How can I not laugh on stage?

Question

I'm in theatre 4

and I am a really good actor, but ive got a little problem..

I have messed up a scene by laughing.

how can I train myself to not laugh?????

Answer 1

ohhhh i have had that problem before too

( christmas carol, death scene, marathat, started to laught at my friend)

What you have to do it gentally tap your face ( cheeks mostly) and calm down ( relax) take in slow breaths and foucus on what the other actor is saying to you.

I know it doesnt sound promising

But it really does work!!

Good Luck! :D

Answer 2

If you're laughing because the scene was funny (a line, someone else's face/behavior), you're sure to get over it by the time opening night comes around. I know that I have a problem down the road with lines that are meant to be funny, but I've heard or said them enough that they aren't funny to me anymore, so when someone else is laughing, it sort of catches me off guard.

If you start laughing because you or someone else made a mistake, then you need to realize that everyone has their bad moments, collect yourself, and move on. Hopefully this won't happen during a performance, but if it does, whoever you're onstage with will usually help everyone get back on track and make it seem to the audience like nothing went wrong. One time I forgot my line, and the girl I was onstage with sort of gave me a clue to what my line was and then I got it. Then we finished the scene with little problem.

Answer 3

it's called acting if you are laughing you aren't in character all the way. You need to believe what's happening to be the most true thing happening in your life.

Answer 4

Think about your dog getting run over by a car

Answer 5

Practice the scene over and over again until the joke or whatever's making you laugh stops being funny. If it's the audience laughing that's making you laugh, try to just block them out and focus on what you're doing. Don't think about the humorousness of what you're doing, because that'll make you laugh. Just focus.

A great way to practice is by crank calling people (haha, I can't believe I just recommended that.) You obviously can't laugh in that situation, because it ruins the prank. After doing that for a while, you'll learn how not to laugh.

Answer 6

i had the same problem!

what I did was try not to think it's funny, and if i did start laughing

a little to look away and think of something else, also try keeping a straight face practice in the mirror or get your mom to say something funny and you not react.