15 Emotions Actors Feel on a Regular Basis
Written by Ashleigh Gardner
August 1, 2016
You know you’ve felt all of these at some point in your time as an actor. #Feelings
Motivation

Just saw Hamilton on Broadway. Gonna kill it at my next audition just like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Excitement

An audition posting! Time to find the perfect outfit and rehearse my audition song.
Anxiety

OMG, which headshot should I choose from my headshot session? WHY IS THIS SO DIFFICULT.
Frustration

Memorizing this audition monologue is literally killing me.
Elation

I got cast? I got cast! AND I AM THE LEAD. YAS.
Grateful

My friends got cast, too! Yussssss.
Disbelief

WHAT! You’re kidding me. How am I going to memorize this many lines?
Resignation

Rehearsals rule my life, and therefore I have no life.
Contentment

I’ve finally memorized all my lines. Time to binge watch Stranger Things on Netflix.
Exhaustion

#TechWeek
Confidence

Opening night! Makeup flawless; wig pinned; shoes snug; costume on point. IT’S GO TIME.
Panic

WHAT IS MY LINE.
Relief

Remembered my line. Didn’t run offstage crying.
Pride

Standing O! #FIERCE
Love

What would I do without this show and these people and this feeling? #AllTheFeels