forgotten lines
Actor's memory lapse
Forgotten lines are words in a script, speech, or song that a performer fails to recall during delivery.
The phrase captures that moment of mental blankness on stage or before an audience: She froze, her forgotten lines hanging in the silence.
In poetry or drama, forgotten lines may also refer to passages once famous but now neglected—verses that time has let slip from cultural memory.
- scriptWritten words for performance
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- blankWithout marks or content
- stage frightFear of performing publicly
- cueTrigger for action
prompt · stage whisper · rehearsal · dress rehearsal · actor · flub · stumble · on the spot · dialogue · memorize · blocking · theater · whisper · wings · understudy · opening night · freeze · panic
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- theater gossipbackstage drama, diva behavior, contract disputes
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