Todd: So Eucharia, you are into drama?

Eucharia: Yes, I have a Masters in drama and theatre and at the moment I am hoping to get onto a PHD programme in drama and theatre.

Todd: So what's the thing about drama? What excites you about drama?

Eucharia: Well, I find it's a very communicative way to study things and study about people. You learn how to read people in drama, so usually I can understand what people are saying even though they might be lying which comes in handy sometimes.

Todd: That would be useful.

Eucharia: Yeah, so I think it's very useful for me as well. I am an English lecturer so I use a lot of drama in my classes such as role plays. And I ask my students to create little plays, little mini dramas so they really respond well because it's a semi-controlled version of English learning in so far as they can rehearse but it has to sound reasonably natural. So, at the moment I'm hoping to get on to a PHD course which will investigate about drama in English as a foreign language classroom. So especially I would like to concentrate on a a lot on Asian drama and try to bring Asian theatre to the world's attention. I don't know how successful I will be but here's hoping.

Todd: Oh, I'm sure you will be successful. Now, Eucharia, you are into drama. Can you tell.. what do you do for stage fright?

Eucharia: Ah, stage fright. Well, usually I get stage fright still. It's just many actors get stage fright, many famous actors get stage fright. I get stage fright every time I'm going to teach a new class. The night before I'm usually throwing up my dinner in the toilet, I can't sleep…

Todd: What, for teaching?

Eucharia: …I'm sweating, yes.

Todd: No!

Eucharia: Yes! I get really bad stage fright but the minute I step into the classroom or the minute I get onto the stage it just all falls into place. I just feel like "Yeah, this is what I'm meant to do" but the night before it is always the worst case scenario so I am always thinking of what can go wrong. So that's my particular brand of stage fright but once I get on stage or once I get in front of the class I will be fine. I know this.

Todd: Wow, that's cool.