I get a butterfly belly before every performance really. It's impossible for me to avoid and I'm actually kinda happy that I do. It keeps me on my toes because after afterall, the nerves mean you care.
You were involved in theatre once apon a time eh? Not a performer though... well, in your own way you were but not a in front of house performer. That's pretty cool man. I have the highest respect for those techies. They have just a hard a job, if not harder. Ya don't do anything like that anymore eh?
There is a website up for the production if you wanna paruse;
http://www.dracula1897.com