PBS Kids Share A Story

Have you ever been in a show when something went wrong? What happened? How did you deal with it?


		Once I was on stage in a play and I had a part to do. I was so scared I accidentally said someone elese's part and the audience laughed at me! -Alexa, age 9


		When I was singing a song I accidentally sang the wrong line everybody knew the song so I was emberessed. But after the song, I got lot of applause. -Elizabeth, age 10


		Once, when my theater group was doing a play based on the movie Finding Nemo, I got to be Dory. Since all of us knew the movie by heart, we didn't need scripts. But, I accidentally fell down on the stage. But the scary thing was, it was right in the center, and I wasn't even supposed to be on! I was sooooo emberassed!! -Caty, age 13


		I remember once when I was in 3rd grade, I was in a play and I was playing a sun, that was coming up right at dawn. I was supposed to step up on a stool to make the sun rise more, but instead I tripped and fell over the paper bush! 200 kids saw! -Kristina, age 10


		Well when I was in Oliver the lead of the play Oliver fainted 5 minutes before opening night. Another boy had to play him and he didn;t know the words to the song so the director had to sing for him. But Oliver came back before the second act so it ended up OKAY. -Lucy, age 15


		I was in a play where I played a charector that needed a costume change. I took to long changing and I missed my line! -Belle, age 10


		I was in Drill Team and my school came out in the chistmas parade. There was a part in the dance when we had to form a line, I was too busy waving at an old friend, that I messed up the line! I just ran up to the other part of the line. -Carry, age 10


		I was in a Christmas pageant playing an angel and I was singing a solo and just kind of dancing, too. But then I tripped on a cord and fell off the stage onto the audience. Luckily no one was hurt, but talk about embarrassing! -Rosamelita, age 12


		Once when I was in the Christmas play at church and almost tripped, But no one noticed. Even though no one noticed I was still embarssed. -Ashley, age 10


		In church we had to sing for a special ocassion. We had rehearsed time and time again and we were sure that we were ready. I had a solo part and I started off on the wrong key and I was to early. Every one turned to look at me and then I restarted at the part that I was supposed to be at. It was embarassing but I just held my head high and kept on going. -Kayla, age 13

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