PBS Kids Share A Story

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


		One time we did a play for our old people in the retirement homes and I forgot my lines. It was so embarassing. -Jazzmine, age 15


		Once, my brother and I were both in the same musical. On opening night everyone was nervous and we all stood outside the door to the auditorium listening to the buzz of the excited audience. Then the music started to play. We'd never that music before but the director came out and told us that as soon as the music was over, then the music for our opening number would play, and that's when we'd run onstage and start the show. After a moment my brother said, "I have to use the bathroom." Soon everyone in our cast was saying, "I have to use the bathroom, too!" I did too, but we couldn't go to the bathroom yet, we weren't sure how long the music was. What if we were all in the bathroom when we were supposed to be onstage. So we waited it out. The music kept on playing and playing, and everyone in the cast started jumping on the stage, they really had to go. "Listen," I said. "It's our music!" It was our music, we rejoiced and ran onto the stage. As soon as the opening number was over we all ran offstage and headed straight to the bathroom. Well, not all of us. My brother was the only one who had a scene right after the music number. I wonder if he ever made it... -Ginny, age 14


		During a talent show my friend and I were singing and dancing and my mind went blank. I was doing al the wrong moves. it was so horrible. -Ashley, age 11


		I did a Thanksgiving play, but I had a sore throat, so it was hard to do my part. -Lilimay, age 9


		I was performing dances with my cheer squad. The music kept messing up. But we kept dancing. -Emily, age 10


		I was in a play called Tom Sawyer. I was supposed to lead my group across the stage but I lead them in the wrong direction! -Elizabeth, age 9


		Once I squeaked on my clarinet in a concert and everyone in the audience was looking at me. -Molly, age 12


		When I was in third grade we were doing a play in fruit and i was a pineapple and the costume was spiky like a pineapple and when I was dancing in the backround I was about to come to center stage to say a line but what I didn't know was that my costume hooked into the senery and and I pulled it down and pulled to center stage with me! The whole crowd started cracking up!! -Lisa, age 10


		I was doing a play and I got the hiccups. -Kali, age 7


		Once, when I was dancing on a stage, I tripped and bumped into someone and she bumped into someone which that person bumped into someone who toppled over the scenery and recked it! -Tiffany, age 11

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