Ep 6. Performance Anxiety

Will & Grace season 11 episode 6, titled "Performance Anxiety," centers around the characters' attempts to cope with their various anxieties. Will is particularly nervous about giving a speech at an event honoring his mother, while Grace fears that her design work is no longer relevant. Karen, meanwhile, is struggling with the thought of performing a song in public.

As the episode begins, Will is fretting over the speech he has to give at the upcoming gala honoring his mother, Marilyn. He's nervous about messing up in front of her and embarrassing himself. Grace tries to reassure him that he'll do fine, but she's also dealing with her own feelings of insecurity. She's worried that her interior design work is no longer cutting-edge and that she's become irrelevant in her field.

Karen, meanwhile, is grappling with a different kind of anxiety: stage fright. She's been asked to perform a song at the gala, and the thought of being on stage in front of a crowd terrifies her. Jack tries to help her by offering some acting techniques for coping with stage fright, but Karen remains unconvinced.

As the characters prepare for the gala, their anxieties continue to mount. Will seeks solace in his mom's advice, but she's too busy running the event to offer much comfort. Grace tries to come up with a fresh new design concept to prove she's still relevant, but finds herself struggling to be inspired. And Karen is so paralyzed by her fear of performing that she turns to pills to calm her nerves.

As the gala begins, the characters' fears reach a climax. Will takes the stage and, despite some initial stumbling, manages to deliver a heartfelt speech that moves the audience to tears. Grace's design work is met with mixed reviews, but she takes comfort in a compliment from her idol, Martha Stewart. And Karen, after a rocky start, finds the courage to belt out her song and receives a standing ovation.

In the end, the characters realize that anxiety is a natural part of life, and that the only way to overcome it is to face it head-on. They come away from the gala with a renewed sense of confidence and purpose, ready to tackle whatever challenges come their way. And with each other's support, they know they can handle anything.