Ever had an awe moment when YOU were performing?

Actually, quite often. Mainly, though, because they don't expect such a big, mature voice, to come out of such a little person. When I put a lot of emotion into my singing, I especially get a great reaction.

I had an experience with this really recently....but I owe it all to Thorton Wilder's incredibly play, "Our Town." I played the Stage Manager, and I was blessed with the greatest play-ending monologue ever written. There were two real awe moments in it for my character, though.

The first one is after Emily has said goodbye to the world, and she asks the Stage Manager if "any human beings ever fully realize life - every, every minute?" My line was, "No. The saints and poets maybe, they do some." It's such a depressing moment for the audience, and for those onstage. When I said it I could see audience members shaking their heads, sighing, tsk-ing, general "How awful"-ing. It was kind of fullfilling, as that was the exact reacion I wanted.

Then at the end of the final monologue. My character says a few things about how everybody is asleep in Grover's Corners, and tomorrow's another day....then, "You all get a good rest too. Goodnight." I would say the "Goodnight" like a challenge, as if I knew they really wouldn't leave feeling too content. I got a lots of "I see" gestures and sounds, and some "Ohs". It felt good.

Geez, I love that play.

I was in this one act play, THe RED KEY
And I (the character think my fiance has killed my father and stashed him in this closet... blah blah blah
I decide to forgive him (I have no idea why, ask my director!) and then we hug, his back faces the audience and you see he is holding a dagger (he really is the killer!). I heard all these gasps as the lights went out!! so great

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When I performed my first solo in high school choir in front of the entire school...they didn't expect such a big voice out of a little person.

When I sang my confession during Drood rehearsal, I got loud applause. That was pretty cool.

I auditioned for a talent show with Gimme Gimme and there were 40 people watching me, and they applauded me really loudly.

My best friend and I performed the final scene in 'Night Mother our sophomore year. (I played Jessie) The last couple lines before she goes into her room got a lot of gasps and 'no!'s..' haha and then when we shot off the gun, you heard the entire audience gasp, and then a bunch start crying. It was fab.

It wasn't me while I was performing, but one little girl I babysit for played the little royal child who does the speech at the end of The King and I. I was playing one of the royal wives and she was so cute when she said her speech. We were all onstage trying not to laugh at how cute she was, but it was hard because the audience was going awe

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This is a really funny story.
My fellow students and I created our own revue and in it we did "You Gotta Have a Gimmick" from Gypsy. Well, I was chosen to be Electra. Therefore, I was given a string of lights to put on myself and turn on halfway through the number. Sadly I could not find them right before I was supposed to go on. We found some tap lights (ths kind you stick on the wall and press) and decided to put them IN MY BRA. When I spun back around to sing "I'm electrifying!..." the audience started howling with laughter and several guys stood up. I mean, hey, my boobs were lit up. What more could you ask for?? I'm surprised I didn't get suspended. It was in high school....

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At my music school's acheivment recital I sang "Der Holle Rache" from Die Zauberflote with four F's above high C (the high C that's TWO octaves above middle C), and the audience gasped that such a small (5'2") teenager could have such a passion for the opera style. It was really nice , I heard a couple men (probably my dad though) yell "brava" at the end. It was really nice. It's fun getting awe moments.

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Updated On: 8/5/06 at 08:48 AM

This past May, I sang my Senior Solo at my chorus concert. The song was "Think of Me" from Phantom, and no one really expected that kind of a voice from me, especially when I hit the high B flat at the end. I even got a standing ovation! :)

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hahaha me and dramatothemax were doing a scene from Importance...Ernest for our showcase, and we added a bit at the end of the "Tea Scene" where Cecily throws a huge chunk of cake in my face. The audience went nuts and I ran offstage covered in cake.

best experience ever. lol

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When my school was doing our showcase, I sang "It's a Grand Night For Singing.", and afterwards people were coming up to me, saying, "Wow, I didn't know little country girls could sing like that," And I was just like, "Umm, thanks."

Updated On: 8/6/06 at 03:24 PM

When I sang Defying Gravity a few years ago people came up to me after and were kinda blown away. I think they were suprised that a big voice came out of me, I'm really tiny.