Why a player's unable to go on?

• Actor's fear
• Performer’s fear

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stage fright \Stage fright\ Nervousness felt before an audience.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stage Fright ( 1989 ) is an independent feature film produced and directed by Brad Mays and written by Stanley Keyes . It was director Mays' debut film, and it had its premier screening at the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival under the auspices of ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But then, she recalled wryly, nor had stage fright . ▪ Den suffered terribly from stage fright and had some real moments of crisis which of course never showed from the front. ▪ Early attacks of stage fright were cured by a thimbleful ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. fear that affects a person about to face an audience

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context uncountable English) A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; uncertainty; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.