Stage Fright
JimmyA brought this up, very close kin to that fear of public speaking we most all know of. I think it is a fear of making a fool of oneself. Not as a clown, but as some sort of ninny who is worthy of rotten vegetation flung at one's head, the fear of disappointing, of being not liked. One of the most confident actors I have known, the 'king' of theater, one might argue, in Olympia and very busy throughout the Northwest, did many difficult roles. He was fantastic as Cervantes/Don Quixote in MAN... Sign in to see full entry.