Good Pre-Show Rituals

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 2:03pm

What are some good pre-show rituals?
What is best to drink and eat?
Whats the best way to warm up?

Feel free to post any helpful advice!

:)

[madbrian]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 2:07pm

I hit the bathroom before every show.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 2:12pm

With a stick or something else?

[madbrian]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 2:15pm

yes

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 2:17pm

pre-show sex?

[JBSinger]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 2:20pm

Bathroom
shower
Stretch
vocalize enough to wake up the voice, maybe check a high note, but don't over sing.
I always ate pretty light and fresh before a show. avoiding caffiene and carbonation.
Lots of water.
bathroom again.
:)
try to have some time to yourself to focus on character and quiet your mind.
good luck.

[Weez]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 3:20pm

I always do a thorough tooth brushing before anything else. It gives me a few minutes to think (or not, as the case may be) and is a logical commencement to pretty much any grooming activity, including the application of make-up. :3

[DavidPatrickS82]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 4:22pm

My favorite way to get ready for a show is to go to Bamboo 52 to get a few Hodaargen's.... oh, you meant if you are IN the show. Well anyway, thats what I do before I go SEE one.

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 4:52pm

Drink room tempature water. Not a lot so you will have to go to the bathroom a lot, but enough to hydrate your body.

[Hahabimbi]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 4:56pm

there you have pre-show rituals of cast of Guys and Dolls

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Kate Jennings Grant (a former Seventeen subscriber!) admitted, "I had to audition again and again for the role of Sarah Brown." (She sang "Long Ago and Far Away," in case you're curious or planning a big audition of your own). Those interested in keeping their voice in Broadway condition should know that the unofficial "sound good" regimen of the Guys and Dolls cast consists of tea, texting instead of talking, and using a humidifier. The cast is also into preshow rituals and bonding: Before every show they "name" the day together, like "Super Saturday" or "Wicked Wednesday." And, finally, Lauren Graham advised Seventeen readers (in acting or in anything, really) "to find a good teacher, learn from the people around you, and forget about the money."
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from seventeen.com

[raggballad2]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 7:21pm

spring awakening tour cast sings "belly mamba"...it's really beautiful hearing them sing the harmonies. there are 2 vids on that site.

[Weez]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 7:28pm

The cast is also into preshow rituals and bonding

I totally misread that. Now that would be one HELL of a pre-show ritual!

[dfwtheatreguy]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 7:31pm

i have to floss before each show, even if i havent eaten recently - mint waxed floss only

[ifuweregay93]

Posted: 3/10/09 at 7:33pm

Get drunk and scream at the top of my lungs as many times possible.