Now THAT'S f***in' commitment!- Page 2

[Difran]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 10:56am

i was roger in grease. during the fight scene in act 2 when he comes out with the car antena..the scene got a little messed up. i hit my friend with the antena like i was suppose to...but it came back and hit me in the face...well this indeed chipped a huge chunk from my tooth...twas terrible. the tooth went into my mouth so i spit it out on stage...the pain was rediculous...but i stayed in the scene and did it perfectly...the best part was that i had to sing in the next scene

[Dre2387]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:20am

What I thought was incredible was when Greg Jbara told us (via webcam) that Jonathan Pryce and strained or torn or did something to his calk muscle during the matinee and still came back to do the evening. and you know how much movement is in that show.

[EganFan2]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 12:12pm

>>during my suicide I jumped off the bridge with the noose around my neck, and i landed (mid-air),

Whoa...is that usual to have an actual noose around your neck for that show (JCS)? Sounds mighty dangerous to me.

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 5:06pm

I did a community theatre production of "Deathtrap" several years ago where I played Sidney Bruhl. The last two performances I had the flu and a fever of 103. It was tough, but the show went on!

[Burning_Oasis]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 6:59pm

My neighbor played Sandy in Grease at her high school, and during a number she had to run to the front of the stage, and do a dance, but instead she ran, fell off the stage (this is like a 5 foot high stage) and broke her ankle. no not sprained but broke. She got up on stage, continued the rest of the show in pain, then the net day she didnt go to the doctor, and had to do the show while on codine (like vikodin, only not as bad).

Those were some scary shows right there.

[BtMartin25]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:06pm

Frenchie Davis and RENT.. props.

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:06pm

A friend of mine grew a goatee for Rooster in "Annie" for half a year. Half to grow it, half keeping it for the show.

He also dyed his hair blonde for Rolf in "The Sound of Music" to match with the movie. Crazy commitment. :)

[Hairspraydoll]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:22pm

During Once on This Island, the guy playing my Daniel got into a bad car accident before a performance. He chose to perform before going to the hospital. He he had a concussion. As I was holding him during Pray, I watched blood trickle down his head....I guess it made the pain look real on stage. He made it through.

[PirelisMiracleElixir]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:29pm

I never witnessed this, but it happened three years ago during my school's Les Miserables. It was the last few days of rehearsal, and a girl in the ensemble was standing in the wings. Somehow, a 25 lb stageweight that was suspended about 20 ft into the air came loose, and fell onto her head. She was rushed to the hospital, and suffered some permanent damage. She performed in all 5 shows which started only 3 days after the incident.
Updated On: 8/27/06 at 07:29 PM

[kyle.]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 7:55pm

This past March I assistant directed a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the local high school. Ten minutes before curtain on opening night the girl who played Puck fell backstage badly injuring her leg and spraining her ankle. As most of you know the role of Puck is very physically demanding, and our set had many stairs both onstage and off (it was modeled after the Festival Stage at the Stratford Festival). But she went on that night and did every show for the rest of the run.

Those high school kids, nothing phases them.

Updated On: 8/27/06 at 07:55 PM

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 8:04pm

I was in a one act play and the night before the last show I went to the hospital- in an ambulance at 2:00am.
My side felt like it had when I had appendicitis (I had that a few months earlier) but since I no longer had my appendix, it obviously wasn't that.

In the hospital, my fever went up and I was throwing up. To make a long story short, I had a kidney stone but it was too big to pass so I needed surgery. I said I refused to have surgery until the show was over so. After a bit of arguing how I shouldn't do the show- I went on the "The show much go on..." rant. I then went to do the show straight from the hospital (with drugs up my buzzuga) and did the show...that was tough...

I then had the kidney stone removed.

[paradox_error]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:13pm

"my friend got her period durning Jack and the bean stock about 2 mins before she had to go on and she just tied a jacket around her wasit and when thought the whole show."

Post of the week!

I like my bean stock in soup!

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:16pm

My drama teacher in 8th grade played Rooster (a woman) because the guy who was supposed to play him didn't show up.

[CJR]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 12:02am

A friend of mine had the stomach flu while on tour with a show. Unfortunately for her, the day she came down with it she couldnt have her understudy go on because there were some big wigs from the producing office there to see her. She went on anyway, and spent her time offstage sick as a dog.... but made it through the whole show.

Man, I gave her SUCH kudos for that. I never could have done it!