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By lol123 - 10/07/2009 10:09 - Norway

Today, it was the premiere of a huge play I've worked on for months. The latest week we've practised a lot, resulting in little sleep. In one of the scenes I'm just lying there pretending to be asleep. Guess who actually fell asleep? FML

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By oxjessiiox - 11/10/2009 15:42 - United Kingdom

Today, I had to pretend to give birth in a play. I wanted to make it a realistic as possible but ended up crapping myself on stage by accident. FML

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By embarrassed - 18/11/2010 02:31

Today, I auditioned for a part in a play. I've been practicing for months, and was very excited. After I'd finished singing, the director whispered something to the other judges, and they all laughed. Hard. So much for the lead role. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/11/2015 15:28 - United States - Jamestown

Today, I was in a play and had a battle scene. I got a little too into it and wound up twisting my ankle. The audience was treated to me screaming like a little girl before face-planting the stage a moment later. FML

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By ThirteenThirteen - 01/04/2015 22:09 - United Kingdom - Leicester

Today, I was sent the script to a play I'm participating in at school. After reading it a couple of times, I noticed that my part has been forgotten completely. FML

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By theatreluver - 05/01/2011 03:15 - United States

Today, it was opening night for the play where I was, for the first time ever, one of the leads. I went on stage with a loud and energetic entrance. I came in two scenes early. FML

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By dead_painter - 04/05/2016 00:42 - United States - Arlington

Today, after spending hours of my time painting sets for the last two months - with less dedication than only the head painter herself, and to the point where my health and grades suffered - I finally got to see the play I worked so hard on. I was the only one they forgot to put in the playbill. FML

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Drama!

By Anonymous - 09/02/2013 01:00 - Netherlands - Zwijndrecht

Today, I was rehearsing for a school play. My drama teacher keeps criticising the part where I fake-trip, saying I make it look terribly fake. During today's rehearsal, I actually tripped for real, and smashed my kneecaps against the floor with a scream. He still said my "acting" sucked. FML

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Making the scene

By billie - 29/04/2025 15:00 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I had my first day in an acting class. Our assignment was to perform a dramatic monologue. I got super into it, threw myself into character, and dramatically fell to my knees to deliver a line. Unfortunately, my knees slipped, and I faceplanted into the floor in front of the entire class. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/10/2011 01:29 - United States

Today, I proudly presented my research project in class that I've worked for day and night for 3 weeks straight. My teacher fell asleep. FML

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Act three, scene one

By anon - 12/08/2024 14:00 - New Zealand

Today, I was performing in a community theater production. Right before my big scene, I felt a sneeze coming on. I tried to hold it in, but it came out with such force that I lost my balance, fell off the stage, and landed in the lap of the mayor, who was in the front row. My character’s dramatic entrance was unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. FML

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Maddoctor 10

Friday 10 July 2009 16:02

And that's what you call irony.

spamme 0

Friday 10 July 2009 16:21

and the audience were astounished with the great actress on the stage!

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whyowhy26 3

Saturday 11 July 2009 22:39

the long series of buried comments up there makes me laugh so much

intotheblue 0

Sunday 12 July 2009 5:25

At least you didn't have to worry about acting poorly, or having an awful itch and not being able to scratch it, or something like that!

idkwtfimdoing 0

Sunday 12 July 2009 5:57

then she should have mentioned that. some people post fmls that don't really have consequences, so when i see one like this i can't help but assume the worst that happened was her short nap. so many people i work with have fallen asleep onstage that it's not even an embarrassing story so much as a competition to see how many times each person has gotten away with falling asleep onstage. i never have, though. op, avoid caffeine and sugar before shows, but try to eat long-energy meals (pastas, proteins, etc), and take a nap a few hours before the show if you can, and this probably won't happen again.

capilot 10

Tuesday 14 July 2009 4:35

Happened in our theater group during a performance of Equus. Luckily, the actress playing the Nurse Ratchet character saw what was happening, and went and woke the guy off and ordered him off stage, all in character.

kittengrl39 0

Monday 27 July 2009 22:26

It could have been a major opportunity for another actor to show how good they were. I mean, when something unexpected happens during a play, you don't just stand around awkwardly, you ad-lib for all you're worth. Actually make it part of the play. I've been to a play where, staying completely in character, the actor broke the fourth wall and dissed some people for having a conversation during the scene, and the audience was left wondering whether that was set up as part of the play. And in another case where the actor was worked up and forgot one of his lines, the other actor played it off with a cleverly ad-libbed line. Nobody knew the difference. The only reason I did was because I'd been there on opening night. So the bottom line is, when something like that happens, you find out just what caliber of actor you're working with.