text: how do you stop getting nervous over a gcse drama performance on friday? help?   close your eyes, breath deep...try to slow your heart rate. relax, keep doing this until you feel like you're calm. onetime before a drama performance (my first play in 6 years i was going on stage with 150 lines) i ended up singing a song softly with a friend (who was also in the play) we chose "scars" by paparoach becuase it was a song i really liked at the time that we both did. it helped so much. i was still nervous but really just know that when you get out there you are in charge and they are there to see you. give them a performance they won't forget. give yourself a bit of an "i'm awesome" additude. if it helps. :o)