Does anyone have any acting tips for how not to laugh while on stage?
The benefits of increasing your in-the-moment, presence (on stage and in life) are infinite. I begin with that because you’re describing something that’s an issue of concentration. Where are your thoughts primarily focused when you’re on stage; on the task at hand or on other things? Another way to ask the question is FROM where are your thoughts focused? Are you (your consciousness) IN your body, functioning through you (your personality) or are you (your consciousness) outside of of your body observing how interesting you are? It IS “interesting” to watch a driverless car maneuver through traffic but it’s not wise or safe. When one’s focus drifts on stage, unwanted laughter and many other behavioral “ticks” can arise. You know that scene in the Wizard of OZ when Toto pulls back the curtain (actually if you watch close enough you’ll see that he doesn’t pull the curtain back. It’s somehow just fastened to his side) ANYWAY he exposes the phony wizard. Imagine that ALL the internal “stuf
