Overcoming Performance Anxiety for Musical Theatre Performers

Musical theatre is a challenging art form, and performers are often hard workers with a drive for perfectionism that breeds a fear of failure, which becomes the seed for performance anxiety to flourish. Performance anxiety can be a devastating blow to a passionate performer’s career and enjoyment of their craft, but it doesn’t have to be that way – performance anxiety is a normal human reaction that can be overcome if given the right resources, patience, and support system. This eBook is a resource for musical theatre performers, educators, students and enthusiasts who wish to diagnose, understand and correct anxiety issues that are holding them back from giving their best performances, and enjoy themselves fully while participating onstage. Includes exercises that can be adapted for all ages and settings.