I've performed in a couple of plays. My advice is to take it seriously enough that you know your cues and all, but don't be afraid to have fun with it.
When I acted in Our Town in high school, I used to "act" the scene where Mrs. Soames has her panties in a bunch about Simon Stimson being drunk. I would "play" Mrs. Soames and would recite those lines to the girl who played Mrs. Gibb. And the girl would actually say, "now Louella."
I think that bit of levity helped... I heard through the sophomore grapevine (even though I was a senior, lol) that I was very popular with the drama club peeps.
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