the zone"
though breaking character depnds on the person && whether or not they can "stay in the zone"
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i trust my soul.
my only goal is just to be.
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